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Science Saturday: “Ganshewahanna: The Schuylkill River before the Europeans”

Drop in every Saturday between 2-4 pm, and together, we’ll explore different aspects of our environment during fun and interactive sessions in our water lab. Native Americans are an important part of our Thanksgiving celebrations. Learn about the original residents of Philadelphia and their reliance on local rivers and streams. We will learn about their […]

Setting the Thanksgiving Water Table

Water is part of everything we eat, drink, and use. Your traditional Thanksgiving recipes, like one for pumpkin pie, calls for little to no cups of water, but from the […]

Science Saturday – “Diatoms: Jewels of the River”

Drop in every Saturday between 2-4 pm, and together, we’ll explore different aspects of our environment during fun and interactive sessions in our water lab. Art and science meet as […]

A Closer Look at Diatoms

Come visit the Fairmount Water Works during our Sunday operating hours for a self-guided version of "Diatoms: Jewels of the River". Through a lens, view these colorful and wonderfully complex hidden algae...

Science Saturday: “Diatoms: Jewels of the River”

Drop in every Saturday between 2-4 pm, and together, we’ll explore different aspects of our environment during fun and interactive sessions in our water lab. Art and science meet as you explore the colorful and wondrous microscopic world of water. Discover the complex and intricate beauty of these hidden single-celled algae called diatoms along with […]

A Closer Look at Diatoms

Come visit the Fairmount Water Works during our Sunday operating hours for a self-guided version of "Diatoms: Jewels of the River". Through a lens, view these colorful and wonderfully complex hidden algae...