Hands On! Discovery Center

Non-profit, all-ages science center with fun interactive programs & exhibits + an active 5 million-year-old fossil dig site!
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🦃 Gobble ‘til you wobble! 🦃 We hope you have a safe and happy #ThanksgivingDay! And don’t forget that HandsOn! will be open regular hours this Fri-Sun, so your #familyfun doesn’t have to end after dessert! 🥧🍪🧁 #HappyHolidays #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Bring flair and fun to your #holiday meals this season with some Table Trick Science, served daily in the #DiscoveryLab! 🪄🍽️🥳 #HappyHolidays #VisitHandsOn #STEMforAll #FamilyFun #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

HandsOn! will be closed this Thursday in celebration of #ThanksgivingDay 🎈🦃🥧🎉 but we are OPEN the rest of the week for #familyfun! #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

✈️ Come fly with us as we #discover the fantastic science of #aerodynamics in honor of #NationalAviationMonth! #AwesomeAviationLab is flying daily through Nov 19 in the #DiscoveryLab. FREE with paid general admission.

#HODC #VisitHandsOn #TriFlight #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

🎃 Things are looking pretty spooky at HandsOn! 👻because BOO!SUM is TONIGHT from 5:30-7:30pm! Be sure to bring your best costume and trick-or-treat bag! #VisitHandsOn #HODC #HalloweenFun #AllAges #AppalachianHighlands

For more info ->. https://t.co/PNcyH4Bjsp

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

🎃👻🦖 BOO!SEUM is back! Join us Oct 27 from 5:30-7:30pm for a spook-tacular (but not too scary) evening of fun, science, games, crafts, and candy! Wear your best costume & don’t forget your trick-or-treat bag! #allages #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Do you have a mysterious item in your rock collection? Think you've found a dino egg 🦖🪺?!? Bring it in for #Fossil & #Artifact ID night and let the pros have a look! 4-6pm Oct 24. #GrayFossilSite #HODC #VisitHandsOn #fossilidentification #familyfun #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Be sure to visit tomorrow, Oct 21, from 10am - 2pm for a showcase that’s all about STEAM! (#Science #Technology #Engineering #Art & #Math) 🧪📡🎨🔢 FREE with general paid admission. #BeBrilliant #STEAMShowcase #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

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Even though the skies were too cloudy for us ☁️🌥️☁️ a friend of #VisitHandsOn used their homemade #eclipse projector to say “Hi!” to the #PartialEclipse! Each of the tiny holes created #awesome eclipse spots!!! Thanks for #sharing! #BeBrilliant #STEM #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Don’t miss any of the amazing activities we’ve got planned this week for the Tennessee #STEAM Festival! 🔭🧪🏴‍☠️🎨And join us for a spectacular STEAM Showcase on Oct 21!!! Take a look at our website for a full list of events. #BeBrilliant #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Things are getting a bit spooky at HandsOn! 👻 You can try out all the creepy crafts in our art studio TODAY, and join us Oct 27 for the return of #BOOSEUM!!! 🎃🍬🧑‍🔬#allages #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

We’re doing some out of this world #stargazing ALL WEEK in honor of #FallAstronomyWeek. ⭐️☀️🔭 Check out this awesome view of the morning #Sun that we took today using our #solar telescope! #Astronomy #ScienceisFun #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

It's a pirate’s life for us as we discover the scurvy #science of being a #pirate! 🏴‍☠️⚓️🔬 Swashbuckling Science is now in the #DiscoveryLab! Free with general admission. #STEMisFun #AllAges #HODC #VisitHandsOn #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

HandsOn! will be closed this Monday in recognition of the Labor Day holiday 🧑‍🚒🧑‍⚕️👷🧑‍🔬, but we’ll be open Saturday (10-5p) and Sunday (1-5p) for plenty of #LaborDayWeekend #familyfun! See you this weekend!!! #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Do you have a mysterious fossil or mineral in your collection? 🪨🦴🗿Bring it to HandsOn! for our experts to identify it! Fossil & Artifact ID Night is a free event. 4-6pm TODAY! #GrayFossilSite #HODC #VisitHandsOn #fossilidentification #allages #familyfun #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Put your detective skills to the test in our upcoming #homeschool workshop: Investigate Forensics! 🔍🍓🧬 Register online by September 6th to secure your spot. #ForensicScience #STEM #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

More info -> https://t.co/Q7PBEF59Rs

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

We can all aspire to the Moon and beyond! 🚀🌖 The Indian Space Research Organization has just landed a rover near the south pole of the #Moon… how cool is that? #SpaceExploration #MoonLanding #HODC #VisitHandsOn #AppalachianHighlands

Learn more -> https://t.co/MbalEKCVPB

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Constructing buildings on a massive scale is quite extraordinary…but our visitors make it look so easy! Happy #SkyscraperAppreciationDay! 🏗️🏙️ #engineering #FamilyFun #STEM #KevaPlanks #HODC #VisitHandsOn #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

Your #imagination is a playground when you are at HandsOn! 🤔💡🛝What could you create with our Big Blue Blocks? #AllAges #FamilyFun #ImaginationPlayground #VisitHandsOn #HODC #AppalachianHighlands

[Hands On! Discovery Center @visithandson]

🙀 #SaberToothCats have returned to the Paleo Hall just in time for #WorldCatDay! Learn about these fierce felines, then assemble your own #Sabertooth to bring home! #lions & #tigers & #FamilyFun #VisitHandsOn #AppalachianHighlands