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E-Newsletter August E-News, 2005 SUMMER CAMPS ARE SIZZLING (AND IT'S NOT DUE TO AUGUST HEAT!) The Science Factory's Summer Science Adventure camps are at full-tilt, with many camps wait-listed. Our enrollment is up over 15% this year! Thank you to all of our wonderful member families who have helped spread the word about the exciting, stimulating and fun camps that we have worked very hard to develop. With your support and enrollment, we can continue to shoot for excellence in our programming, materials and instruction. We've received some great feedback from parents thus far, including the following written comments: Our first camp in Eugene! Great instructors--interesting curriculum (we had a difficult time deciding which camp to choose). We previously attended UC-Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science camps and yours were just as enjoyable! Good job! My three boys are enrolled in the current summer session. They are not impressed by "camps." Last summer, they went to three or four camps and they were BORED after the first day. They came home last night and were ecstatic about their adventures at the Science Factory. Even my 11-year-old said, "it was great!" Not something that usually rolls off his tongue. Thanks for providing interesting material and staff to stimulate and entertain my boys. It is not an easy task. What's past is prologue...there are still some great August camps available that should whet your child's camp appetite: Our new "Money Camp," generously underwritten by Carter & Carter Financial, should help boost your middle-schooler's financial know-how. The camp, held August 8-12 from 9 AM - Noon, will provide sound advice on earning, budgeting, saving and investing money, in addition to finding out about the stock market and visiting a local bank vault and meeting money managers. A graduation ceremony for all campers and their parents will be hosted on the final day of camp, with children evaluating their stock purchases, receiving a surprise gift, and enjoying special treats to celebrate camp completion. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity -- a first for the Science Factory! Many thanks to Carter & Carter for encouraging our kids to learn the basics of finance. Other camps with limited space still available, are: Rainbow Science, Fun with Physics, Bike Hike and Media Moguls. Check out the full camp schedule. GET BUGGY AT PRE-SCHOOL DISCOVERY DAY THIS FRIDAY Your pre-schooler has the chance to creep and crawl into the bug world this Friday, when the Science Factory opens early for its First Friday Discovery Day. Kids 5 and under ONLY can explore in the museum and participate in some hands-on activities from 10 AM - 12 Noon, Friday, August 5. Each adult/child pair, $10. Members, Free! Activities include crafting your own caterpillar, taking an insect hunt and exploring how insect vision differs from human vision. Hands-on fun for the wee set! Hope to see you this Friday. CONGRATULATIONS TO CUTHBERT WINNERS, NOW ON TO THE HULT! Lucky Science Factory visitors Mifty Honda, Christy McHugh and Tina Meyer have all won two free tickets to the Franklin the Turtle Concert, coming up at Cuthbert Amphitheater on Friday, August 19 at 7 PM. Franklin is gentle, mischievous and FUN! Perhaps you've seen him on Nick Jr. or read one of his books that have sold over 50 million copies in 20 languages. Franklin's Class Concert is a full-length musical theatre production filled with non-stop singing and dancing and loads of audience participation. Our neighbors at Cuthbert have generously donated these tickets to help encourage attendance to their events and to help promote this wonderful asset to our community. In addition to the free raffle, Science Factory members will receive a free soft-drink voucher at time of purchase. Thank you to our friends at the Cuthbert! Coming up in September, free tickets to Stinky Cheese Man at the Hult for our first twenty new memberships. So get ready to stand by your phones on September 1. The Stinky Cheese Man show (the book is great, if you haven't read it, you must!) will take place at the Hult Center on Saturday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets will be $20 for adults, $10 for youth (18 and under). MANY THANKS TO MOLECULAR PROBES VOLUNTEERS We were thrilled to have two full days of volunteer work supplied by Molecular Probes, Invitrogen Detection Technologies. A total of 15 volunteers devoted hours of rifling through reams of paper--organizing, labeling, and boxing up for further investigation. In addition, a group of some of the volunteers spent a half-day brainstorming potential new exhibit ideas, and have pledged to continue working on exhibit development and construction with us. Thank you, again, for what we hope will be a continued alliance! AND RECOGNITION FOR OUR SUMMER CAMP VOLUNTEERS They are in the museum every day, making sure your kids are safe and having fun. They are outside playing four-square or putting on band-aids when your child scrapes a knee or an elbow. They are in the classroom or the computer lab helping teachers conduct hands-on experiments or digitizing photos. They are our wonderful summer camp volunteers and we are delighted to say thanks for all of your hard work this summer. They are: Zach Gould Alex Rice, Caroline Huff, David Robinson, Sophia Gates, Jennifer Halttunen, Bethany Mullins, Matt Von Hippel, Jasper Newton, Tong Somnasang, Rachelle Phillips, Tim Neighbors, Michael Beardsworth, Drew Schlichtmann, Katie Haneman, Tim Lee and Marc Evans. SPORTSOLOGY AROUND THE CORNER Our biggest and best exhibit yet! Sportsology will help visitors discover the science behind sports: * TEST your athletic ability, including strength, speed, endurance, balance, reflex, coordination and agility * LEARN how your body systems work and how they work together to perform athletic tasks * EXPLORE how science plays an important role in sports today through exhibits on sports medicine and the evolving technology of sporting equipment Look for announcements on the grand opening opening of Sportsology and a special members-only preview in next months' e-news. Sponsorship opportunities still are available for this wonderful exhibit. Please consider your business or personal sponsorship for this educational opportunity for all area youth. How Invisibility Cloaks Work An "invisibility cloak" seems perfectly believable in the magical world of Harry Potter; but in the real world, such a garment is impossible, right? Not so fast. With optical-camouflage technology developed at the University of Tokyo, the invisibility cloak is a reality. Find out how it works and what other applications the technology may have by visiting: http://science.howstuffworks.com/invisibility-cloak.htm PUZZLEZONE Here's a puzzle to keep your kids thinking, even if it is summer. Deleting letters from the word "planets" leaves new words every time -- actually seven in all. See if you can figure out which words can be created: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050713/PuzzleZone.asp Speaking of Planets...Eureka! Another Planet in our Solar System Have you heard? Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm?list133932 And maybe you can even coax your older child to listen about this on their I-pod. Here's the link to the podcast: http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.xml Let's hope all goes well for the brave women and men aboard the space shuttle Discovery. The Science Factory Children's Museum & Planetarium is an Oregon non-profit whose mission is to "engage, excite, and inspire children to explore science, technology and humanity." The Science Factory is located across from Autzen Stadium in Alton Baker Park at 2300 Leo Harris Parkway. Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 4 PM. First Friday of each month, open to accompanied preschoolers age 5 and under only, 10 AM - 12 Noon. Call 682-7888 for more information or visit our website at www.sciencefactory.org. |
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