Online Live Science Storytime

Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.

Free

Online Live Science Storytime

Join a Youth Services Librarian with Omaha Public Library for a special Science-themed Storytime using the Zoom meeting app. Experience stories, creative movement, music and more. Explore the early literacy skills of singing, playing, reading, talking and writing in each storytime.

Free

SciComm: From the Pandemic Forward

Join us for a panel discussion on science communication during the pandemic and strategies to increase general understanding of science. Free, please register here.

Free

Library Speaker Series: Quackery Through the Ages with Lydia Kang, M.D.

Lobotomies. Bloodletting. Leeches. Arsenic. The usage of dubiously helpful and occasionally harmful treatments have been a mainstay of medical care since the beginning of recorded history. In many cases, these were done with the hope of a true cure, but often they were done in the guise of beneficence in order to financially benefit the […]

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Event Series Omaha Children’s Museum STEAM Wagon

Omaha Children’s Museum STEAM Wagon

Omaha Children's Museum 500 South 20th Street, Omaha, NE

Look for the Omaha Children's Museum (OCM) STEAM Wagon throughout the museum daily. Each day will feature exciting science, technology, engineering, math, and art experiences. Perhaps today we'll learn about rockets or what makes a bubble float! What is Playdough made of? What colors mix together to make purple? Learn the answers to these questions […]

$14

Illustrated Poem Contest

Each year, as part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW), the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for K-12 students. The Omaha ACS section invites all area students to compete. The theme of CCEW 2022 is The Buzz About Bugs: Insect Chemistry. Students in grades K-12, click here for more Information. Parents and Teachers: You can also […]

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Fred G. Dale Planetarium at Wayne State College

Fred G. Dale Planetarium Gulliver Dr., Wayne, NE, United States

Doors open 20 minutes prior to the start of a show. Planetarium shows generally include a tour of the current night sky, a view of the constellations, and a full-dome video. All shows last about 45 minutes.   April Schedule Fridays: Planetarium show is at 7 p.m., and laser show is at 8 p.m. Saturdays: […]

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King Science & Technology Magnet Science Day

King Science and Technology Magnet 3720 Florence Blvd., Omaha, NE, United States

Join King Science & Technology Magnet for a morning of activities put together by their healthcare, zoo and space programs. Create a traveling first aid kit, create pollinating seed cards/bombs, and flying free flight Gliders. Incase of bad weather, this event will move indoors.

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Fred G. Dale Planetarium at Wayne State College

Fred G. Dale Planetarium Gulliver Dr., Wayne, NE, United States

Doors open 20 minutes prior to the start of a show. Planetarium shows generally include a tour of the current night sky, a view of the constellations, and a full-dome video. All shows last about 45 minutes.   April Schedule Fridays: Planetarium show is at 7 p.m., and laser show is at 8 p.m. Saturdays: […]

Free

“Mini-Messier Marathon” at Branched Oak Observatory

Branched Oak Observatory 14300 NW 98th St., Raymond, NE, United States

Sure, you may have seen M42- the beautiful Orion Nebula or M31- the incredible Andromeda Galaxy but what about the ENTIRE catalog of 110 deep-space “Messier Objects”? We are going to give it a try, and do so ALL in ONE evening. Are we crazy? Well, we are astronomers, so you be the judge. Join […]

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The Flora of the Nebraska Tallgrass Prairie: Past & Present

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 11700 SW 100th Street, Denton, NE, United States

Join us for this free exhibit opening highlighting the research about the "human ecology of Nebraska's tallgrass prairie" conducted by history majors at Doane University. Special items from Doane University's Perkins Library and Archives will be on display, including the botanical watercolors of Mary Doane, the sister of Doane's founder, Thomas Doane. Materials related to […]

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Teen DIY: Morse Code Bracelet

City of Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Avenue, Kearney, NE, United States

A Morse Code Bracelet is a minimal and meaningful bracelet that can be a great gift or fun to create for yourself. Select a name or phrase and then use the International Morse Code chart to figure out the number of dots and dashes you will need. The library will provide all of the needed […]

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