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Hear What Happens at the Molecular Level

Maggie2022-12-12T16:11:47-05:00August 9, 2022|Categories: Mission, Press Release, Programs|Tags: chemistry, organic chemistry|

What sounds do molecules make? Find out with Indiana University Undergraduate, Walker Smith. Walker has led research to figure out [...]

Design Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine

Maggie2022-12-12T16:24:14-05:00December 30, 2021|Categories: Mission, News, Programs|Tags: MLK Day|

On MLK Day 2022 WonderLab is giving away 100 Free Science Kits This MLK Day take on the Rube Goldberg [...]

Five of the Most Interesting Deer From Around the World

Maggie2020-12-10T15:07:12-05:00December 10, 2020|Categories: Programs|Tags: caribou, cervids, deer, mammals, Reindeer, Reindeer Reserve, scientific classification, taxonomy|

For some, deer are a topic of great seasonal interest. But deer are fascinating creatures year round. Although reindeer make [...]

Bond Gadgets that Exist in Real Life

Maggie2020-12-03T09:59:24-05:00December 3, 2020|Categories: Programs|

There’s an abundance of interesting and crazy gadgets in the beloved twenty-four film James Bond franchise, and some of them [...]

Decoding in the Modern World: From Decoders in World War II to Data Encryption

Maggie2020-11-18T09:39:17-05:00November 18, 2020|Categories: Programs|Tags: binary, code, Coding, computer science, computers, data encryption, encryption, enigma machine, game design, hacker, hacking, informatics, java, python, Science, spy academy, WonderLab, wonderlab museum|

Photo by Javier Esteban on Unsplash One of the most famous examples of code-breaking (outside of super-cool, but [...]

Let’s build a rocket ship!

Maggie2020-10-19T13:38:08-04:00October 19, 2020|Categories: Exhibits, Programs|Tags: aerodynamic, boosters, craft, crafts for kids, engineering, flight, mission to mars, model, models, Museum, rocket ship, rockets, Science, science for kids, space, space flight, space mission, WonderLab|

Have you ever wondered how rocket ships are able to take people to the moon? In this activity, we will [...]

A Look into the Life of Captain Kathryn Janeway

Maggie2020-10-16T17:43:17-04:00October 16, 2020|Categories: Programs, Uncategorized|Tags: 1995-2001, 2336, aerospace, after dark, Captain Janeway, coffee, counterpoint, engineering, holodeck, janeway, Janeway Collective, Kate Mulgrew, live long and prosper, May 20, Science, scientist first, space, spock, startrek, statue, trek, USS Voyager, voyager, vulcan, vulcan salute, WonderLab|

Realizations and Exclamations from a (former) Star Trek Know Nothing Earlier this week, I had no idea that my newest [...]

Hurricanes: The Mighty Tropical Storm

Maggie2020-10-05T17:05:11-04:00October 5, 2020|Categories: Programs, Uncategorized|Tags: air, circulation, climate, coriolis force, earth networks, energy, equator, flooding, high winds, hurricane, hurricanes, live science, NASA, national geographic kids, national hurricane center, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nature, rain, rainfall, rotate, storm, tropical cyclone, typhoon, weather, wind, world meteorological organization|

Hurricanes can cause high winds strong enough to tear up trees. Photo credit: Image from pxhere.com. Hurricanes are [...]

WonderLab Stays Connected to Volunteers Amid COVID-19 Closure

Maggie2023-07-11T11:05:44-04:00June 19, 2020|Categories: Mission, Programs, Support, Thoughts Behind the Wonder|

When COVID-19 forced WonderLab's closure in early March, our staff shifted into overdrive to begin creating digital content and other [...]

WonderLab After Dark: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Scientists

Maggie2019-10-23T13:12:01-04:00October 23, 2019|Categories: News, Programs|Tags: after dark, Bloomington Indiana, lgbtq+, Museum, over the rainbow, Science, WonderLab|

WonderLab is teaming up with Bloomington PRIDE for WonderLab After Dark: Over the Rainbow. This 21+ event will feature food, [...]