Snow Day is Jan. 18, 2025, at the Science Mill in Johnson City. Courtesy photo
The Science Mill in Johnson City is bringing in 28 tons of real snow for a flurry of fun learning activities and demonstrations. Snow Day 2025 is Jan. 18 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.at the hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) museum, 101 S. Lady Bird Lane.
Events include:
Snow Pit (all day)
DIY Snow (10 a.m. and noon)
Spaghetti Engineering Challenge (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.)
Liquid Nitrogen (10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.), which demonstrates the chemical properties of a super-icy substance as everyday objects are exposed to liquid nitrogen at minus-321 degrees
Vortex Cannon (12:30 p.m. with Frosty Bubbles), which creates toroidal vortices as educators explain how even the smallest particles and molecules in the air experience the physics of friction
Frosty Bubbles (12:30 p.m. with Vortex Cannon) demo that teaches about sublimation
Fros-Tee Challenge (11 a.m., noon, and 1 p.m.)
Snowball Slingshot that launches snowballs at hanging hula-hoop targets.
Mini-Sled Derby
Find a full schedule of Snow Day activities at ScienceMill.org, where you can also purchase tickets in advance.
FOOD VENDORS
The following vendors will be set up on site.
Kona Ice (snow cones and cocoa)
Myra Taco Shack
Johnson City Coffee Co. (packaged sandwiches and wraps, coffee)
Hot Dog King
Masshole Foodtruck (lobster rolls)