From rocks and trees to air and water, the Earth provides us with amazing materials we wouldn’t be able to live without. Discover natural resources and their usage at interactive activities spread throughout the Museum. Activities are included with Museum Admission: Discussing sustainability and conversation topics while creating designs from recycled plastics with guest expert and TEDx Speaker Hadia Ghandour. Exploring the science of clay and the role it can play in sustainable living with artists from local nonprofit Clayworks. Testing cutting-edge technology and tinkering with renewable energy in the Tech Innovation Lab with museum educators.

Discover compounds that can efficiently photoelectrolyze water.

Join the Westchester Chemical Society for a exploration of green chemistry using life cycle assessments of soft materials that make up biomaterials and consumer products by Prof. Julian Silverman of Manhattan College. The environmental impacts of component synthesis, recycling and disposal will be discussed with examples of how waste resources can be used to generate commodity chemicals.

Generate power using renewable energy.

Document the effects of urine fertilizer on different plants and contexts