|  Wiggle Bugs
Learn about simple machines when you make your very own mechanical insect.
Times: 11:00am, 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 8-14 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  How To Make A Tornado
Check out visiting NOAA meteorologist, Alexander D. Hoon's tornado making machine and learn about our region's weather.
Time: 11:00am–3:00pm
Cost: Free with museum admission
Ages: Recommended for all ages
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| Wiggle Bugs Learn about simple machines when you make your very own mechanical insect.
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 8-14 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  Thump, Thump, Thump
Learn about the human heart and what it's like to be a heart doctor from visiting cardiologist, Dr. Rachel Chaney-Roberts.
Time: 1:00pm–3:00pm
Cost: Free with museum admission
Ages: Recommended for ages 6-14 years old
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|  Paddle Power
Learn about potential and kinetic energy when you build your own paddle boat to test on the museum's model of Lake Tahoe.
Times: 11:00am, 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 6-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra
Do you love museums, music and children? Come explore The Discovery while listening to the soothing tones of this youth orchestra and talk with the musicians about their experiences playing in the band.
Times: 12:00–1:00pm
Cost: Free with museum admission
Ages: Recommended for all ages
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| Paddle Power Learn about potential and kinetic energy when you build your own paddle boat to test on the museum's model of Lake Tahoe.
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 6-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  Tesselation Art
Use repeating shapes and colors to create a unique piece of art.
Times: 11:00am, 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 6-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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| Tesselation Art Use repeating shapes and colors to create a unique piece of art.
Times: 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 6-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  The Artwork of Eric Carle
Learn about Eric Carle's unique paper collage technique and create a variety of paper to use in your own work of art.
Times: 11:00am, 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 3-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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| Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra Do you love museums, music and children? Come explore The Discovery while listening to the soothing tones of this youth orchestra and talk with the musicians about their experiences playing in the band.
Times: 12:00–1:00pm
Cost: Free with museum admission
Ages: Recommended for all ages
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| The Artwork of Eric Carle Learn about Eric Carle's unique paper collage technique and create a variety of paper to use in your own work of art.
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: Members free, nonmembers $3
Ages: Recommended for ages 3-12 years old
Note: Classes are first come, first served. Please register at the Admissions Desk on the day of the class.
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|  Small Wonder Wednesday
Visit The Discovery on this special morning just for the museum's youngest guests. Starting at 9:00am, one hour before the museum opens, families with children five years old and under are invited to play, explore and, if the mood is right, enjoy stories read by the museum's educators. Note: Only children five years and under are admitted to Small Wonder Wednesdays. Older siblings may join at 10:00am. Museum admission applies: $8 per person, members and children under one year old are free. |
