Be a Scientist
Get inspired to see science in your everyday life and ignite your passion for STEAM careers with our Be a Scientist series. These events have featured thrilling experiences like conversations with real NASA astronauts and scientists, test driving soap box derby cars, tours of the Franklin County Morgue, baking bagels, building rockets, and much more. Join us for exciting, hands-on science adventures that will spark your curiosity and inspire your future!
Upcoming events:
Do you have what it takes to work on Ohio's only national forest? Put your...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Providing community members, high school age and above, an opportunity to tour the Forensic Science...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Village of Lockbourne invites you to join us for a celebration of the 200th...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Test drive a Soap Box Derby racing car down Derby Hill at Big Run Park....
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) for an...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Did you know that each resident in Franklin County averages 4 to 5 pounds of...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us for a STEAMtacular week at The Works! From invention, to the moon, to...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Prepare for S.T.E.A.M. success and boost computational thinking with spatial reasoning and awareness kits. Watch...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us at COSI's Science Week for an electrifying tour of Ohio State's Buckeye Solar...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Providing community members, high school age and above, an opportunity to tour the Forensic Science...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Did you know that each resident in Franklin County averages 4 to 5 pounds of...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Families will once again celebrate the COSI Science Festival with a Passport Nature Scavenger Hunt...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discover how engineering and medicine work together to change lives! Design your own assistive devices...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Families with students in grades K-8—prepare for an unforgettable evening of hands-on STEM excitement on...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
This event is sold out! Let's extend earth day by cleaning up the neighborhood, learn...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Be a scientist! Learn to use iNaturalist to record scientific observations and then set out...
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Date & Time
April 30, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Do you have what it takes to work on Ohio's only national forest? Put your...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Providing community members, high school age and above, an opportunity to tour the Forensic Science...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Test drive a Soap Box Derby racing car down Derby Hill at Big Run Park....
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
3,2,1, BLASTOFF! Come learn all about rockets by launching your own bottle rocket with Grandview...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Can your egg survive the ultimate drop? Join Plain City Parks & Recreation for an...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for a STEAMtacular week at The Works! From invention, to the moon, to...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Young Scientists will have the opportunity to learn about the diverse wildlife of Bexley, especially...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Get ready for a hands-on engineering challenge! Can you build a table out of paper...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Young Scientists will have the opportunity to learn about the diverse wildlife of Bexley, especially...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Blast off into summer with Grove City Parks and Recreation to discover Science at the...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for soil demonstrations from Capital University, information on the positive impact of supporting...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Volunteers will assist with the pollinator gardens at Dorrian Green Park! Learn alongside Master Gardeners...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join COSI, Embassy Boardshop, and Old Skool Skate Shop at Tuttle Skatepark for a community...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
New Albany - Plain Local Schools is collaborating with the city of New Albany to...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Is it possible to go 70 MPH while standing still? Yes! In a wind tunnel....
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Come be a scientist and help us record species in the park! We will look...
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Date & Time
May 1, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Do you have what it takes to work on Ohio's only national forest? Put your...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Calling all curious minds! The City of London is hosting our annual "How Do You...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Let’s learn about energy and electricity with our youngest to our oldest friends. Can you...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us to learn about and catch interesting insects, and the trees and plants that...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us at Friendship Park from 2pm-3pm for an afternoon of STEM fun!
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Providing community members, high school age and above, an opportunity to tour the Forensic Science...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
UAPL will have stations at our Tremont Road Branch to learn and have fun along...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Providing community members, high school age and above, an opportunity to tour the Forensic Science...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Passionate about STEM? Curious about the exciting world of biosciences and the career opportunities it...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Step into the Inventor’s Playground at the Inspiration Station, where kids and families explore STEM...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Get ready for a night of fun and adventure with Mario from the Brave Wilderness...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
We build an entry level model rocket then we proceed to the field and launch...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the naturalist for a fun and interactive citizen science hike! Using iNaturalist, we’ll observe...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for the Solstice Star Party – a hands-on astronomy event for everyone! Experience...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at the Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park for our first-ever Bioblitz! Throughout the...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Come join our outdoor education staff at Alley Park on Friday, May 2nd for a...
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Date & Time
May 2, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm