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Time	Event	Location
10:00 a.m.	Nose-to-Nose	Mackay Field Station
10:00 a.m.	Creating with Chemistry	KidScience
10:00 a.m.	Candy Grabber Challenge	Thinker Space
10:00 a.m.	Superpower Dogs	IMAX Dome Theatre
10:15 a.m.	The Chemist	The Stage
11:00 a.m.	Worm Dissections	Explore More Life
11:00 a.m.	CUBA	IMAX Dome Theatre
11:00 a.m.	A World Apart	Mackay Field Station
11:15 a.m.	Sub-Zero	The Stage
12:00 p.m.	Superpower Dogs	IMAX Dome Theatre
12:00 p.m.	Cow Eye Dissections	Explore More Me
12:00 p.m.	Aquarium Guided Tour	Aquarium
12:15 p.m.	Fired Up!	The Stage
1:00 p.m.	CUBA	IMAX Dome Theatre
1:00 p.m.	Musical Tesla Coil	Discovery Theatre
1:30 p.m.	A World Apart	Mackay Field Station
2:00 p.m.	Superpower Dogs	IMAX Dome Theatre
2:00 p.m.	Fossil Find	Explore More Collections
2:15 p.m.	Science at The Stage	The Stage
2:30 p.m.	Nose-to-Nose	Rainforest Balcony
3:00 p.m.	Musical Tesla Coil	Discovery Theatre
3:00 p.m.	CUBA	IMAX Dome Theatre
3:00 p.m.	Cool Chemistry	Explore More Stuff
3:15 p.m.	Aquarium Feeding Tour	Aquarium
4:00 p.m.	Candy Grabber Challenge	Thinker Space
4:00 p.m.	Superpower Dogs	IMAX Dome Theatre
4:00 p.m.	Sub-Zero	The Stage

Time

Event

Location

10:00 a.m.

Nose-to-Nose

Mackay Field Station

10:00 a.m.

Creating with Chemistry

KidScience

10:00 a.m.

Candy Grabber Challenge

Thinker Space

10:00 a.m.

Superpower Dogs

IMAX Dome Theatre

10:15 a.m.

The Chemist

The Stage

11:00 a.m.

Worm Dissections

Explore More Life

11:00 a.m.

CUBA

IMAX Dome Theatre

11:00 a.m.

A World Apart

Mackay Field Station

11:15 a.m.

Sub-Zero

The Stage

12:00 p.m.

Superpower Dogs

IMAX Dome Theatre

12:00 p.m.

Cow Eye Dissections

Explore More Me

12:00 p.m.

Aquarium Guided Tour

Aquarium

12:15 p.m.

Fired Up!

The Stage

1:00 p.m.

CUBA

IMAX Dome Theatre

1:00 p.m.

Musical Tesla Coil

Discovery Theatre

1:30 p.m.

A World Apart

Mackay Field Station

2:00 p.m.

Superpower Dogs

IMAX Dome Theatre

2:00 p.m.

Fossil Find

Explore More Collections

2:15 p.m.

Science at The Stage

The Stage

2:30 p.m.

Nose-to-Nose

Rainforest Balcony

3:00 p.m.

Musical Tesla Coil

Discovery Theatre

3:00 p.m.

CUBA

IMAX Dome Theatre

3:00 p.m.

Cool Chemistry

Explore More Stuff

3:15 p.m.

Aquarium Feeding Tour

Aquarium

4:00 p.m.

Candy Grabber Challenge

Thinker Space

4:00 p.m.

Superpower Dogs

IMAX Dome Theatre

4:00 p.m.

Sub-Zero

The Stage

Date	Event
Oct 19	Candy Grabber Challenge
Oct 19	Cow Eye Dissections
Oct 19	Worm Dissections
Oct 19	Musical Tesla Coil
Oct 19	Creating with Chemistry
Oct 19	Cool Chemistry
Oct 24	Make & Mingle: Laser Cut Lanterns
Oct 26	A Day in the Life: Sickle Cell Simulation
Oct 26	Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 2-3)
Oct 26	Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 4-5)
Oct 26	Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 6-8)
Oct 26	Cool Chemistry Day
Oct 27	Girls in STEM Workshop: Designing Robots (Grades 6-8)
Oct 27	Girls in STEM Workshop: Designing Robots (Grades 2-3)
Oct 29	National Geographic Live: The Search for Life Beyond Earth
Oct 29	Fossil Find
Nov 02	Merit Badge Workshop: Pulp & Paper
Nov 02	Merit Badge Workshop: Programming
Nov 02	Merit Badge Workshop: Weather
Nov 03	Merit Badge Workshop: Chess
Nov 09	Taste of Cuba: Fiesta
Nov 16	Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (Grades 4-5)
Nov 16	Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (grades 2-3)
Nov 16	Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (Grades 6-8)
Nov 17	Girls in STEM Workshop: Home Scientist (Grades 2-3)
Nov 17	Girls in STEM Workshop: Woodworker (Grades 6-8)
Nov 21	Taste of Cuba: SIP
Dec 04	Taste of Cuba: Live
Dec 07	Merit Badge Workshop: Electricity
Dec 07	Merit Badge Workshop: Chemistry
Dec 08	Merit Badge Workshop: Electronics
Dec 08	Merit Badge Workshop: Sustainability
Jan 28	National Geographic Live: Ocean Soul
Mar 24	National Geographic Live: Into the Arctic Kingdom
Mar 24	National Geographic Live Daytime Show: Into the Arctic Kingdom

Date

Event

Oct 19

Candy Grabber Challenge

Oct 19

Cow Eye Dissections

Oct 19

Worm Dissections

Oct 19

Musical Tesla Coil

Oct 19

Creating with Chemistry

Oct 19

Cool Chemistry

Oct 24

Make & Mingle: Laser Cut Lanterns

Oct 26

A Day in the Life: Sickle Cell Simulation

Oct 26

Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 2-3)

Oct 26

Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 4-5)

Oct 26

Girls in STEM Workshop: Think Like an Engineer (Grades 6-8)

Oct 26

Cool Chemistry Day

Oct 27

Girls in STEM Workshop: Designing Robots (Grades 6-8)

Oct 27

Girls in STEM Workshop: Designing Robots (Grades 2-3)

Oct 29

National Geographic Live: The Search for Life Beyond Earth

Oct 29

Fossil Find

Nov 02

Merit Badge Workshop: Pulp & Paper

Nov 02

Merit Badge Workshop: Programming

Nov 02

Merit Badge Workshop: Weather

Nov 03

Merit Badge Workshop: Chess

Nov 09

Taste of Cuba: Fiesta

Nov 16

Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (Grades 4-5)

Nov 16

Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (grades 2-3)

Nov 16

Girls in STEM Workshop: Programming Robots (Grades 6-8)

Nov 17

Girls in STEM Workshop: Home Scientist (Grades 2-3)

Nov 17

Girls in STEM Workshop: Woodworker (Grades 6-8)

Nov 21

Taste of Cuba: SIP

Dec 04

Taste of Cuba: Live

Dec 07

Merit Badge Workshop: Electricity

Dec 07

Merit Badge Workshop: Chemistry

Dec 08

Merit Badge Workshop: Electronics

Dec 08

Merit Badge Workshop: Sustainability

Jan 28

National Geographic Live: Ocean Soul

Mar 24

National Geographic Live: Into the Arctic Kingdom

Mar 24

National Geographic Live Daytime Show: Into the Arctic Kingdom

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