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 science education standards.
- Teacher Courses
- Our courses will show you how to get your students excited about science and complement your classroom curriculum.
What's New
- Classroom Resources
- Our free classroom activities are aligned with learning standards and will get your students excited to learn science.
- Science Minors
- This youth development program lets teens learn about science and meet science professionals while interacting with Museum guests.
- Fab Lab
- Dream up, design and make almost anything you can imagine using cutting-edge software and equipment in our small-scale workshop.
- 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.
- Community Programs
- We're making science fun in our after-school science clubs, youth development programs, Museum sleepovers and other special initiatives.
- Summer Brain Games
- Bring science to life all year long with these hands-on experiments for kids of all ages. Build a terrarium, make a solar oven and more.
- Bus Scholarship Program
- We offer free bus transportation to economically disadvantaged schools in Chicago Public Schools and Lake County, Ill.
Featured Classroom Activities
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- Habitat Overcrowding
- See what happens when plants compete for survival in an area with limited resources.
CASE
The Center aims to inspire the next generation of inventors and innovators with programs that empower teachers, engage the community and excite students.
Video
Learn how MSI is transforming lives through science education.
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Animal Inside Out
A stunning look inside the animal kingdom from the creators of BODY WORLDS.
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Space Junk
A visually stunning exploration of our planet's perilous ring of orbiting debris.
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Air Racers
Ride along as elite pilots fight for position, wingtip-to-wingtip, in the fastest motor sport.
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Inventive Genius Lecture: Empires of Light
Jill Jonnes discusses the electric clashes between Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse.
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The Wooded Isle and Gardens of the World's Fair
Cathy Maloney discusses the gardens of the World's Fairs and tours the Wooded Isle.
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The Wooded Isle and Gardens of the World's Fair
Cathy Maloney returns to discuss World's Fair gardens and tour the Wooded Isle.
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New Online Activities
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Code Fred: Survival Mode
Use the systems of the human body to help Fred survive a very bad night!
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Would You Eat That?
Do you know what's in the food you eat? Try naming the ingredients in these popular items.
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Simple Machines
Help Twitch do his late-night work in the Museum workshop by creating simple machines.
msi blog
Bone up on some of the latest science news.