Our Universe is STILL Expanding! Due to circumstances outside our control, the Why the Sky? experience platform is still temporarily closed to the public. We anticipate reopening on Saturday, August 17.
SCI Solar Parties are held during the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market on the north side of the Science Center near the SCI main entrance. Tickets and registration are not required to take part in the Solar Party activities.
Investigate the clues chemists use with explosive experiments!
From things that glow to things that explode, this program is a real blast!
Have you ever wondered what Snippy the Snapping Turtle eats? Come check out a feeding demonstration of one of SCI’s most ravenous reptiles! The snapping turtle feeding may be too intense for some visitors.
Get chills and thrills from cryogenic demonstrations.
Meet and get the chance to touch some of SCI’s resident reptiles and amphibians.