Member Events and Updates
Event Reservations: For reservations, call the Membership Office at 215.448.1231, Monday-Friday from 9 AM - 5 PM.
Check www.fi.edu and watch your email for additional special Events and details. If you are a current member and do not receive membership emails, send your email to .
Event Reservations: To reserve spaces in reserved events, call the Membership Office at 215.448.1231, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: $5 - Reservations are required.
Workshop Times: 11:30AM, 12:15PM, 1:00PM and 1:45PM
Does quicksand really pull you under? Are you curious about why the surface of the moon has so many craters? Come to The Franklin every second Sunday this year and learn the answer to these and many other scientific questions! From teaching basic scientific building blocks like electricity and machines, to showing wider scientific applications in habitat and pollution, these workshops are designed to help your child build a hands-on understanding of science. So come to The Franklin every second Sunday this year and bring out the inner scientist in your child!
Plan ahead for the summer! We have now listed all workshop information through the end of August! And don’t forget - all Member Sundays will include cake and scavenger hunts!
May 11 - Mothers Day - The Amazing Machine
Celebrate Mother’s Day with us and take part in a design contest! Investigate how the properties of different materials make them good at different kinds of jobs like bending, bouncing or lifting and learn how an engineer breaks down a problem and builds up a solution. Then use what you have learned in a design challenge - a wading pool was the scene of a “spill” of two hundred ping-pong balls. Retrieve as many as possible in 15 seconds using miscellaneous materials - without coming closer than three feet of the pool!
June 15 - Father’s Day
Make Father’s Day extra special for your dad when you spend it at The Franklin racing balloon powered race cars and learning all about fireworks!
June 29 - Mythbusters Science
Is yawning contagious? Will quicksand really pull you under? Join us for Science “Myth-Conceptions” and help us find the answers to these and other questions.
July 13 - Kitchen Chemistry
Do you know the difference between baking powder and baking soda? What makes a cake rise? Or that barbequed bugs can be perfectly delicious? Experiment with chemistry the fun way by getting gooey, messy and full.
July 27 - Playground Physics
You can find physics everywhere, if you know where to look. Come see the playground through the eyes of Newton as we explore things that swing, things that fling and all kinds of cool forces.
August 10 - Pirates (Buoyancy)
Shiver me timbers! Who knew pirates knew so much about science? These seafaring adventurers knew how to stay healthy on long voyages, what the stars could tell them about navigation and why the eye patch was more than just a fashion statement. Join us, Mateys for a look into the wild and wonderful world of the pirate.
August 24 - Eco-Science
Think you don’t have an impact on the environment? Think again! Once you know your environment, you might find it’s not so hard being green after all!
Check www.fi.edu and watch your email for additional special events and details. If you are a current member and do not receive membership emails, send your email to .