Bots IQ Wisconsin BattleBots Competition
Saturday, Nov 7 | 11am – 5pm | In the Innovation Theater simulcast to the Digital Theater FREE to General Public Join us for this exciting competition where you’ll be able to view all of the action first hand. Come and see up to 20 robots created by schools located in Southeastern Wisconsin as they [...]
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Melinda Myers Gardening Series
Location: Discovery World’s Pilot House PLANT NOW FOR A BEAUTIFUL SPRING GARDEN! Brighten up your spring with some fresh ideas from Melinda. She’ll cover everything from bulbs and perennials to spring flowering trees and shrubs. Learn of ways to combine these things for maximum impact and beauty. You’ll be ready for spring whether you garden [...]
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Tags: holiday plants, perennials, spring flowering
Family Programs: Science Magic and Treat Totes
OCTOBER 17 10:30am Science Magic: Levitating objects and phantom images may seem like magic, but it’s really science that makes these phenomena occur. Join us as we explore more “magic” and the science that makes it possible. 2pm Treat Totes*: Learn to screen print a cool container for collecting and keeping all of your goodies. [...]
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OCT 23-24 | 5:30pm-8:00am $35 PER GIRL SCOUT WHERE WILL YOUR ADVENTURE LEAD YOU? You’ll have Discovery World to explore all night long! Would you like to schedule a Sleepover for a private group? We provide Customized Sleepovers for groups with a minimum of 40 participants! Call 414.765.8625 for availability!
501st Legion and R2D2 Builders Group
OCT 24 | 10am-5pm | FREE with General Admission Join us in welcoming the World’s Definitive Imperial Costuming Organization, the 501st Legion, along with the R2-D2 Builders Group. Come and see the display of these magnificent costumes and robots while you interact with your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away. Raffle • Everyone [...]
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Tags: Costumes, Lightsaber, Robots
5th Annual Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology & Maritime History Conference
Sat | Oct 24, 2009 10am-6pm Digital Theater Join Great Lakes archaeologists, sport divers, marine historians, and shipping buffs for a full day of seminars and workshops related to Great Lakes maritime history and underwater archaeology. This year’s schedule will include presentations about new Great Lakes shipwreck discoveries, Wisconsin underwater archaeology sites and WUAA’s fieldwork. [...]
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Boy Scout Merit Badge Mini Camp
OCT 29-30 | 9:30am – 4:30pm Explore the topics of chemistry, electricity, and nuclear energy with your fellow Boy Scouts. Over the course of two days you will earn merit badges in these three subject areas. $110 | Members $120 | Non-Members CALL 414.765.8625 FOR RESERVATIONS OR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CUSTOM GIRL AND BOY [...]
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OCT 29 & 30 from 9am – 4pm | OCT 31 from 10am – 5pm Members FREE* | Non-Members: Included in price of admission* Find out what it’s like to be part of a crime-scene investigation! CSI: Milwaukee is brought to you in conjunction with MATC’s Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Program, the Milwaukee County [...]
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Tags: fingerprints, forensics, K-9 Unit
The Great Halloween Scavenger Hunt
OCT 29, 30, 31 & NOV 1 Calling All Vampires, Superheroes, Princesses, And More! Get FREE* Admission when you wear your favorite costume, and explore all of Discovery World as you search for the answers to our clues in the Great Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Receive a $5 Gift Shop Gift Certificate when you successfully complete [...]
The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Coming! THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by H.G. Wells OCT 30th | 7pm | John The Savage at 6:30 & 8pm 71 years ago, fear and panic gripped the nation as a battle raged for the fate of our planet. An army from the planet Mars landed in [...]
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FRI, OCT 30 | 5:30-9pm Join Discovery World for our spook-tacular Members Night on Friday, October 30th from 5:30-9pm. Come dressed in your favorite costume and celebrate Halloween with us! Trick or treat throughout all of Discovery World as you stop at each exhibit. Win one of many prizes as we end the night with [...]
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Tags: Costumes, trick or treat