Workshops & Classes

CTLE – Main Street Astronomy: Understanding Earth’s Place in Space

For generations, humans all around the world have turned to the sky as an essential resource for timekeeping, survival, creativity, and culture. In this two-part workshop, you’ll learn how Earth fits into our solar system and discover that you don’t need advanced technology to make meaningful observations of space. Explore...

03 May

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Family Workshop: Ooey Gooey Science

Join us after school at the Buffalo Museum of Science for an all-ages family workshop about snot and slime. We’ll teach you how to make some really fun (and messy!) kinds of slime and talk about the science of how these polymers actually ooze. All ages $5 with Museum admission...

07 May

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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CTLE – Main Street Astronomy: Understanding Earth’s Place in Space

For generations, humans all around the world have turned to the sky as an essential resource for timekeeping, survival, creativity, and culture. In this two-part workshop, you’ll learn how Earth fits into our solar system and discover that you don’t need advanced technology to make meaningful observations of space. Explore...

07 May

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Family Workshop: Messy Chemistry

Join us at the Buffalo Museum of Science for an all-ages family workshop about chemistry and chemical reactions! Learn about elephant toothpaste, make an explosion, and feel some chemistry literally heat up! All ages $5 with Museum admission or membership

24 May

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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Family Workshop: Marbled Masterpieces

Create stunning, one-of-a-kind designs using the technique of water marbling after school at the Buffalo Museum of Science. Swirl vibrant paints onto water and transfer your masterpiece onto paper in this fun, hands-on family workshop. All ages $5 with Museum admission or membership

28 May

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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CTLE – Great Lakes Science (at Tifft Nature Preserve)

Discover the dynamic water cycle of our Great Lakes region, water quality issues, aquatic habitats, and the wildlife within them through FUN, hands-on activities that can be applied to your classroom and beyond. We’ll dip-net for live, local aquatic invertebrates, test for water quality, showcase our Enviroscape Watershed model, and...

07 Jun

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard

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Family Workshop: Color Your World

Learn about the colors all around you in this hands-on workshop! Participants will learn about different types of color mixing, learn about dyes and pigments, and witness some science “magic” with colorful flames! All ages $5 with Museum admission or membership

14 Jun

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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CTLE – STEAM in the Schoolyard (at Tifft Nature Preserve)

Connect your classroom curriculum to any greenspace outside your school! Whether you have one tree or a courtyard full, come play with us while we explore simple cross-curricular, nature-based activities that can be applied to your classroom. We will explore nature journaling, math in nature, basic local wildlife and plants...

01 Oct

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Fuhrmann Boulevard

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CTLE – Backyard Geology

From Niagara Falls to the shores of Lake Erie, investigate the geologic history of Western New York. Examine the geologic processes that have shaped the region over the last billion years. Participants will examine rocks and fossils and make connections between the geologic past and the present-day inhabitants of Western...

25 Oct

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Buffalo Museum of Science

1020 Humboldt Parkway

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