Center for the Advancement of Science Education
We excite students, empower teachers and engage the community with innovative programs.
- Field Trips
- Explore your health, experiment with the physics behind nature, travel into a coal mine, join a live science experience and more.
- Learning Labs
- Students experience the passion and thrill of scientific discovery in workshops that align with Illinois Learning Standards.
- Teacher Workshops
- Apply now for courses in life science and physical science, or register for a daylong climate change workshop.
What's New
- Graduate Courses
- Enhance your science teaching with new graduate-level programs offered jointly by MSI and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Classroom Resources
- Our free classroom activities are aligned with learning standards and will get your students excited to learn science.
- Live Science
- Be part of the action in our live science experiences happening every day at the Museum as you experiment with chemistry, physics, biology and more.
- Science Minors
- This youth development program lets teens learn about science and meet science professionals while interacting with Museum guests.
- Bus scholarship program
- We offer free bus transportation to economically disadvantaged schools in the Chicago Public Schools system.
- Community Programs
- We're making science fun in our after-school science clubs, youth development programs, Museum sleepovers and other special initiatives.
Featured Classroom Activities
CASE
The Center aims to inspire the next generation of inventors and innovators with programs that empower teachers, engage the community and excite students.
Science Chicago
The world's largest science celebration, Science Chicago: Life's a Lab will awaken your inner scientist by allowing kids of all ages to explore our region's wondrous scientific resources.
- Happening Now
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Smart Home: Green + Wired
Chicago's greenest home re-opens with a fresh look and new technology.
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Hubble
Take an unprecedented voyage through distant galaxies with the first space-based observatory.
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Legends of Flight
Soar along with pilots in search of the "ultimate flying experience."
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- Coming Soon
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Jim Henson's Fantastic World Member Preview
A private viewing night for members to experience this new exhibit.
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Jim Henson's Fantastic World [COMING SOON]
A rare peek into the imagination of this brilliant artist, puppeteer and filmmaker.
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Member Day Trip: DuPage County Coroner [SOLD OUT]
Go inside the DuPage County Coroner’s Office to learn how forensic science helps solve crimes.
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New Online Activities
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Simple Machines
Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.
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Grow a Garden in a Glove
Explore what plants need to grow.
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Construct a Worm Farm
See how worms keep your garden healthy.