SpaceX employee Meghan Ostermann talked to a group of girls about her work during the 2018 Girls STEAM Ahead event sponsored by the Homewood Science Center. (Chronicle file photo)
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Science center giving tree helps underserved kids with STEM learning
Homewood Science Center and Restoration Ministries are teaming up to get science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) toys into the hands of underserved children in the area.
Activities for all on tap at 4th annual Walk Walton Oct. 20
Take a walk in the woods, get a dose of science and enjoy food and beverages at the Homewood Science Center’s fourth annual Walk Walton event Sunday, Oct. 20. From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Izaak Walton Preserve at 1100 Ridge Road in Homewood will be welcoming all to learn about[Read More…]
Science Center hosts moon landing celebration July 17
The Homewood Science Center will have you looking at the moon — and doing a few other fun things — at its Wednesday, July 17, “Footsteps on the Moon” program. Stop by the science center at 18022 Dixie Highway between 5 and 9 p.m. to mark the 50th anniversary of[Read More…]
Ecology interns design, plant pollinator garden
Four members of the Homewood Science Center’s Conservation Ecology Internship Program were proud of their handiwork on June 8. When they were told the tree they planted was an ironwood, they quickly named it “Tony” in reference to Tony Stark, the alter ego of Avengers superhero Ironman.
Science Center gets spacey with 2nd Cocktail Chemistry contest
Local bartenders have been challenged to create a drink that’s out of this world. The Homewood Science Center’s second annual Cocktail Chemistry Challenge on July 18 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.
PopUp Science spreading around the globe
The Homewood Science Center started its free PopUp Science program in 2016 as a way to share science concepts with the community. Now the ideas behind PopUp Science are being learned by science enthusiasts around the world, thanks to the Homewood Science Center’s membership in the STEM Learning Ecosystem,[Read More…]
Imagination Playground is creative fun at Homewood’s Science Center
Wow! They’re super big — and blue! That’s the first reaction of kids who come to the Homewood Science Center for some creative learning using the Imagination Playground set.
Homewood Science Center has gifts centered around science
Santa’s workshop has been busy generating toys for children who love creativity and learning. His special creations are available at the Homewood Science Center’s PopUp Science Shop starting Saturday, Nov. 24. The specialty toys will help break the status quo with fun gifts that will encourage a child’s learn in[Read More…]
3rd annual Walk Walton fundraiser makes science fun in Homewood
The third annual Walk Walton PopUp Science Fundraiser Oct. 21 at the Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve featured about 20 junior high students from Homewood and Flossmoor schools sharing what they learned during the internship’s first run.
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