August 2025
Spark!Lab History Month Theme: Sky Lab
Bulletin Board 1: Skylab (General Info)
Bulletin Board 2: The Science of Skylab
Spark!Lab Hands on Learning Activities
Location/Times: Spark Lab (Each event is within Spark!Lab. Hours of Operation 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
- (Daily) Geometric Rovers - Design and build a futuristic tangram space rover.
- (Mondays) Microgravity Web Weaving - Weave web patterns like NASA Skylab spidernauts Anita and Arabella.
- August 1: Celebrate Women Astronomers Day and the many contributions of women in the field of astronomy by building a paper telescope.
- August 19: Celebrate National Aviation Day and the four forces of flight as you build and test fly your own paper airplane.
STEAM Literature Series: Every Thursday at 10 a.m. inside Spark!Lab
- August 7: Planets: Learn about the planets that make up our solar system.
- August 14: The Sun & Moon: Both the Sun and the Moon light up our sky, but what makes them different?
- August 21: Constellations: Learn about the stars and which ones create pictures in the night sky.
- August 28: Telescopes: Learn about the technology that helps us see far away objects and get those beautiful images.