What’s Happening at MOSI

Experience the action of art in motion as you master the mechanics of movement by building a Rube Goldberg-style contraption. Follow the design principles as you plan, build, test, and perfect a complex machine using pulleys, gears, marbles, motors, and more!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, September 26th

Also available Tuesday, October 1st
We will study marine life and oceans by examining two deep sea creatures. We will study both a dogfish shark and a squid. These fascinating creatures have much to tell us about our oceans. We will learn why their survival is important for the overall health of the seas.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, September 26th

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Bug out as you explore the science of insects, their anatomy, their behavior, and their importance. Small but mighty, without insects life as we know it would cease to exist!

Prerequisites: 1, 5, 6a, 9, 13

Covered: 2, 3, 4, 6b, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

Last Day to Register: Thursday, September 26th

Join MOSI astronomers for a night of stargazing! Observe Venus low on the horizon, gaze at Saturn’s majesty through a telescope, experience the beauty of the Moon in high magnification, and use binoculars to spot the bright trio of stars in the Summer Triangle.

Ready to build and program your own robot? Command your creation as you add a gear here and a sensor there, tackling challenges big and small.
Recommended levels: Juniors, Cadettes

Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics, Coding Basics

Last Day to Register: Thursday Sept. 26th, 2024

Ready to build and program a robot? Command your creation as you add a gear here and a sensor there, tackling challenges big and small.

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics
Last Day to Register: Thursday, September 26th

Join us for a spine-tingling night of family-friendly fun at MOSI’s exclusive members-only Halloween event: “Spooktacular Science: A Halloween Extravaganza”! Get ready for a night of eerie excitement as MOSI is transformed into a haunted wonderland, where science meets the supernatural. Bring the family out for an evening of interactive experiments, spooky exhibits, and trick-or-treat adventures. It’s a fantastic opportunity to enjoy quality time with your loved ones while exploring the mysterious side of science. Mark your calendars, gather your costumes, and join us for a creepy celebration full of science.

Saturday, October 19th 2024 at 7pm to Sunday, October 20th 2024 at 9am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Enjoy a night of mystery and intrigue - all while locked in the museum! Unleash your inner detective as you become a spy and search for clues. Uncover evidence and analyze DNA to learn about forensic science.
This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

From idea to patent, discover how inventions affect our daily lives while creating a working prototype of your own invention.

Prerequisites: 1, 2, 3c, 9
Covered: 3abd, 4, 5, 6a-c, 7, 8

Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 10th

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Whoosh!

Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Join us for a hair-raising evening at MOSI’s first Adult Halloween event: The Ghoulish Gala. Get ready for a night of creepy delight as MOSI is transformed into a haunted haven that blurs the line between science and the supernatural.

From concept to premiere, travel the path of a filmmaker as you bring your ideas to life with storyboards, actors, props, and locations. Teams will plan, shoot, edit, and premier their own film.

Prerequisites: 4

Covered: 1, 2, 3

Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 17th, 2024

This class will give you first-hand experience in what it takes to plan and create a video as you follow a storyboard to bring characters and ideas to life! We’ll upload our videos to a private YouTube channel so you can share your creations with family and friends.

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, October 29th

Also available Thursday, November 7th
Cooking is an art, but baking is chemistry! We will practice precisely measuring ingredients and following procedures. We will also learn why some bread rises and some bread doesn’t, and we will get to eat our creations at the end of the class!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 31st

Did you know your body is at war 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Experiment with ways your body works to heal itself…even if it is gross! Also explore your five senses.

Last Day to Register Wednesday, October 23rd

This class will give you first-hand experience in what it takes to plan and create a video as you follow a storyboard to bring characters and ideas to life! We’ll upload our videos to a private YouTube channel so you can share your creations with family and friends.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 31st

Also available Tuesday, November 5th
While most people have backyards, MOSI has a 27-acre Backwoods. Become an environmental scientist and explore the four natural habits that many animals call home. Who knows if you are lucky and remain quiet you might just see something wonderful.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 31st

Lights, camera, action! From storyboard to premiere, find out what it takes to make a movie as you work together to plan, film, act in, and edit your own short film on location at MOSI.

Recommended levels: Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Moviemaking
Last Day to Register: Thursday, October 24th

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Lights, camera, action! From storyboard to premiere, find out what it takes to make a movie as you work together to plan, film, act in, and edit your own short film on location at MOSI.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Moviemaking, screenwriter

Recommended level: Juniors, Cadettes

Last Day to Register: Thursday Oct. 24th, 2024

Low Sensory Morning at MOSI with reduced lights and sounds in partnership with CARD (Center for Autism & Related Disabilities)

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Saturday November 16th, 2024 at 7:00 pm to Sunday November 17th at 9:00 am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Ready, set, create! Think like a scientist as you explore simple machines, physics, and engineering. Spend the night at MOSI designing and building crazy contraptions to push, pull, and propel!
This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Inventor, Mechanical Engineering

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Learn about robotics and coding as you build and program LEGO robot creations. Work together as a team to compete in robotic challenges. Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot! , Hello World, Whoosh!, Next Big Thing.

Prerequisites: 1, 7

Covered: 2a-c, 3, 4a-e, 5a-b, 6

Last Day to Register: Thursday, November 7th, 2024

Friday, November 22nd, 2024 at 7:00 pm to Saturday November 23rd at 9:00 am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Are you eager to explore worlds beyond your own? Follow in the footsteps of astronauts, engineers, and scientists as you blast off for a night of space exploration! Journey to MOSI’s Moonbase, design a Mars lander, and experience our stellar galaxy in our Saunders Planetarium.

This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Program Fee: $40 per scout, $30 per adult, 1 adult free per 10 scouts

MOSI Members: $35 per member scout, $25 per member adult

Adventure/Theme Addressed: Space Science, Sky is the Limit

Last Day to Register: Friday, November 8th 2024

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

This is Ground Control to All Learners... we are Go for Launch! Learn about rockets and the laws of motion that govern their flight in this exciting class where you build and launch your very own model rocket!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, November 26th

Also available Thursday, December 5th
Come and visit a whole new world and experience life at the microscopic level. Learn all about microscopes, lenses, and practice obtaining, preparing, and viewing various cool specimens under the microscope.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, November 28th

Discover the secret message that may take you to a hidden mystery. Check out fingerprints and other things to help you solve the mystery!

Last Day to Register Wednesday, November 20th

This is Ground Control to All Learners... we are Go for Launch! Learn about rockets and the laws of motion that govern their flight in this exciting class where you build and launch your very own model rocket!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, November 28th

Also available Tuesday, December 3rd
Do you like hands-on science? Do you like cool chemical reactions? Have you seen fun science viral videos and thought, “I can do that!” Then this is the class for you! Learn what causes certain chemical reactions then perform awesome experiments that will make you jump for joy. This is
where exciting science will take place.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, November 28th

In a busy world that's always talking, learn how to communicate effectively. Work on writing small speeches, telling stories, and active listening.

Prerequisites: 1, 4, 5, 9

Covered: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Nov. 21st

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

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It’s elementary! Make observations and gather evidence as you unravel clues using your keen powers of observation in this forensics-themed workshop.
Recommended levels: Daisies, Brownies

Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics

Last Day to Register: Thursday November 28th, 2024

It’s elementary! Make observations and gather evidence as you unravel clues using your keen powers of observation in this forensics-themed workshop.

Recommended levels: Lions, Tigers, Wolves
Badge/Theme Addressed: Code of the Wolf; Forensics; Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries
Last Day to Register: Thursday, November 28th

Get ready to dive into a magical blend of holiday cheer and scientific wonders, where every moment is packed with joy, giggles, and hands-on fun for the whole family. Hang out with Santa Claus and tell him your holiday wishes or craft your special letter. With MOSI’s magical mailbox, you can be sure your message zooms straight to the North Pole in time for Christmas!

Learn how forensic scientists use techniques like matching fingerprint records and DNA sampling to answer mysteries and solve crimes.

Prerequisites: none
Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Last Day to Register: Thursday, December 5th

Get set to launch into the New Year with an electrifying celebration unlike any other! Immerse yourself in a world where celebration and scientific exploration converge as we welcome 2025 in style at MOSI.

Work on your soldering skills as you assemble your light-up creation! You’ll be shocked to see how much you’ll learn about conductors, insulators, LEDs, and much more. Use your knowledge of circuits to personalize a greeting card with conductive traces and lights!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, December 31st

Also available Thursday, January 9th
Our world is home to a myriad of amazing animals. Learn how animals are classified, what habitats they live in, and all about the interconnectedness of animal species. We will also highlight a few extraordinary animals in this fun and hands-on class!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 2nd

Buildings and bridges and towers so tall! Use LEGO™ and household items to explore the tools and techniques needed to make a strong structure that will stand up to an earthquake and hurricane test!

Last Day to Register Wednesday, December 25th

Work on your soldering skills as you assemble your light-up creation! You’ll be shocked to see how much you’ll learn about conductors, insulators, LEDs, and much more. Use your knowledge of circuits to personalize a greeting card with conductive traces and lights!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 2nd

Also available Tuesday, January 7th
The cells of the body are awesome. Inside of each cell are tiny organelles that carry out the functions of the cell. Plants also have cells and organelles. Some of these organelles humans and plants share and there are some that we don’t. Come and learn about life on the cellular level.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 2nd

Join MOSI astronomers for a night of stargazing! This is the best time to observe Mars through a telescope as it reaches opposition! Observe Jupiter and its largest moons through telescopes, and even catch a glimpse of the International Space Station as it flies overhead at the start of our event.

Journey through space with us as we explore the Sun, the Moon, and the night sky! This workshop also includes a show in the Saunders Planetarium.

Recommended levels: Lions, Tigers, Wolves
Badge/Theme Addressed: Sky Is The Limit, Space Science
Last Day to Register: Thursday, December 26th

Journey through space with us as we explore the Sun, the Moon, and the night sky! This workshop also includes a show in the Saunders Planetarium. Badge/Theme Addressed: Space Science Explorer, Space Science Adventurer

Recommended levels: Daisies, Brownies

Last Day to Register: Thursday Dec. 26th, 2024

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Explore the states of matter, learn about physical and chemical changes, and conduct fun, fizzing, foaming, and even explosive experiments in the lab!

Prerequisites: 5, 6a and 6b, 7
Covered: 1 (a-d), 2 (a-c), 3, 4 (a-d), 6c, 6d

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Splash!, Up and Away

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Jan. 2nd

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Build and launch chemical rockets and design a space station as you discover the science behind exploring the stars. Don’t miss signing up for the Astronomy Camp-in as well to get two badge workshops in one weekend!

Prerequisites: 2, 5a or 5b, 6, 8
Covered: 1, 3, 4, 7

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot!, Start your Engines!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Jan. 9th

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Spend a fun filled evening at MOSI exploring the cosmos! Gaze into the night sky with telescopes, learn the stories behind the constellations in the Saunders Planetarium. The camp-in includes the Astronomy merit badge workshop, light snack, sleeping at MOSI, light breakfast, a MOSI Fun Patch for scouts, and general admission to MOSI after the event. At least 1 adult chaperone required per 10 children.

Prerequisites: 1, 6b, 9
Covered: 2, 4a-d, 5a-d, 6a, 6c-d, 7a-c, 8a

General cost: $48 per scout, $36 per adult (1 adult free per 10 scouts)
Member cost: $40 per scout, $30 per adult (1 adult free per 10 scouts)

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Jan. 9th

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Learn about the history of aviation as we take a look at gliders, airplanes, helicopters, and drones and how they impact our daily lives. Make different types of paper airplanes and even try your hand at flying a drone through a test course!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, January 28th

Also available Thursday, February 6th
Protons, neutrons, and electrons, oh my! Learn all about matter and its marvelous properties! Learn about the parts of an atom, how atoms combine to form molecules and compounds, and some cool facts about the periodic table!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 30th

Discover the science of flight. Feel the wind and challenge of design and building flying machines. Apply Bernoulli’s principle as you test pilot a variety of flying contraptions.

Last Day to Register Wednesday, January 22nd

Learn about the history of aviation as we take a look at gliders, airplanes, helicopters, and drones and how they impact our daily lives. Make different types of paper airplanes and even try your hand at flying a drone through a test course!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 30th

Also available Tuesday, February 4th
Get creative by using the equipment in the Fab Lab to make awesome t-shirts. Use the laser cutter to create awesome projects and more. Use technology to craft some of your favorite items. It will be a fun lab experience.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 30th

Have a blast as you design, build, and test machines on the move! From balloon cars to paddle boats, will your contraption drive, swim, or fly to the finish line? Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineer (paddle boat and balloon cars)

Recommended levels: Juniors, Cadettes


Last Day to Register: Thursday Jan. 23rd, 2025

You’ve minded for diamonds, traded emeralds, and built a portal to a whole new realm. Now it’s time to put your skills to the test in MOSI’s Minecraft Mania! Play and learn while tackling individual, small group, and full-team challenges that you build your computer skills as you work on perfecting your strategies, enchanting your armor, or even learn some basic coding as you defend your city from an alien attack!

Have a blast as you design, build, and test machines on the move! From paddle boats to balloon cars, will your contraption drive, swim, or fly to the finish line?

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineer (paddle boat and balloon cars)
Last Day to Register: Thursday, January 23rd

Construct circuits with resistors and capacitors and learn about electrical components with this badge workshop!

Prerequisites: 1, 6
Covered: 2a-b, 3a-c, 4a-c, 5a-c

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Whoosh!, Next Big Thing

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Jan. 30th

Saturday February 22nd, 2025 at 7:00 pm to Sunday February 23rd at 9:00 am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Become a paleontologist for the evening and journey back to the Jurassic Era! Go back in time, dig for fossils, and recreate a dinosaur.
This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Geology, Paleontology

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Learn how to contribute to a sustainable environment through conservation and waste reduction.

Prerequisites: 1, 8a-c, 9
Covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (b, and f)

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot!, Splash!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 13th

Whether it’s helping surgeons with complex procedures, exploring the harsh conditions of another planet, or anything in-between, robots help humans accomplish more. We will use LEGO® robotics components to assemble and program a robot to complete a maze!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, February 25th

Also available Thursday, March 6th
Step into electromagnetism with this fun and hands-on class! We will learn all about the electromagnetic spectrum, make an electromagnet, and play around with prisms and spectrum viewers!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 27th

Investigate solids, liquids and gases. Create foaming mixtures and solutions by combining common ingredients together to create something new and exciting.

Last Day to Register Wednesday, February 19th

Whether it’s helping surgeons with complex procedures, exploring the harsh conditions of another planet, or anything in-between, robots help humans accomplish more. We will use LEGO® robotics components to assemble and program a robot to complete a maze!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 27th

Also available Tuesday, March 4th
The money is gone. There are fingerprints everywhere. A note with the word “HELP!” has been left behind. You are now a crime scene investigator (CSI). Can you and your team figure out what happened? Can your team find out who has been kidnapped? Use science and the clues left behind
to find the criminal. Good Luck!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 27th

Journey into the wooded trails of MOSI’s own nature preserve. Identify plants, read tree rings, study the anatomy of a flower, and experiment with photosynthesis.

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Into the Woods, Ecology
Last Day to Register: Thursday, February 20th

Journey into the wooded trails of MOSI’s own nature preserve. Identify plants, read tree rings, study the anatomy of a flower, and experiment with photosynthesis. Badge/Theme Addressed: Mechanical Engineering

Recommended levels: Juniors, Cadettes

Last Day to Register: Thursday Feb. 20th, 2025

Join MOSI astronomers for a night of stargazing! Celebrate Pi day by observing a wonderful Full Moon, look at the Orion Nebula and Pleiades star clusters, spot elusive Mercury and Venus in the evening dusk, and view Mars and Jupiter in the skies overhead.

Become a botanist for the day as you explore horticulture and agriculture.

Prerequisites: 6, 7, 8
Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Let it Grow!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 13th

Saturday March 29th, 2025 at 7:00 pm to Sunday March 30th at 9:00 am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Are you eager to explore worlds beyond your own? Follow in the footsteps of astronauts, engineers, and scientists as you blast off for a night of space exploration! Journey to MOSI’s Moonbase, design a Mars lander, and experience our stellar galaxy in our Saunders Planetarium.
This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Space Science

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

3D printing has come a long way, and now it’s easier than ever to bring your ideas to life! Learn how to use 3D modeling tools to design a virtual model and use our laser cutter to create a custom keychain!

Last Day to Register: Tuesday, March 25th

Also available Thursday, April 3rd
This class is all about one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. We will learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of Gravitation with fun and hands-on experiments and activities!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 27th

Happy Earth Day! Make earth friendly products and ways to make the world a better place!

Last Day to Register Wednesday, March 19th

3D printing has come a long way, and now it’s easier than ever to bring your ideas to life! Learn how to use 3D modeling tools to design a virtual model and use our laser cutter to create a custom keychain!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 27th

Also available Tuesday, April 1st
Compete in challenges to test your engineering skills. Can your structure be used as a bridge? Can your structure contain the most mass? Can your catapult launch items the farthest distance? These activities and more will be built by you.

Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 27th

Friday, April 4th 2025 at 7pm to Saturday, April 5th 2025 at 9am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Enjoy a night of mystery and intrigue - all while locked in the museum! Unleash your inner detective as you become a spy and search for clues. Uncover evidence and analyze DNA to learn about forensic science.

This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Program Fee: $40 per scout, $30 per adult, 1 adult free per 10 scouts

MOSI Members: $35 per member scout, $25 per member adult

Adventure/Theme Addressed: Forensics

Last Day to Register: March 21st, 2025

Discover the science behind extreme weather conditions and learn what it takes to be a meteorologist.

Prerequisites: 1, 9, 11
Covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 3rd

Meets MB requirement for Nova Awards: Shoot!, Splash!, and Designed to Crunch

Beep boop, what’s a loop? Find out as you master the basics of coding a real robot- make it move, dance, and play! Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics

Recommended levels: Daisies, Brownies

Last Day to Register: Thursday March 27th, 2025

Beep-boop, what’s a loop? Find out as you master the basics of coding a real robot- make it move, dance, and play!

Recommended levels: Lions, Tigers, Wolves
Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics
Last Day to Register: Thursday, March 27th

Discover the science behind extreme weather conditions and learn what it takes to be a meteorologist.

Prerequisites: 1, 9, 11
Covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 3rd

Saturday April 19th, 2025 at 7:00 pm to Sunday April 20th at 9:00 am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Do you have an eye towards the future? Explore the robotics of today and build the robots of tomorrow. Design, program, and play with robots. Will your dream robot explore other planets, clean the oceans, rescue people, or just help do your chores?

This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Robotics


This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Saturday, May 3rd 2025 at 7pm to Sunday, May 4th 2025at 9am

Recommended Levels: Ages 8+

Enjoy a night of mystery and intrigue - all while locked in the museum! Unleash your inner detective as you become a spy and search for clues. Uncover evidence and analyze DNA to learn about forensic science.
This overnight camp-in also includes exhibit exploration, a light snack, sleeping at MOSI, a cold breakfast, and general admission to MOSI after the program. Please be prompt to ensure a smooth check-in and participation in all the fun activities! All scout participants will receive a MOSI Fun Patch.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics

This event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Please visit http://www.gswcf.org/ for pricing and registration.

Explore how nuclear reactors work, how we can use energy created through nuclear science, build tools that measure and track radiation, and more!

Prerequisites: 1, 2a, 8

Covered: 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Start your Engines!

Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 24th

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day!

Recommended levels: Bears, Webelos
Badge/Theme Addressed: Forensics
Last Day to Register: Thursday, April 24th

What does it take to solve a crime? Find out as you use fingerprints, DNA, and other forensic techniques. Try being a Crime Scene Investigator for the day! Badge/Theme Addressed: Detective, Special Agent, Forensics

Recommended levels: Juniors, Cadettes

Last Day to Register: Thursday April 24th

A hurricane is headed towards the Tampa Bay area and you are setting up a shelter at MOSI! Learn how to prepare for and survive a natural disaster, as you spend the night at a mock hurricane shelter.

The camp-in includes the Emergency Preparedness merit badge workshop, light snack, sleeping at MOSI, light breakfast, a MOSI Fun Patch for scouts, and general admission to MOSI the following morning. At least 1 adult chaperone required per 10 children.

Prerequisites: 1, 6, 7b, 8b, 9*

Covered: 2a-b, 3, 4, 5, 7a, 8a

Last Day to Register: Thursday, May 1st

*Must have completed First Aid Merit Badge to get complete sign off for this badge. Counselors can sign off on other requirements if needed.