History and Science Come Together for STEM Day at Mill City Museum, Feb 25
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 2:30AM
The museum hosts a day of family activities featuring guest presentations
Science, technology, engineering, and math aren’t confined to the classroom. Families will have a chance to learn how the STEM fields are intertwined with history and how they continue to have an important impact today.
On February 25, 11 am–3 pm, Mill City Museum will hold STEM Family Day to showcase how science is all around us in the Twin Cities. The day’s program features interactive power and hydroelectricity tables, a flour dust explosion demonstration, and a free concert at 11:30 am with Petite Concerts, who will help make small instruments to demonstrate the science of music afterward.
Other highlights include:
- Live animals from the U of M Raptor Center and the MN Herpetological Society
- Fire safety from the Minneapolis Fire Department
- Wheat’s journey from Farm to Table by the General Mills Grain and Flour Quality Lab (in the baking lab, requires museum admission)
- Interacting with scientists and engineers from the U of M St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
- Inventing a boat with the National Park Service
- Learning about electricity with the Bakken Museum
Cost: Free, baking lab activity requires museum admission
For more information and a complete list of guest presenters, click here.
