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E-Newsletter July E-News, 2005 FUN-PACKED SUMMER CAMPS STILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS Our Summer Science Adventure Camps are popping with smiling kids spending their mornings and afternoons inside and out, discovering and learning. Some camps are filled and wait-listed. Each camp provides hands-on learning, creative problem solving and discovery! We still have many spaces in our "Sails and Trails" camp, designed for children in grades K-2. Design your own boat to float in our Discovery Ponds, located just outside the museum. Safety a must. A complete listing of all 48 camps can be found on our website. Download the Registration forms [pdf]. Campers range from grades K-8. Morning, afternoon or all-day! Opt for lunch before or after our half-day sessions. Our camps make the Science Factory more than a museum. Register today! DESIGN/BUILD: SCIENCE FACTORY STYLE One of our many goals is to make the Science Factory Exhibit Hall dynamic and ever-changing, so that visitors have a unique experience every time they come here. In that spirit, our Exhibits (Here and Now!) committee is currently hard at work, fashioning a series of three new exhibits. Composed of PSC Corporation interns, U-O Physics students and other interested parties, the Committee is constructing acoustic modeling, ferro fluid and infrared experimentation exhibits that should provide some interesting hands-on interaction exploring scientific principles. Look for these brand new exhibits in the weeks ahead. WIN FREE TICKETS TO CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER FAMILY SHOW Our Alton Park neighbor, Cuthbert Amphitheater, is providing Science Factory members with some great opportunities for their upcoming Franklin the Turtle family concert, Friday, August 19 at 7 PM. First, any Science Factory member who purchases tickets to the Franklin the Turtle Class Concert show will be given a voucher for a free soft drink when they present a membership card at time of purchase. (Another Science Factory member benefit!) In addition, Cuthbert Amphitheater has generously donated three pairs of tickets for our own Science Factory raffle. When you come to the Science Factory, make sure you enter in our free ticket give-away for this event. Drawing will be held August 5, so come to the museum to take advantage of this special offer. Full details on the Franklin the Turtle family concert (recommended for children ages 2-8) are at the Hult Center website: http://www.hultcenter.org/event.asp?id=2948 DUCK FOOTBALL SEASON PARKING NOW ON SALE Are your feet starting to feel webbed? Is an uncontrollable urge to quack gaining grip on you? The Duck football season kicks off here in Eugene on Saturday, September 10, for the Montana/Oregon game. Get your ducks in a row and line up your football parking spot early with the Science Factory to help support museum activities. Your season football pass not only helps support the museum, but also helps support the Elks Lodge, who generously provide parking support staff during the season. Put Autzen at your fingertips! Tailgating on our lots is double the fun, at half the price! Contact 682-7888 for more information or visit our website, www.sciencefactory.org. SCIENCE FACTORY WELCOMES NEW STAFF MEMBERS Keeping up with growth and demand, the Science Factory welcomes three additional staff members to assist in making sure the museum is keeping on task and meeting our member and visitor needs. Taylor Bortz and Nathan Clark join us as Admissions Clerks. They will be working at the front reception area, not only greeting museum visitors, but ensuring that visitors receive proper attention in the exhibit hall. Gay Check, a recent Eugene transplant, will be the Science Factory's new Office Manager. She has accumulated years of office experience and management and we look forward to her organizational skills being fully implemented in the museum. We hope to ensure that our new staff members' professional expertise will be incorporated to provide higher levels of efficiency and museum guidance for all visitors. YOUR CHILD OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES On the Science Factory's website, that is. We'd love to have more pictures of your children enjoying the wonderful exhibits and activities at the Science Factory. Here's how you can help: 1) Take a photo of your child or children having fun at the Science Factory. 2) Provide a signed statement that allows us to use the picture on our website along with your digital photo only. 3) E-mail the photo to: info@sciencefactory.org, and in the subject line include "website photo contest" Provide us with all contact information and should your photo be used on our website, prizes will be awarded! Thanks for your participation. LOCAL AGENCY SEEKING CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA FOR STUDY Are you the parent of a child aged 5 to 10 with asthma? The Oregon Center for Applied Science in Eugene is developing a computer-based program designed to improve asthma self-management of elementary-aged children, and they would like input from children with asthma. You and your child will receive $25 each to take part in a 30 to 45-minute focus group. The focus group is part of a research study funded by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Interested parents should call the Oregon Center for Applied Science toll-free at 1-866-730-3211, or send an email to project coordinator Susan Schroeder at sschroeder@orcasinc.com. The Oregon Center for Applied Science (ORCAS) is a group of public health researchers and software developers that create computer-based health education and training programs, with funding from the National Institutes of Health. SPACE SHUTTLE SET TO LAUNCH JULY 13 The first U.S. space flight since the February 2003 loss of the Shuttle Columbia is set and counting. Commander Eileen Collins and her crew are scheduled to lift off at 3:51 (EDT) on the Space Shuttle Discovery. Full details from NASA on the launch available at: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight The 4th of July May Be Over, But Not Our Fascination with Fireworks Bang, sparkle, burst and boom. What's the science behind fireworks? What chemicals produce which color? Check out this site for the full story: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050629/Feature1.asp 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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