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| YES! We’re open today! Toddler Time 9:00 am Toddler Time Sep 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every Monday, Explora opens an hour earlier for you and your toddler. Explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time, and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Makerspace Open Hours 3:00 pm Makerspace Open Hours Sep 2 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday Makerspace Open Hours: Explora visitors: Drop in to our makerspace to work on your own project or work alongside Explora staff as they test new activities and technology!Share this page: | Closed for annual maintenance, reopening on Sept. 10 Closed for annual maintenance, reopening on Sept. 10 Sep 3 – Sep 9 all-day  It is that time of year again! For one week each September, Explora closes for top to bottom cleaning and annual maintenance. This year, we close from Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 9. Share | Science on Tap at O’Niell’s Pub on Central in Nob Hill 5:30 pm Science on Tap at O’Niell’s Pub on Central in Nob Hill Sep 5 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Science on Tap at O’Niell’s Pub in Nob Hill. A free science talk sponsored by UNM, Explora, and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. This month’s topic: Fact vs Fiction in HBO’s Chernobyl with | *Maker Lab – Pixel Art 2:00 pm *Maker Lab – Pixel Art Sep 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm In Maker Lab, you can join the maker movement with a variety of making and tinkering challenges. Children develop and build problem-solving and engineering skills as they explore different aspects of technology that include circuits | |||
| Toddler Time 9:00 am Toddler Time Sep 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every Monday, Explora opens an hour earlier for you and your toddler. Explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time, and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Makerspace Open Hours 3:00 pm Makerspace Open Hours Sep 9 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday Makerspace Open Hours: Explora visitors: Drop in to our makerspace to work on your own project or work alongside Explora staff as they test new activities and technology!Share this page: | *Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs – Acids & Bases *Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs – Acids & Bases Sep 11 – Sep 14 all-day In Growing a Scientist™, preschoolers ages 2½ to 5 and their parents or adult caregivers make discoveries about science by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Early childhood educators engage children and their adults in science and Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs Sep 11 – Sep 14 all-day In Growing a Scientist™, preschoolers ages 2½ to 5 and their parents or adult caregivers make discoveries about science by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Early childhood educators engage children and their adults in science and | Explora & 12 Months of Math at the NM State Fair 9:00 am Free! Teen Tech Club 4:00 pm Free! Teen Tech Club Sep 13 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Teen Tech Club offers teens ages 13–18 a place to create, tinker, play and learn. In an open-ended format, participants will guide their own learning by exploring cutting edge technology with guidance from experts.Space Free! Teen Science Café 5:30 pm Free! Teen Science Café Sep 13 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm  FREE event for teens at Explora! Teen Science Cafés (aka. Café Scientifique) are informal teen-friendly presentations and activities with local scientists, engineers, and other professionals. They offer hands-on demos or activities and local career connection | *Science to Grow On™ for grades K-3 – In Balance: Mobiles *Science to Grow On™ for grades K-3 – In Balance: Mobiles Sep 14 all-day In Science to Grow On™, children make discoveries by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Explora educators engage children and their adults in age-appropriate activities that incorporate science, art, and fun! Each session focuses on a different *Engineering Investigators for grades 3-5 – Biomimicry Building 9:30 am *Engineering Investigators for grades 3-5 – Biomimicry Building Sep 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am In each class, Engineering Investigators will use the engineering design process to solve a problem. Whether it’s building a suspension bridge or figuring out what gears are best to use on a bike, children will *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art 2:00 pm *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art Sep 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm In Maker Lab, you can join the maker movement with a variety of making and tinkering challenges. Children develop and build problem-solving and engineering skills as they explore different aspects of technology that include circuits | |||
| Math Activity hosted by 12 Months of Math 2:00 pm Math Activity hosted by 12 Months of Math Sep 15 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Math in Food & AgricultureEver wonder how tall a horse is? What does the measurement known as “hands” mean? How many hands tall are you? Answer these questions and more about how math is used | Toddler Time 9:00 am Toddler Time Sep 16 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every Monday, Explora opens an hour earlier for you and your toddler. Explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time, and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Makerspace Open Hours 3:00 pm Makerspace Open Hours Sep 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday Makerspace Open Hours: Explora visitors: Drop in to our makerspace to work on your own project or work alongside Explora staff as they test new activities and technology!Share this page: | *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art 4:00 pm *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art Sep 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm In Maker Lab, you can join the maker movement with a variety of making and tinkering challenges. Children develop and build problem-solving and engineering skills as they explore different aspects of technology that include circuits | Free! Teen Tech Club 4:00 pm Free! Teen Tech Club Sep 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm The Teen Tech Club offers teens ages 13–18 a place to create, tinker, play and learn. In an open-ended format, participants will guide their own learning by exploring cutting edge technology with guidance from experts.Space *Adult Night for ages 18+: Fired Up 6:30 pm *Adult Night for ages 18+: Fired Up Sep 20 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm  * Have a fun Friday night at a great price! Looking for a unique, affordable night out? Come to Explora’s Adult Night for ages 18+ on Friday, September 20, 2019, 6:30-10pm.This month’s theme is “‘Fired | |||
| Toddler Time 9:00 am Toddler Time Sep 23 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every Monday, Explora opens an hour earlier for you and your toddler. Explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time, and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Makerspace Open Hours 3:00 pm Makerspace Open Hours Sep 23 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday Makerspace Open Hours: Explora visitors: Drop in to our makerspace to work on your own project or work alongside Explora staff as they test new activities and technology!Share this page: | Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs – A Shovelful of Dirt Growing a Scientist™ for ages 2 ½ – 5 yrs – A Shovelful of Dirt Sep 25 – Sep 28 all-day In Growing a Scientist™, preschoolers ages 2½ to 5 and their parents or adult caregivers make discoveries about science by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Early childhood educators engage children and their adults in science and *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art 4:00 pm *Maker Lab for grades 2–6 – Pixel Art Sep 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm In Maker Lab, you can join the maker movement with a variety of making and tinkering challenges. Children develop and build problem-solving and engineering skills as they explore different aspects of technology that include circuits | New Volunteer Orientation New Volunteer Orientation Sep 27 all-day Interested in becoming an Explora volunteer? Contact Volunteer Manager Drora Schub in advance to find out more about dates and times, and to register for New Volunteer Orientation. Call 505-244-8362 or email dschub@explora.us.Orientation is a Free! Teen Tech Club 4:00 pm Free! Teen Tech Club Sep 27 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm The Teen Tech Club offers teens ages 13–18 a place to create, tinker, play and learn. In an open-ended format, participants will guide their own learning by exploring cutting edge technology with guidance from experts.Space | New Volunteer Orientation New Volunteer Orientation Sep 28 all-day Interested in becoming an Explora volunteer? Contact Volunteer Manager Drora Schub in advance to find out more about dates and times, and to register for New Volunteer Orientation. Call 505-244-8362 or email dschub@explora.us.Orientation is a Science to Grow On™ for grades K-3 – Roller Coaster Bonanza Science to Grow On™ for grades K-3 – Roller Coaster Bonanza Sep 28 all-day In Science to Grow On™, children make discoveries by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Explora educators engage children and their adults in age-appropriate activities that incorporate science, art, and fun! Each session focuses on a different *Engineering Investigators for grades 3-5 – Super Structures 9:30 am *Engineering Investigators for grades 3-5 – Super Structures Sep 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am In each class, Engineering Investigators will use the engineering design process to solve a problem. Whether it’s building a suspension bridge or figuring out what gears are best to use on a bike, children will | |||
| Toddler Time 9:00 am Toddler Time Sep 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Every Monday, Explora opens an hour earlier for you and your toddler. Explore early childhood exhibit areas, enjoy story time, and join in a music jam. Included with regular admission, and free for Explora members. Makerspace Open Hours 3:00 pm Makerspace Open Hours Sep 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday Makerspace Open Hours: Explora visitors: Drop in to our makerspace to work on your own project or work alongside Explora staff as they test new activities and technology!Share this page: |
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