Science Sprouts

Interns2022-09-30T10:40:09-04:00September 15, 2022|Categories: Science Sprouts|Tags: Bloomington, Bloomington Indiana, early childhood education, engineering, fun, Hands-on Science, math, Museum, Science, Science Museum, science sprouts, scientists with disabilities, STEM, Technology, WonderLab, wonderlab museum, wonderlabsciencemuseum|

Tuesdays in October  Join us at WonderLab and encourage your little scientist at Science Sprouts. This month, we are learning [...]

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WonderLab Receives Funding from 100+ Women Who Care

Maggie2022-09-21T18:32:46-04:00October 2, 2020|Categories: Exhibits, Press Release, Support|Tags: 100+, 100+ Women, 100+ Women Who Care, Amy Osajima, Ann Edmonds, babies, baby brilliance, Bloomington, Bloomington Indiana, Care, Deirdre Sheets, Ella Heckman, Esther Smail, exhibits, first time parent members, Indiana, infants, Jocelyn Bowie, Karen Jepson-Innes, Lily Bonwich, members, Mimi Zolan, Nell Krahnke, parents, Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, Sara Laughlin, Science, science sprouts place, Women, WonderLab|

Support for WonderLab’s Free First Time Parent Membership In early 2020 WonderLab was delighted to receive  donations totaling $13,300 from [...]

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Maximum Effort, Minimal Results

Maggie2022-09-26T20:30:53-04:00August 14, 2020|Categories: Exhibits, Mission, Thoughts Behind the Wonder|Tags: Bloomington, Bloomington Indiana, brabson foundation, Cognitive development, early childhood education, engineering, Hands-on Science, kinetic contraption, kinetic motion machine, rube goldberg machine, Science, Science Museum, Technology, WonderLab, wonderlab museum, wonderlabsciencemuseum|

It’s easy to get lost in the intricacies of WonderLab’s Kinetic Contraption, otherwise known as a Rube Goldberg machine. WonderLab’s [...]

Plastic: the Plight of Pollution Part 3- Think Globally, Act Locally

Maggie2020-07-03T21:15:36-04:00July 3, 2020|Categories: Mission, News, WonderLab Alive!|Tags: Bloomington, Bloomington Indiana, clean up the world, climate, Conservation, earth science, environmental science, garbagepatch, greatpacificgarbagepatch, in, interceptor002, marinewaste, natureconservation, ocean, ocean conservation, Plastic, plastic pollution, plastics, pollutants, Pollution, recycle, recycling, reuse, save the environment, the ocean cleanup, trash reduction|

Welcome back to the saga of Plastic: the Plight of Pollution! In Part 1- The Plight of Plastics we discussed [...]

WonderLab After Dark: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Scientists

Maggie2019-10-23T13:12:01-04:00October 23, 2019|Categories: News, Programs|Tags: after dark, Bloomington Indiana, lgbtq+, Museum, over the rainbow, Science, WonderLab|

WonderLab is teaming up with Bloomington PRIDE for WonderLab After Dark: Over the Rainbow. This 21+ event will feature food, [...]

Gear up for BubbleFest 2019 with Bubble Science!

Maggie2019-08-16T09:00:49-04:00August 16, 2019|Categories: Programs, Wonderlab Education Blog|Tags: 2019, Bloomington Indiana, bubble, bubble science, bubblefest, labor day weekend, Science, Southern Indiana, WonderLab, wonderlab museum|

WonderLab’s BubbleFest is back at the museum for a second consecutive year! This Labor Day weekend WonderLab will be overflowing [...]

Teach the Teachers, Teach the World

Maggie2019-07-06T14:15:28-04:00July 6, 2019|Categories: Thoughts Behind the Wonder|Tags: atmospheric science, Bloomington, bloomington high school south, Bloomington Indiana, climate change, earth science, emmy brockman, environmental science, indiana university, IU Grand Challenge, IU Griffy Nature Preserve, kirstin milks, michael hamburger, phillipa tanford, Science, science poster sessions, STEAM, Summer Science Institute, teacher training, teaching teachers, wonderlab museum, wonderlabsciencemuseum|

Educating for Environmental Change: Summer Science Institutes Prepare Teachers with Real World Training 2018 SSI Institute Poster Session [...]

WonderLab celebrates National Ham Radio Day

Maggie2019-05-29T14:19:03-04:00May 29, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: amateur radio, Bloomington Indiana, events for kids, ham radio, morse code, Museum, radio, Science Museum, summer fun, WonderLab, wonderlab museum|

Ever wanted your own private communication channel that didn’t include the use of a cell phone or internet? If your [...]

Pollution: Part One – The Plight of Plastics

Maggie2019-04-26T09:30:27-04:00April 26, 2019|Categories: Mission, WonderLab Alive!|Tags: Bloomington Indiana, Microplastic, ocean conservation, Plastic, Pollution, Science, WonderLab, wonderlab museum|

Plastic is an incredibly useful invention. It has been used in medical devices that save lives, in the creation of [...]

WonderLab Animals

Maggie2017-11-17T15:03:58-05:00November 17, 2017|Categories: WonderLab Alive!|Tags: Bloomington Indiana, Indiana, Science Museum, Snake|

WonderLab has more than 65 hands-on science exhibits, both inside the museum and outside in the garden, to capture your imagination [...]