Suanna Selby Crowley, PhD, RPA of Boston College – will lead several activities exploring the textures, components, and facts about archaeological soils and sediments and how they help tell the story of ancient sites.ĭr. Mathangi Krishnamurthy of Fitchburg State University – will lead an activity showing how we can affect the speed/rate of chemical reactions, namely decomposition, by using chemical substances called catalysts. Dimitra Pouli of Tufts University – will demonstrate the multifaceted nature of light.ĭr. Jocelyn LeBlanc from Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School – will show how the brain is the most remarkable part of the human body through “tricks” demonstrating the amazing ways the brain can adapt.ĭr. Sarah Sundelacruz of Tufts University – visitors will explore how scientists grow tissues to help our bodies heal.ĭr. Participants will “search” for hidden items in a cell model.ĭr. Professor Melissa Kosinski-Collins of Brandeis University – will be exploring how scientists tag molecules in a cell using fluorescent markers. Laura Proctor of MathWorks – will lead participants in performing numeric sorting of numbers to determine patterns that would be helpful in sorting hundreds of numbers, similar to how a computer might apply an algorithm, or pattern, to finish a task. Visitors will have the opportunity to talk to real scientists and do hands-on activities that they have developed, including: The “Meet the Scientists” event will take place from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, October 4. Special program October 4: Meet the Scientistsĭuring the season’s opening First Friday Nights Free!, the Museums will be host to several scientists participating their ongoing Portal to the Public program, a national network of museums bringing scientists and the public together in face-to-face interactive programs. Families are invited to picnic under the stars when the weather permits, and enjoy the Museums at night. The Discovery Museums are pleased to announce their First Friday Nights Free! program for 2013-2014, offering free admission to both museums along with extended evening hours on the first Friday night of the month.īetween October 2013 and June 2014, both the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Science Discovery Museum will be open until8:30pm, with free admission beginning at 4:30pm.
Special “Meet the Scientists” Event on October 4
First Friday Nights Free! Program for 2013 – 2014
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