Summer Brain Games 2021

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, CHICAGO GIVING AWAY FREE SCIENCE KITS AND MUSEUM TICKETS TO CELEBRATE SUMMER LEARNING

CHICAGO (July 12, 2021)—Families can pick up a free science kit at select Chicago locations as part of the Summer Brain Games program from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI).

MSI is launching its 10th annual Summer Brain Games on July 12 to celebrate National Summer Learning Week. Kids are invited to explore science and creativity with hands-on activities like making bubble art and designing an animated flip book. Summer Brain Games helps combat the “summer brain drain,” where kids lose approximately three months of learning while they are out of school.

MSI is distributing 3,600 free science kits with activities that explore art and health. Each kit includes all the supplies needed along with step-by-step instructions (in English and Spanish), plus a voucher code for four free Museum tickets. These free science kits are available at select Chicago Public Library branches while supplies last.

Families who are unable to get a free science kit can still receive four free tickets to visit MSI by signing up at msichicago.org/summerbrain.

Pick-up locations include these Chicago Public Library branches:

Altgeld, 955 E. 131st St.
Austin, 5615 W. Race Ave.
Back of the Yards, 2111 W. 47th St.
Brighton Park, 4314 S. Archer Ave.
Budlong Woods, 5630 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chinatown, 2100 S. Wentworth Ave.
Coleman, 731 E. 63rd St.
Dunning, 7455 W. Cornelia Ave.
Independence, 4022 N. Elston Ave.
Legler Regional, 115 S. Pulaski Road
Little Italy, 1336 W. Taylor St.
Logan Square, 3030 W. Fullerton Ave.
Merlo, 644 W. Belmont Ave.
North Austin, 5724 W. North Ave.
Portage-Cragin, 5108 W. Belmont Ave.
Pullman, 11001 S. Indiana Ave.
Scottsdale, 4101 W. 79th St.
Sherman Park, 5440 S. Racine Ave.
South Shore, 2505 E. 73rd St.
Sulzer Regional, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
Thurgood Marshall, 7506 S. Racine Ave.
Toman, 2708 S. Pulaski Rd.
West Chicago, 4856 W. Chicago Ave.
West Englewood, 1745 W. 63rd St.
Woodson Regional, 9525 S. Halsted St.

Each year MSI’s team of science educators design fun, hands-on experiments for kids of all ages using items commonly found at home. Parents and caregivers who sign up online will receive emails with activity instructions and other science tips.

“Summer Brain Games is a great opportunity to further the Museum’s goal of reaching students with science wherever they are, and the take-home science kits are available right in their neighborhoods,” said Rex Babiera, ITW director of teaching and learning. “We want to keep kids’ minds active and encourage their curiosity so they return to school ready to learn.”

Summer Brain Games is sponsored by the CREATE Program / 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project. 

About the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) offers world-class and uniquely interactive experiences that support the Museum’s mission: to inspire the inventive genius in everyone. As one of the largest science museums in the world featuring award-winning exhibits and hands-on activities, a visit to MSI is guaranteed to connect fun and learning. MSI is committed to offering comprehensive educational programs—for students, administrators, teachers and families—that make a difference in local communities and contribute to MSI’s goal to transform and illuminate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) pathways for people of all ages. The Museum is grateful for the support of its generous donors and guests, who make its work possible. MSI is also supported in part by the people of Chicago through the Chicago Park District. For more information, visit msichicago.org or call (773) 684-1414.

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