Fly across irridescent tropical reefs, brush through a cloud of a million jellyfish, and visit an alien world where the tiniest creatures support the greatest predators. Ages 6 and older. $6 adults; $5 children, students & seniors, plus NYSCI admission. (NYSCI members: $3 per person.) Click here for screening schedule.

Experience mind-boggling collisions, soar 22,000 miles above earth, and learn about the challenges we face in protecting Earth's increasingly crowded orbits. $6 adults; $5 children, students & seniors, plus NYSCI admission. (NYSCI members: $3 per person.) Recommended for ages 6 and older. Click here for screening schedule.

Get an insider's view of how a modern aircraft is built. See the first public flights of the Airbus A380 and the 787. $6 adults; $5 children, students & seniors, plus NYSCI admission. (NYSCI members: $3 per person) Recommended for ages 6 and older. Click here for screening schedule.

Explore the role of evolution and natural selection in health, illness and prevention. Free with NYSCI admission.

View the winning images of the 2012 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Free with NYSCI admission.

Discover North America's largest science playground! More than 60,000 square feet of outdoor exhibits help visitors explore the scientific principles of motion, balance and simple machines. Open weather permitting. $4 per person plus NYSCI admission (free for NYSCI Premium members). Click here for schedule.

Putt through the world's only miniature golf course themed around the science of space flight while exploring propulsion, gravity, escape velocity and more. $6 adults, $5 children and seniors, plus NYSCI admission. (NYSCI Premium members: $5 adults, $4 children and seniors.)

Experiment with colorful lights, shadow puppets, colored gels, and tubes in this unique exhibition. Free with NYSCI admission.

Use solar telescopes, make constellations on sun print paper, and learn about rockets and flight. Free with NYSCI admission.

Use sandpaper, a hammer and nails to build your own wooden creation. Recommended for ages 5 and older. $10 per adult/child pair, plus NYSCI admission. ($8 members.)

Follow Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the scientists of VORTEX2, the largest tornado-research project ever assembled, on their missions to witness the birth of a tornado. Ages 6 and older. $6 adults; $5 children, students & seniors, plus NYSCI admission. (NYSCI members: $3 per person.) Click here for screening schedule.

Find out how videogame developers, music producers, roller coaster designers and other creative problem solvers use math and science to meet their design challenges. Free with NYSCI admission.

Explore the chemistry in your kitchen and stir up a pancake mix for the whole family to enjoy in this drop-in workshop. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). Preregistration is recommended.

Invent your own flavor as you shake up a batch of homemade ice cream in this drop-in workshop. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). Preregistration is recommended.

Explore the innovation and design process through sports-related activities and demonstrations. Free with NYSCI admission.

Design and make your own bubble blowing tool and use it to create colorful bubble artwork in this drop-in workshop. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). Preregistration is recommended.

Bounce your way into learning as you explore chemistry in a fun new way. Mix and mold everyday household ingredients to create your own bouncy ball in this drop-in workshop. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). Preregistration is recommended.

Part performance, part workshop, EXPOSED-Sound will feature Haeyoung Kim's performance "Moori", which will combine audience participation, a real-time audio visual composition, and a dynamic narrative. Free.

Join us for a colorful intro to the patterns and practices of sewing. $8 per family, plus NYSCI admission ($5 per family for members). Preregistration is recommended.

Create a ping pong ball bug catapult, design a LED-lit firefly, participate in a lady bug release, and even taste some bugs at this one-day event. Free with NYSCI admission.

Board the BioBus, New York's mobile research microscope laboratory, and use some of the most powerful microscopes in the world. Free with NYSCI admission.

Bring your own kite to fly, take a turn piloting a Brooklyn Aerodrome glider, and fold up some origami flying machines. Free with NYSCI admission.

Save the date! A family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Requires purchase of a World Maker Faire ticket.

Meet Atka, a live Arctic gray wolf from the Wolf Conservation Center, and learn about wolves, their relationship to the environment, and how humans can protect their future. Small fee, plus NYSCI admission.

See some live bats, plus find out about the benefits of bats, why we need to conserve them, and what you can do to help them at this special show with Rob Mies from the Organization for Bat Conservation. Small fee, plus NYSCI admission.