Summer of Irresponsible Science
Time: Everyday all day long
Location: Maryland Science Center
Cost: Free with paid admission
Who should attend: EVERYBODY
When: July 1 through Labor Day Weekend
Splat, Thunk, Zap, Kaboom! At the Maryland Science Center, Summer is the time for Irresponsible Science. Inside and out, bottom to top, all around the Science Center, come join the fun as we get into to some squishy, gushing, exploding summertime fun.
What happens when you drop a five pound ball of silly putty or a giant mound of jello off the roof of our building to the plaza below? Have you ever wondered how much of an explosion you can create with a block of dry ice, hundreds and hundreds of ping pong balls and a metal trash can? How far can a water balloon travel when you have the help of gigantic slingshot? Find out during the Summer of Irresponsible Science where everything goes and chaos rules.
See a giant column of bubbles as it rises in the air then erupts in flame. Watch as the power of the sun is harnessed to instantly melt everything from pocket change to action figures. Combine dairy products and liquid nitrogen to make tasty ice cream you can eat. Stand on a light bulb without crushing it.
Throughout your visit take part in activities that test the limits of reason with the Science Center’s own mayhem-inducing team of science specialists. Join wacky workshops that promise hands-on fun. Look for Pop Up Science activities throughout the building where we examine what makes things work. For instance—just what’s in a diaper that holds all the stuff…well…inside? How can you make a singing plant that plays a song by touching its different leaves? And what’s in those fireworks that makes different colors?
The Summer of Irresponsible Science promises to be the highlight of your school break with a chance to see our cool new toilet paper cannon, a demonstration we call Elephant Toothpaste, and a whole lot more. Oh, and keep an eye out for those Science Ninjas.
The Summer of Irresponsible Science. Don’t Try This at Home—Try It at the Maryland Science Center
