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Impression 5 is a hands-on learning environment that challenges its visitors to experience, discover, and explore the world in which they live. Impression 5 achieves this by producing hands-on exhibits and participatory programs.

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Lansing, MI 48933
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  Weekends are special at Impression 5! A perfect spot for your family to spend time together!   

Saturdays are made for fun at impression 5, and we call them Super Saturdays!  Each Saturday has a different theme, like Gross Super Saturday or Electricity Super Saturday,  with exciting new activities to go along with it.  You get to participate in these activities for just the cost of regular admission (on occasion, a workshop may have a materials fee).  Super Saturday activities are open from 11:00 am to     4:00 pm every Saturday while our regular exhibits are open from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.  Come see what we have in store for you this Saturday!

If you like Super Saturdays, then you will love Scientific Sundays! Each Sunday, the Science Interpreters at Impression 5 pick a question from our Wonder Wall and develop a set of activities to explore that question. Impression 5 is open on Sundays from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Check out some of the upcoming themes and questions below!  

For more information about Scientific Weekends please call Jessica at 485-8116 ext 37 or send her an

Upcoming Super Saturday Themes (subject to change):    

  • Feb 9           - Colorific Super Saturday
  • Feb 16         - Glowing Saturday
  • Feb 23         - Health Works Saturday
  • Mar 1           - Wonderful Water
  • Mar 8           - Prehistoric Saturday
  • Mar 15         - Nano Day
  • Mar 22         - Egg-Credible Saturday
  • Mar 29         - Force and Motion Saturday
  • Apr 5           - Heart Power Saturday
  • Apr 12         - Reactions Saturday
  • Apr 19         - Grossology Saturday
  • Apr 26         - Green Things Saturday
  • May 3          - Geology Rocks Saturday
  • May 10        - Sun Power Saturday
  • May 17        - Seeds Everywhere Saturday
  • May 24        - Magnetic Saturday
  • May 31        - Be A Tourist In Your Own Town Saturday
  • June 7         - Messy Saturday
  • June 14       - Wet and Wild Saturday
  • June 21       - Light Saturday
  • June 28       - Microscopic Saturday
  • July 5          - Science of Art Saturday
  • July 12        - Body Saturday
  • July 19        - Waves Saturday
  • July 26        - Energy Saturday

Upcoming Scientific Sunday questions (subject to change):

  • Feb 10          - Are black and white actually colors?
  • Feb 17          - How do glow-in-the-dark stickers work?
  • Feb 24          - What is heart rate?
  • Mar 2            - What makes things float?
  • Mar 9            - Where did dinosaurs live?
  • Mar 16          - What is a microbe?
  • Mar 23          - CLOSED - EASTER SUNDAY
  • Mar 30          - Why do things roll downhill?
  • Apr 6            - How many red blood cells are in our body?
  • Apr 13          - Why do elements react with each other?
  • Apr 20          - What are boogers for?
  • Apr 27          - How do seeds become plants?
  • May 3          - Do rocks float?
  • May 10        - Why do I get sunburn?
  • May 17        - How does an apple blossom become a fruit?
  • May 24        - Is there iron in cereal?
  • May 31        - Why is the grass green?
  • June 8         - What is Oobleck?
  • June 15       - Why do boats float?
  • June 22       - What are ultraviolet rays?
  • June 29       - How many molecules make a person?
  • July 6          - How are colors made?
  • July 13        - Why does ear wax build up in your ear?
  • July 20        - Can I see sound waves?
  • July 27        - How do we make energy from the sun?