The April 2024 theme is Visual Sound. This month we will be seeing what a standing waveform looks like, what kinds of patterns we can make with changing frequencies, and more crazy ways to interact with soundwaves. Identical classes at 10:00, 12:00, and 2:00 on April 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, […]
The March 2024 theme is Telling Robots What To Do - Basics of Coding. How do you tell a robot what to do when it is on another planet? How do computers even think? Come join us at our Build-A-Brain Workshop for a lesson on basic computer programing. The students will get to learn how […]
FREE - Pre-registration NOT Required. Just show up! The American Space Museum's Build-A-Brain Workshop and the Brevard Astronomical Society are teaming up for a stargazing night. Weather permitting, from 6 pm to 8 pm on February 22, we will have multiple telescopes set up to view other planets and the moon. We will also have […]
The Feb 2024 theme is Amazing Water. Water! The most amazing molecule in nature has so many amazing properties that it gets it's own workshop! Come this month to do experiments with surface tension, the "sticky" property of water, and more. We will be making water into rocket fuel (Big Boom), and blowing cube shape […]
The Jan 2024 theme is 3D Printing. Students will learn how a 3D printer works, learn about Slicer Software, and design objects on a computer to learn about 3D design software. It will be a great class, even if the kids do NOT get to print their designs.. (Sorry, only one printer on site, so […]
The December 2023 theme is How Big is the Solar System?. How much space does the Solar System really take up? We will be doing fun hands-on size comparisons of planets, the sun, and the distance between them. We will be talking about what IS a planet, a dwarf planet, and other objects out in […]
The November 2023 theme is Meteors, Comets, Asteroids and Craters. Falling Stars? Asteroids? Meteors? What are they, and what is the difference? These are the questions that we will be discussing in November at the Build-A-Brain Workshop. We will be viewing videos of meteor explosions, pictures of meteor craters, doing experiments making craters, and finishing […]
The August 2023 theme is What a Bright Idea. We will experiment with light and LASERs. We will learn about mixing colors of light, what IS light, and how to change light. We will be experimenting with polarized light, additive and subtractive light, and MORE. All the students will get to help set up a […]
The July 2023 theme is Power of Air. We will be demonstrating the power of HIGH PRESSURE, the power of a VACUUM, and how air pressure affects solid objects. We will make sand into a liquid, make a "Rice Crispy Fountain," and students will get to build an “Air Cannon.” It will be lots of […]
The June 2023 theme is Shocking Magnetism, a study of magnetic fields, the creation and flow of electricity, and why electricity does what it does. Come see Professor Darin as he runs electrons through kids to light up a bulb, finds iron in different things, and finds what things are magnetic and what are anti-magnetic. […]