Snail Tales

Saturday, June 21, 2–4 p.m.

What is species diversity and how can it affect a habitat? What snails can you find in the Delaware River and why are they important? Check out some snails from our Malacology Collection and discover why they are so essential in helping an ecosystem thrive. Use your observation skills to identify some specimens with tools used by our Watershed Systems Ecology team!

Summer Styles 

Saturday, July 5, 2–4 p.m.

How does making clothing impact the global environment? What is upcycling and why is it so important? Learn all about how there is more than meets the eye in your choices for summer styles. Take a peek at the Academy’s Botany Collection. Bring an old pair of shorts and repurpose them into a lunch bag to take home.

Dazzling Diatoms

Saturday, September 27, 2-4 p.m.

What is a diatom and what does it tell you about the environment? What diatoms are living in our watershed? See some diatoms from the Academy’s Diatom Herbarium and discover why they are so important in a healthy watershed. Make a diatom keychain to take home.

Living in Harmony

Saturday, October 4, 2–4 p.m.

What is a resource? How do animals share the available space and foods they find?

Take a peek at the Academy’s Ornithology Collection and learn how animals and humans can both affect the environment.

Stay tuned for upcoming workshop topics!

Free with admission; program is ongoing while supplies last.
All ages 

For more information about this program, please contact Amy Hoyt, mediated experiences educator, at alp333@drexel.edu.