Mississippi State University chemistry graduate student Hannah Morrison, center, and chemistry instructor Robert Lamb, right, use liquid nitrogen Saturday to freeze ice cream mix into a treat for Anna Margaret Bullard during Science Night at the Museums. Families attending the event had a chance to watch and participate in several other science activities throughout the night from touring the high voltage lab to looking at alligator bones. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff

Mississippi State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society President Grace Bellew talks about the characteristics of fox pelts Saturday during Science Night at the Museums. As one of the organization’s largest outreach efforts, Bellew told The Dispatch the event is an opportunity to educate kids on what they can find in their own backyard. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff

Zebediah Eady, 8, left, and Apphia Eady, 6, look at a preserved animal heart infected with heart worms Saturday during Science Night at the Museums. The heart was one example of many different animal diseases students from the College of Veterinary Medicine showed kids during the event. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff

Shane Miller, associate professor in Mississippi State University’s Department of Anthropology, carves a point during a flintknapping demonstration Saturday at MSU’s Science Night at the Museums. Miller started leading the demonstration during the annual event after teaching himself how to shape stone into tools. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff

Claire Genesere, left, and Muhammad Asif Zubair, graduate students in Mississippi State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, pour liquid nitrogen into a bottle Saturday night for a physics demonstration during Science Night at the Museums. Throughout the night, the students used the liquid nitrogen to launch ping-pong balls from a trash can in a “trashcano” experiment. Emma McRae/Dispatch Staff