CLEVELAND (February 24, 2026) – Team up with family and friends for the Science Center’s March Mathness celebration as we conduct some gravity-defying experiments to discover the role math plays in everything from basketball to space travel.  
 
Come take our Nothin’ But Net! Gravity Challenge at 1 and 3 p.m., Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, and see if you can improve your game by designing trampolines and catapults to launch mini basketballs. Participants in this family workshop will design trampolines and catapults to bounce and launch mini basketballs, exploring the concepts of gravity, angles and energy, to score as many points as possible. Will you be crowned the victor? There is a $5 materials fee per person for the workshop.
 
During March, we are also celebrating Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s birthday on March 14 and 15 with a weekend filled with fun activities, including space-themed science shows, a Pi Digits Scavenger Hunt and more:   

  • Liftoff: Math in Space Science Show -- 3-2-1 blast off! We use gravity-defying experiments to explore the stages of human flight outside Earth’s orbit and the mathematics that make it possible.
  • Tangrams Hands-on Cart Activity – Explore geometry and problem-solving using this classic puzzle and try a circular spin on the challenge!
  • Stretchy Gravity Well Hands-on Activity – Investigate the effects of gravity and Einstein’s theory of relativity on planets, moons, and more using stretchy material and everyday objects!
  • Pi Digits Scavenger Hunt – Track down digits of pi hidden throughout the museum and put them in the right order to win a prize!
  • Pi Skyline Community Build – Add shapes that correspond to the digits of pi to make a cityscape! 

(Editor’s note: The Science Center’s fall-winter schedule is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Visit GreatScience.com to plan your visit.)
 
About Great Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes Science Center, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, has reached more than 10 million visitors, and serves as a STEM education leader in Northeast Ohio. The Science Center produced Total Eclipse Fest in 2024, one of the largest free eclipse events in the country and is home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center. The Science Center makes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) come alive for more than 300,000 visitors a year through hundreds of hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibitions, the Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater, historic Steamship William G. Mather, daily science demonstrations, seasonal camps and more. The Science Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution, earned a Charity Navigator Four Star Rating in 2025, receiving top scores for financial efficiency, sustainability and trust worthiness. The Science Center is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Visit GreatScience.com for more information.