Cost:$195
Travel Cost: Free within 10 miles of the museum. $2 per roundtrip mile beyond 10 miles of the museum
Time: 45 to 60 Minutes
Group Size: Up to 300
Topics: Choose from list below
Each program will need approximately 30 minutes set up and clean up time.

The Amazing Bubble Show
At the museum’s most popular science show, you will experience giant bubbles that float, bubbles that turn into smoke and even bubbles you can stand in!

Whiz Bang Super Science Show
From Alka Seltzer rockets to soda fountain geysers shooting high into the air this show is sure to make science cool!

Garbagena
Students will meet Garbagena our friendly recycle super-hero. It’s an adventure when we learn how to save the planet by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Planet Hunter
Join one man and his net on an epic quest to discover unknown planets in Planet Hunter! A comical and clueless Planet Hunter learns about the search for extra solar planets from two savvy FBI agents. This multimedia enhanced science theatre production* takes the audience on an unforgettable journey to meet NASA scientists to search for planets with Earth-like characteristics.

For questions or to book, email groups@ocm.org or call (402) 342-6164 x. 410.

Runza Discovery Dome
Cost: $195.00 First 2 Classes; $50 for Each Additional Class
Travel Cost: Free within 10 miles of the museum. $2 per roundtrip mile beyond 10 miles of the museum.
Group Size: Up to 30 Students per group, Pre-K through grade 2, up to 25 per group, grades 3-5.
Time: 60 Minutes per Class
Topics: Choose from list below

New this year is the Discovery Dome Science Experience featuring a planetarium dome film and hands-on science activities that bring the film to life. Choose from the two spectacular film presentations below. Museum staff will arrive in the morning set up the space and then spend the day working with classes to guide them through this amazing experience. To book this program you will need a room that can be used for the day, has 10 ½ ft. ceiling clearance by 20 ft. width and four 6 to 8 ft. tables. We also ask that each school provide at least 6 volunteers to help with hands-on activities. This program is only available during certain weeks of the year so book early to reserve your spot. This program may also be booked for school family nights.


Kindergarten and First Grade
One World, One Sky is a 23-minute planetarium show that follows Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a Muppet from Zhime Jie, the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth.

One World, One Sky is a brilliant spectacle of light and color as the furry friends watch the stars twinkle over Sesame Street. Children attending the show can interact as they watch; drawing constellations and counting the time it takes the sun to set. The show aims to nurture a child’s natural sense of wonder about the night sky.

This show comes with a teacher curriculum which teachers can download from our website. It meets the national science standards.

Grades 1 - 4
In Molecularium, Riding Snowflakes is a magical, musical adventure into the world of atoms and molecules! This digital-dome experience takes you on a journey with OXY, HYDRO and HYDRA, an amazing cast of atoms, aboard the most fantastic ship in the universe: the Molecularium.

Molecularium brings kids on a musical cartoon adventure into a nanoscale universe created from accurate molecular simulations. They learn about the three states of matter as they travel into a cloud, watch a snowflake form, and count the number of water molecules in a raindrop.

This show comes with a teacher curriculum which teachers can download from our website. It meets the national science standards.

Grades 1-5
The Zula Patrol: Down to Earth
While on a toutine fossil-hunting expedition, The Zula Patrol turns up evidence that the EArth's Prehistoric past has become an illegal dump site for toxic trash. In their investigation, children will learn about the formation & development of the Earth, and the life forms who call it home.

This program is proudly supported by Runza.


For questions or to book, email groups@ocm.org or call (402) 342-6164 x. 410.

(Preschool–Kindergarten)
Cost: $195
Time: 45 minutes 
Group Size: Up to 30 Students
Topics: Choose from list below
All small group programs include hands-on activites and demonstrations.

Dinosaur Adventures
Students learn about carnivores and herbivores, learn just how big dinosaurs really were and unearth a fossil to take home.

Penguins and Their Young
Students will learn about the Emperor Penguin, learn how penguins care for their young and play a math activity about penguin fishing.

Sifting Through Science
Students chart objects that sink or float, sift through sand using various sifters for found objects and use magnets to identify objects that are magnetic or non-magnetic.

Engineering With The Three Little Pigs
Students will hear the story of The Three Little Pigs, analyze their building skills and build two structures to find out if they can withstand the strong wind of the Big Bad Wolf.


For questions or to book, email groups@ocm.org or call (402) 342-6164 x. 410.

Cost: $195
Time: 45-60 minutes
Group Size: Up to 30 Students
Grade Level: 1-4
Topics: Choose from list below

Rocks Rock
Students learn about how rocks are formed and even get to create their own rock collection to take home.

Weather
Students will see a tornado form before their eyes, watch how warm and cold fronts affect weather and experiment with raindrops.

Plant Life 
Students learn about the parts of a flower, dissect a seed and create a garden in a glove to take home. 

Engineering
Students will work to engage their creativity through design, create structures that will support a book, and discover the importance of balance in building.

 Nano Science
Nanoscale science, engineering, and technology (or "nano" for short) is a new, interdisciplinary field of research and development. In this lab students will learn to measure in nanometers, extract DNA from wheat germ and experinemnt with hydrogel and find out how scientists have used nano science to keep us form getting a sun burn.

States of Matter
Through Hands-on activities and demonstrations students learn about atoms and molecules, experiment with liquids in a test tube and see states of matter change to make a rocket blast off.

For questions or to book, email groups@ocm.org or call (402) 342-6164 x. 410.

Cost: Based on the number of activites chose and number of students. Call for pricing.
Time: 45 minute minimum
Group Size: Munimum of 20 students

Make your event spectacular with the museum's Bublle Extravaganza. Whether it's a carnival, family night, group funtion or another gathering, the Bubble Extravaganza brings excitement and learning to any event.

The museum will set up the following hands-on activity stations of your choice:

Bubble Wands: Kids will use pipe cleaners to create their own bubble wands and then test them out in the museum's signature bubble juice.

Touch a Bubble: Using a "bubble window" kids will make bubbles that they can put their hand through.

Foaminator Challenge: With a straw and your own air, race a buddy to see who can fill their container full of foam in the shortest amount of time.

Bounce a Bubble: Put on a magic hand and see how many times you can bounce a bubble before it pops.

Person Sized Bubbles: Make a bubble big enough to hold an entire person! Or, at least their head. (Indoor conditions only)

Foggy Bubbles: Capture and pop foggy bubbles.