# Modeling Molecules at Discovery Museum > Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM - Where: Discovery Museum, 177 Main Street (Route 27), Acton, MA 01720 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Free with admission - Organizer: Discovery Museum - Official page: https://www.discoveryacton.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/modeling-molecules-at-discovery-museum--listing-e2accddda1afc73bed152f23 ## About A Saturday tinkering table at Discovery Museum in Acton where kids stick, stack and sort model atoms and can follow along to build models of common gases. The activity connects the models to climate science by showing how gases such as carbon dioxide and methane trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. Younger children can free-build with the materials while school-age kids follow the guided builds. Drop in any time between 1 and 3 pm; included with museum admission. ## Similar picks in Boston - [Everyday Engineering: Squishy Circuits at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/everyday-engineering-squishy-circuits-at-discovery-museum--listing-b5140324a2a1251ed3d1bb89) — Wed, Dec 2 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. A drop-in circuitry session at Discovery Museum in Acton where children squish and sculpt conductive playdough and use it to light up LEDs and set off buzzers. It turns a… - [Black Women in Science: Meet Dr. Paula Hammond at Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/black-women-in-science-meet-dr-paula-hammond-at-discovery-museum--listing-7f52becfd7e4f734998c9e5c) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Discovery Museum, Acton · With admission · checked Oct 24. Part of Discovery Museum's series honoring Black women in science, technology, engineering and math, this afternoon brings MIT chemical engineer Dr. Paula Hammond, Institute… - [Fossil Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/fossil-day-at-the-harvard-museum-of-natural-history--listing-d22ce973901dcd387badc1e2) — Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. Harvard paleontologists bring out favourite fossils from the university's paleontology collections for Fossil Day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge. Visitors… - [Winter Wildlife Tales & Meet a Rabbit at Drumlin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/winter-wildlife-tales-and-meet-a-rabbit-at-drumlin-farm--listing-2323ce9edf7145635f9b8e43) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln · Ages 4–10 · From $18 · checked Oct 16. A December afternoon at Drumlin Farm about how animals survive the coldest season. Families gather for a reading of Twelve Days of Winter: A Wildlife Celebration by Sherri Maret… - [Museum of Science, Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/museum-of-science-boston--listing-36ad1131bead9ba3b0c82c62) — Exhibit Halls open daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm; closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas; early… · Museum of Science, Boston · All ages · From $28 · checked Oct 13. Science museum at Science Park on the Charles River Dam. Exhibit Halls are open daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm; the Planetarium and Mugar Omni Theater run Sunday–Thursday 9:00 am–5:00 pm… - [Plimoth Patuxet Museums](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/plimoth-patuxet-museums--listing-87e14f991b735d6d6528b65a) — Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day (Nov… · Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 13. Living-history museum in Plymouth with the Historic Patuxet Homesite, the 17th-Century English Village and the Craft Center, plus the Mayflower II reproduction ship on the… ## More for families - [This weekend in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston.md)