Thursday, May 28, 2015

Bugs! are back!

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is bringing its great bugs exhibit back:  Exploring Science Together: Bugs! on Saturday, July 18, from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm.  Past bugs exhibits have been great hits with kids.  The program has hands-on activities including digging in the dirt, touching live invertebrates, and outside bug collection.There is also a program to create your own scientific equipment to continue the study of entomology at home! All activities are designed to be a fun and interactive experience for families with children in grades K-5.  
-Lauren Greenhow, General Manager, 
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Observing Honeybees in Cambridge

The Harvard Museum of Natural History, admission is free to Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (September through May) has a observation honeybee hive.  The exhibit is called Honeybees in Action and is located in the Arthropods:  Creatures that rule exhibit area.  The observation hive provides a look at the activity of a colony, as the bees collect pollen, make honey, and care for their eggs and larvae.

Lauren Greenhow
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