What’s Happening at MOSI

Enjoy a casual paint night with MOSI’s award winning artist to guide you step by step through a themed painting. Sip on some complimentary wine, release your creativity and leave with a “wall worthy” 16″ x 20″ painting. No experience or materials needed!

Take your love for game-playing and delve into the world of game design- bend the rules to existing games and create new ones! Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Shoot!

Prerequisites: 1, 3, 8b

Covered: 2, 4a-d, 5a-d, 6a-c, 7a-c

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Nov. 2nd 2024

Forces are all around us and affect everything we do! Join us as we investigate the types of science you cannot see like gravity, static electrify, and magnetism.

Get ready for an electrifying evening at our Science After Dark event…Science in Motion! Explore the captivating world of physics and engineering with hands-on activities and thrilling demonstrations. Enjoy an unforgettable night filled with discovery, as well as food and drink samples.

Tinker together in this roller coaster of a workshop, as you use physics and engineering to design the wildest contraption where the only limit is your imagination.

Recommended levels: Lions, Tigers, Wolves
Badge/Theme Addressed: Engineering
Last Day to Register: Thursday, August 29th

Tinker together in this roller coaster of a workshop, as you use physics and engineering to design the wildest contraption where the only limit is your imagination.

Badge/Theme Addressed: Mechanical Engineering

Recommended levels: Daisies, Brownies

Last Day to Register: Thursday August 29th, 2024

Learn how you can protect the environment as you learn about ecosystems, different types of pollution, and conservation efforts. Meets MB requirement for Nova Award (s): Splash!

Prerequisites: 3e, 5, 6

Covered: 1, 2, 3a-d, 3f-g, 4a

Last Day to Register: Thursday, Sept 12th

Prepare to blast off and explore the Milky Way Galaxy! Use your imaginations to soar through the starts and for the last half hour of class visit the Saunders Planetarium to explore the night sky!

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.