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Spring break is NEXT WEEK? 🤯 The Children's Science Center Lab has single-day camps Monday through Thursday! Choose from Slime Lab, Plant Lab, Hack the Lab, and Animation Lab—or any combination that works for your family! childsci.org/camps

March is Women's History Month! Did you know that Dr. Patricia Bath saved the vision of millions?

Tornados are one of the most destructive and dangerous types of severe weather. They are made of air that spins and rotates very quickly and creates a funnel. Today, you’ll create a safe tornado model. A model is something we use as an example. ow.ly/589f50YuOOp

School is OUT today: wondering what to do? 🤔 Come to the Lab for the BLOSSOM BASH! 🌸 Fold an origami cherry blossom, fly your own koi kite, and more. As official partners of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, we can't wait to kickstart the season! childsci.org/tickets

Schools are closed tomorrow, but the Lab is OPEN for our annual BLOSSOM BASH! 🌸 Celebrate the start of the National Cherry Blossom Festival with special one-day-only activities and a whole lot of FUN! This special event is included with your admission. childsci.org/tickets

March 20th is World Sparrow Day! The house sparrow is a very common bird all around the world. They prefer living alongside humans, and are absent from uninhabited woodlands, deserts, forests, and grasslands. You can spot them foraging for food on the ground!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all who celebrate! Fun fact: "lucky" four-leaf clovers are rare. On average, they show up just once in every 5,000 clovers! There are also even rarer variants, such as five-leaf clovers, six-leaf clovers, and more!

Only two weeks until spring break camps! 🤯 Thursday April 2 is Animation Lab! Technology and design meet imagination as campers dive into the world of digital storytelling. Animate sketches, craft characters, and make movie magic! childsci.org/camps

Today is Pi Day! Pi (π) represents the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, and starts with the numbers 3.14. Pi is in many mathematical formulas we use to understand the world around us: but it also shows up in some surprising places! ow.ly/WZMz50YsvYV

What's a math teacher's favorite dessert? Pi! 🥧😄 Tomorrow March 14, come celebrate Pi Day at the Children's Science Center Lab! We've got a special activity in store, available tomorrow only... 👀 childsci.org/tickets

Is your child's birthday coming up this spring or summer? Skip the weather worries and celebrate at the Lab! Our educators will lead fun STEM-themed activities and do an exciting live science demo. Plus, the whole Lab is reserved just for YOU! childsci.org/birthdays. 🥳

The spring peeper is one of the first signs in Virginia that winter is over. These frogs hibernate all winter under logs and behind loose bark on trees, waiting for the cold to pass. Then they emerge and begin singing their songs—loudly! You can hear them on warm, rainy nights.

School is out next Friday the 20th, but the Lab is OPEN for our annual Blossom Bash! Experiment with magnetic levitation, weave a kumihimo cord, fold origami flowers, engineer a fish kite, and celebrate the start of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. childsci.org/tickets

Spring break camps start on March 30! On Wednesday April 1, it's time for Hack the Lab! Coding meets escape rooms in this exciting camp where you'll crack codes, solve mysteries, power up circuits, and "escape" the Lab! childsci.org/camps

Rockets have been around for over 700 years! Most rockets use either solid or liquid fuels, but today you will create your very own rocket launch using air as fuel! ow.ly/T4wz50YpjQI

March is Women's History Month! Did you know that Dr. Jane Goodall changed our understanding of what it means to be human?

Did you know there is an axolotl at the Lab? Axolotls live in one place on Earth: Lake Xochimilco and its canals near Mexico City. They are a type of aquatic salamander that rarely completes its metamorphosis into a typical amphibian “adult” stage—an adaptation called neoteny.

Enter the world 3D printing in the latest phase of the Children's Science Center Lab Amazon 3D Printer Experience! Watch today's creation get printed before your eyes, and learn more about the possibilities theis technology offers. #Amazon #3DPrinting #STEMForAll #NOVANonprofit

Spring break camps start on March 30! Tuesday March 31 is PLANT LAB: dig into the science of seeds, roots, and blooms! From colorful experiments to animal encounters, Plant Lab mixes botany, curiosity, and creativity into an fantastic day of STEM fun. childsci.org/camps

We're celebrating Read Across America Day a day early! 🎉📚 Come explore books related to STEM topics and enjoy a read-aloud story time! And when you're done reading, all the fun of the Lab awaits. This special event is included with your admission. chilsci.org/tickets