Summer Brain Games are Back at MSI!
We're ready for another fun summer of learning with Summer Brain Games! For the second year, MSI is offering up an exciting science-fused solution to help kids stay engaged during summer vacation.
Summer Brain Games offers eight weeks of free and fun at-home science experiments designed to combat the "summer brain drain," when kids lose months of critical learning. The free online activity guide features weekly experiments exploring summer themes like gardening, sunlight and sprinklers, all easily done at home with kids of all ages (and a little adult supervision).
The Summer Brain Games online kit has other engaging tidbits about the science to be found around you all summer—and year—long. Learn about optics by creating a pinhole viewer, watch plants grow without soil, build a weather station and much more.
Get in the Games!
Register to be a part of MSI’s Summer Brain Games, and you’ll receive a voucher good for a FREE Museum Entry at MSI this summer. We'll send you a weekly email with tips on each experiment and additional ways to play with science. And, each week, one lucky winner will receive a household membership to MSI to experience a whole YEAR of science.
How large of a tetrahedron kite can you build? How many steps are in your Rube Goldberg machine? How many plants are in your hydroponic garden? We'll ask you later to share your Summer Brain Games experiences for a chance to win a family tech package including a notebook computer, iPad and digital camera!
Register for Summer Brain Games
Inscripción para los Summer Brain Games
- Register to Get in the Games
- Receive a free Museum Entry voucher for MSI this summer and chances to win a household membership.
- Week 1: Balloon Racers
- Summer is off and running with some air-powered Newtonian motion!

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Animal Inside Out
A stunning look inside the animal kingdom from the creators of BODY WORLDS.
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The Last Reef
Take a thrilling underwater journey to explore the beauty and mysteries of coral reefs.
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Space Junk
A visually stunning exploration of our planet's perilous ring of orbiting debris.
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Building a Century of Progress
Revisit the memorable architectural and visual design of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair.
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Exploring the White City [SOLD OUT]
Tim Samuelson and Lisa M. Snyder present a virtual tour of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
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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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