Spring Break: STEAM Break

Five fun days filled with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math! (STEAM)

STEAM Break is taking over Tellus with hands-on fun, live demonstrations and mind-blowing discoveries. Each day brings a brand-new lineup of special guests ready to wow visitors of all ages! From LEGO™ robotics and life-sized droids to rideable hovercrafts and real fossils you can take home, we have something new happening every day.

Specia guests + Activities 

Monday - Meet the Techno Titans as they showcase their LEGO™ robot, built as part of the FIRST LEGO™ League’s Unearthed challenge, exploring how technology can assist archaeologists in the field. Then head over to Georgia Tech’s SENIC outreach table, where you can discover the world of nanotechnology through hands-on demonstrations of real nanotechnology products.

Tuesday - The force is strong on Tuesday! Grab a photo with fan-favorite droids, R2-D2 and BB-8, and try your hand at robotic engineering with our Scribbles. Then, electrifying live demonstrations, featuring a Jacob’s Ladder, Plasma Globe, Electrostatic Generator and more.

Wednesday - Kick off the day with a visit from the North Cobb Library Bookmobile to learn about careers in library science and experiment with ink! Then, join us for a special STEAM Break Lunch + Learn, with WSB-TV Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Glenn Burns. Make sure to stick around after the talk to check out the tools of a weather station, whip up a cloud in a bottle and create your own viewer to identify clouds in the sky.

Tellus Volunteer Nick Johnson will also be on hand to share his stunning astrophotography and provide tips for capturing some nice stars using your phone or cameras.

Thursday - Thursday features activity stations where guests can tackle magnetic tile builds, “touch” the stars with a tactile constellation activity and try their hand at surgery techniques with our laparoscopic dome. Plus, make sure to catch one of three performances of “Wheel of Science” — a live theater show that brings scientific concepts to life. Showtimes: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. and last approximately 30 minutes.

Friday - Finish the week with a bang! Berry College’s Hackberry Lab students bring magnetic mayhem with race magnet cars, stack repelling rings and the chance to climb aboard a real, rideable hovercraft to experience Newton’s First Law of Motion in action. Then, visit with the University of Georgia’s GeoAmbassadors. Explore careers in geology, make your own fossil to take home, watch a liquefaction earthquake demonstration, and discover how rivers shape our world. Plus, don’t miss the chance to see pieces from our special Bill Montante fossil collection, not usually on display.  

Daily

Look for Tellus Blue Crew carts throughout the galleries. They will be out all week long to bring extra hands-on fun!

See what sparkling surprise awaits inside your very own geode when you swing by our Geode Cracking station (geodes not included with admission).