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STEM Vault

Discover the wonders of STEM from your own home.  Check back throughout the festival for new offerings.

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Ologist Series- Blending Science with Art

If you love both art AND science, you could become a scientific illustrator like Tiffany Pereira! Join us and see how Tiffany has pursued a successful career that blends her passions together.

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Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is one of the wonders of the ocean. Join us as we explore this phenomenon and use household items during this STEM experience!

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Recycling

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Did you ever wonder what goes on behind the doors of a recycling center?  Take a virtual field trip of the Recycling Center at Republic Services. Then if you want to dig a little deeper and learn about what to recycle and how it works, see some lessons designed for various age levels along with handouts and guides.

Earthquake & Cookies

 

What causes earthquakes? How do we measure them? Join us as Expert Explorer Krysan walks us through an experiment we can do at home to explore the shifts in tectonic plates.

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Ologist Series-Herpetology with Ken Foose

What does a Herpetologist do? Join us as we explore a day in the life of a real herpetologist! Ken Foose gives us the rundown about a typical day using his herpetology skills at Exotic Pets located in N Las Vegas. 

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25 Cool Science Experiments to Do at Home

 

By Spacebound

Ologist Series 

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Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and not something else? Why do we even think turkey tastes good? What do other cultures think tastes good? Cultural anthropologists like Dr. Iván Sandoval-Cervantes answer questions like these every day in their attempts to understand human behavior.

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25 Cool Science Experiments to Do at Home

 

By Spacebound

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Ologist Series 

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Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and not something else? Why do we even think turkey tastes good? What do other cultures think tastes good? Cultural anthropologists like Dr. Iván Sandoval-Cervantes answer questions like these every day in their attempts to understand human behavior.

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25 Cool Science Experiments to Do at Home

 

By Spacebound

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Ologist Series 

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Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and not something else? Why do we even think turkey tastes good? What do other cultures think tastes good? Cultural anthropologists like Dr. Iván Sandoval-Cervantes answer questions like these every day in their attempts to understand human behavior.

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25 Cool Science Experiments to Do at Home

 

By Spacebound

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Ologist Series 

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Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and not something else? Why do we even think turkey tastes good? What do other cultures think tastes good? Cultural anthropologists like Dr. Iván Sandoval-Cervantes answer questions like these every day in their attempts to understand human behavior.

Paleontology with Dr. Steve Rowland

Dr. Steve Rowland, our resident paleontologist, discusses his career in this episode of The -Ologist Series! You can visit Steve at the Learning Lab located here at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and learn more about his incredible work.

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Biocubes-Explore Biodiversity

Discover what a Biocube is and what makes it a fun way to discover the biodiversity in the world around us.  Also includes instructions for making you own Biocube at home.

By National Museum of Natural History

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Take a Virtual Tour of Museums Around the World

Travel from home without leaving by taking a virtual tour of Museums around the World.  Among the 13 Museums included are the Louvre in Paris, The Met in New York, and the Natural History Museum in London.

By Million Mile Secrets

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