It’s a prehistoric party at the Science Mill on Dino Discovery Day! Dig into a world of dinosaurs, fossils, and minerals through special hands-on STEM activities at the Science Mill this June 22.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

JURASSIC EXPLORERS

At this station, guests will craft their own Field Notebook to use while exploring the museum. They will gather facts about various dinosaurs, solve puzzles, and design their own dinosaur. After collecting all the information, guests will receive a small surprise upon completing their notebook.

IMPRESS ME!

Guests will learn the difference between fossil impressions and fossil casts by creating their own impressions and casts using air dry clay and various items to replicate the processes that occur in nature.

paleo puzzles

Guests will dive into the world of extinct organisms and discover the techniques scientists employ to reconstruct their appearances. At this station, guests will assemble various dinosaur skeleton puzzles and illustrate what the dinosaurs might have looked like when they roamed the Earth.

MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS

Fossil Dig

Fossils are clues that tell the stories of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Paleontology is the study of fossils and seeks to map out how life evolved over geologic time. Using clues from biology , biochemistry, geology, mathematics and engineering, paleontologists construct ideas of how animals looked, behaved, interacted and died.

Step into the Fossil Dig, grab some excavating tools and use the skills of a paleontologist to unearth stories of these amazing creatures! How many fossils can you find in the Fossil Dig?

NOW SHOWING: FLYING MONSTERS 3D

Famous naturalist David Attenborough explains the rise and fall of pterosaurs, mistakenly known as flying dinosaurs. He also flies a glider to show how big the Quetzalcoatlus, at the time the largest known pterosaur species, really was.