Moran Foundation Picnic Science

Take part in these interactive, nature-based activities led by our Educators!

Event Date
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Event Date
Sat
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Jan
7
Sat
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May
27
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2023
Event Time
3:00 pm
4:30 pm
3:00 pm
4:30 pm
*The Museum opens at noon on Sundays.
Ages
All Ages
Admission
General Admission
Location

EcoStation Research Pavilion

Accessibility
See Accessibility
About the Event

Picnic Science is a series of ongoing activities held outside at the The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation picnic tables near the EcoStation.

March 25: Canceled

April 1: Create a Nature Journal!
Explore nature by creating your own journal for leaf rubbings and presses!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

April 8: Start your gardens!
Learn how to start your garden by using soil, a seed, and a recycled toilet paper roll!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

April 15: Animal Identification!
Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, to learn how to identify animals based on their droppings!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

April 22: Create a Nature Journal!
Explore nature by creating your own journal for leaf rubbings and presses!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables\

April 29: Nature Scavenger Hunt!

Go on a scavenger hunt around EcoStation to identify plants, animals, bugs, and things in the sky! Nature Constantly changes, so you could find something unique on each hunt!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

May 6: Bug Identification!
Time for a bug hunt! Locate and learn how to identify bugs in our EcoStation with an Entomologist – a scientist who studies bugs!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

May 13: Marshmallow Molecules!
Explore the tiny world of molecules by creating your own marshmallow molecules!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

May 20: Creature Feature: Bugs!
Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, where she’ll be showing off our real-life Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and Millipedes!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables


May 27: Creature Feature: Texas Rat Snake!

Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, where she’ll be showing off our real-life Texas Rat Snake, Gertrude!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables

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Event Date
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Event Date
Sat
Jan
7
-  
Sat
May
27
2023
Event Time
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
3:00 pm
4:30 pm
Ages
All Ages
Admission
General Admission
Location

EcoStation Research Pavilion

Museum Accessibility
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