Holiday Hours Update! The DVEC will be closed on the following dates in observance of the holidays: • December 24, 2025 – December 25, 2025 • December 31, 2025 – January 1, 2026 We will be open and welcoming visitors at our regular hours: • December 26–28, 2025 • January 2–4, 2026 Programming will be […]
Hi everyone! The DVEC is kicking off January 2026 with a fun and educational lineup of winter events! ❄️ Explore hands-on science, icy experiments, and creative winter activities as we dive into how insects, arthropods, and nature adapt to the cold. From goo and ice investigations to winter wiggles and survival science, there’s something new […]
🧪 Crazy Science is getting chilly! ❄️🐞 Join us for Goo, Ice, and Bugs as we dive into a cool science demo exploring non-Newtonian fluids, how temperature changes texture, and what this can teach us about insect cuticles and winter survival adaptations. From gooey science to icy surprises, this hands-on demo connects physics […]
❄️ Sunday Funday: ARTic Slime! ❄️ Get ready to squish, stretch, and explore some wintery science, Florida style! 🧊 Join us for Sunday Funday as we create snow-like ARTic Slime, a hands-on activity that captures all the magic of winter without the cold. 📅 January 11, 2026 ⏰ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM ⏸️ Activity […]
Crazy Science – Freeze in a Flash! This week’s Crazy Science dives into the chilly world of freezing and rapid temperature change! Explore how freezing affects different materials through icy observations, and learn why rapid freezing plays an important role in science, nature, and the arthropod world. Get ready to think fast as we […]
Sunday Funday – Cool Creations Join us for a colorful and creative Sunday Funday featuring watercolor ice cube painting! 🎨❄️ Watch colors melt, mix, and flow as painted ice transforms into vibrant artwork. This hands-on activity is perfect for all ages and blends creativity with a cool twist on art and science. 📅 January […]
Crazy Science-Surviving the Winter Crazy Science is going winter-wild at the DVEC! Join us as we explore how animals survive the coldest season of the year, from worms hiding underground to fish swimming beneath frozen lakes. Through hands-on investigations and cool science demos, we’ll uncover the clever adaptations that help critters beat the cold. 📅 […]
Sunday Funday-Winter Wiggles Winter Wiggles are taking over Sunday Funday! Get creative as we craft wiggly worm puppets and learn how worms survive chilly winter weather by burrowing underground. It’s a fun, easy, and hands-on activity where creativity gets to wiggle and squirm! 📅 January 25, 2026⏰ 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM⏸️ Craft paused from […]
Crazy Science is sharpening your senses! Join us for Super Senses as we explore how insects use sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound to find food, avoid danger, and survive in their environments. Through fun mini-demos and hands-on challenges, this interactive program gives you a bug’s-eye view of the world while testing your own senses […]
Sunday Funday is getting buggy! Join us for Buggy Headbands, inspired by our Super Senses session, where creativity meets insect science. As you build your own insect-inspired headband, you’ll learn how antennae help bugs smell, feel, and sense the world around them. Fun fact: Some insects can even “smell” with their antennae from far […]