MS Science Fest
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
County: Hinds
For more information please contact the Visitor Information Specialist at 601-576-6000 or by email at info@mssciencefest.org
One ticket + four museums = one great day for science!
Download your MDWFP Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Activities Passport. Note that that Dino Talk will be in the museum's Rotwein Theater. Seating is limited and first-come, first served.
Download your MS Science Fest Map
Click here for details on vendors / exhibitors at the other museums and plan your visit to the Mississippi Science Fest today.
On Saturday, September 21st, experts from science-based industries across the state will lead hands-on experiences for children and families at the four museums in the Lefleur Museum District (LMD).
Each museum in the LMD (Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, Mississippi Children’s Museum, MDWFP’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame) will showcase a range of career opportunities while sparking participants’ curiosity, excitement, and interest.
*Museum Memberships are not applicable on this date. Event admission grants entry to all four LMD museums.*
A FREE shuttle bus will be available during the event.
Food vendors will be at each site.
The following food vendors and exhibitors will be at MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science on 9/21/19 (subject to change / outside activities may temporarily close in the event of rain).
FOOD TRUCKS:
- Capitol Coney Island
- Ice Cream Dreams
- Wheel of Flavor
WORKSHOP: 
Photo Courtesy of Mississippi Geographic Alliance
“Discover MS Eco-Regions with a Giant Floor Map”
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Classroom B
For youth ages 10-14 (parents welcome)
Workshop is included with Mississippi Science Fest (MSF) admission, but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED by Noon on September 20th. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Contact nicole.smith@mmns.ms.gov to make your reservation today.
Join the Mississippi Geographic Alliance in a hands-on (and feet-on!) MS Eco Region Map session where we learn about modern eco-regions and how paleo-ecology shapes them. Discover animals that lived in the shallow ocean that once covered Mississippi.
MS DINO TALK:
Don't miss the "Mississippi Dino Talk" from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join paleontologist George Phillips in the museum's Rotwein Theatre for an interactive talk about Mississippi’s dinosaurs and other fossils.
What is a dinosaur? Would you recognize a dinosaur fossil if you saw one? How would you describe the characteristics shared by all dinosaurs?
Learn how to identify dinosaurs and distinguish them from other animals many people mistake for dinosaurs. The program begins with a Dinosaur Test!
This program is included in your MS Science Fest admission. Recommended for grades 5 and up, but younger guests are welcome with their adults.
EXHIBITORS:
- Belhaven University Student Members of the American Chemical Society
- Entergy
- MDWFP's Museum of Natural Science's Educators and Scientists
- MEMA for Kids
- Mississippi College Chemistry Club
- Mississippi Geographic Alliance
- MS Forestry Commission (tentative)
- MS Library Commission (tentative)
- MSU's Entomology Center
- NASA
- NOAA: National Weather Service
- Seige Robotics
- W. Jackson STEAM Collaborative and MS STEM Institute
Click here for details on vendors / exhibitors at the other museums and plan your visit to the Mississippi Science Fest today.
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