12:00-4:00 pm 
ZERI Fables
EarthWorks (at Experiencia's Immersive Learning Center), 770 N Halsted Street, Suite 700
Highly interactive session will bring a sampling of the ZERI Fables to life illustrating environmental sustainability and systems thinking. Gunter Pauli's work has inspired thousands of children, teachers and adults; experience his vision in this outstanding Immersive Learning Center!
Free with RSVP |
1:00 -2:00 p.m.
Fossil Hunt!
Chicago Children's Musem, 700 East Grand Ave Suite 127
Become a junior paleontologist or "fossil detective" and unlock the secrets of prehistoric creatures in our Dinosaur Expedition.
Free with Museum Admission |
2:00 pm  
Movie: Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 East 56th Pl.
African American scientist, Percy Lavan Julian overcame countless obsticles to win international acclaim for his work in organic chemistry, providing affordable drugs of millions of patients. Come learn about the most important American chemist of the 20th Century.
Free |
2:00 pm
Iran: Seven Faces of A Civilization
Oriental Institute Museum, 1155 E. 58th Street
Join us for the United States premiere of a major new documentary that uses the latest technology to showcase the celebrated art and architecture of Iran over 7,000 of history. This film features spectacular graphic reconstructions superimposed on images of actual architectural remains, bringing the history and culture of a great ancient civilization to life in ways never possible before. Dont' miss this cinematic adventure that brilliantly recaptures the ancient treasures of Iran.
Free |
11:00am – 4:00 pm
Fruit & Vegetable Garden Family Drop In Program: Super Seeds
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL
Fun, hands-on activities for children and families to discover seeds! Dissect a seed, set up a seed race experiment to finish at home, match seeds to their future plant, explore the textures of different seeds at the seed table, read books, and put together puzzles.
Free |
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Ask a Scientist Talk and Tour Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Pine Street and South Kirk Road, Batavia, IL, 1st Floor, Wilson Hall
Visitors interested in taking a look behind the scenes are welcome to join Fermilab docents for a guided tour of the Laboratory. The three-hour program will take visitors from the viewing area of Fermilabs Wilson Hall to the Linear Accelerator complex at Fermilab. Each session starts with a presentation by a scientist. Please register online. Ages 10+
Free |
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Art & Science Family Make & Take : Take Home Totems
Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago,IL
Explore geography, geology, and gems (semi-precious) as visitors design a special miniature totem to take home and watch over their families, in honor of Niki de Saint Phalle's spectacular life-sized spirit animal versions watching over our back City Garden . Drop in anytime between 1:00pm and 3:00pm in the Elizabeth Morse Genius ChildrenĒs Garden (no registration required)
Free children / $5 suggested donation Adults |
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