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E-Newsletter June E-News, 2005 SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Keep your kids busy, active and engaged during the summer months ahead. Our Summer Science Adventures Camps are fun-packed and jammed with plenty of topics to tantalize and delight. Each camp provides hands-on learning, creative problem solving and discovery! Build a hot-air balloon or make your own glider at our Up, Up and Away Camp. Investigate how you can swing further or what makes you dizzy on the merry-go-round. Then go to a playground and learn by playing at Playground Science. Try your hand at web design at our Wired camp for middle-schoolers. A complete listing of all 48 camps can be found on our website. Registration forms available online as well. Age groups from pre-K through 8th grade. Morning, afternoon or all-day! Opt for lunch before or after our half-day sessions. We're certain to captivate your camper. Camps have filled up already, so please register as soon as your plans are made to ensure a fun summer for your child. New computers are ready for installation for all computer camps. We're excited to be one of the few places to offer computer-based learning in our computer laboratory. Our camps make the Science Factory more than a museum! Register today! PRE-SCHOOLERS GET READY FOR OUT-ART DAY! You've heard of op-art? It's time for "out-art" - a Preschool Discovery Day this Friday, June 3 for accompanied children ages 5 and under only. Our special morning hours (10 AM - Noon) provide the perfect opportunity for creating solar prints, rain paintings, natural sculpture and more! "Out-art" is art made from materials available outside, using natural phenomena to assist in creation. This wonderful drop-in opportunity will continue through the summer! First Friday Discovery Days are where pee-wees are "big-kid-free!" Members FREE $10 General Public for each parent/child combo. Additional children $2 each. MEDIEVAL MADNESS Design, build and test catapults at a Saturday Science Workshop this week! Experiment with our own gigantic trebuchet, find out if density or material composition affect the speed, distance traveled, or splat patterns of objects hurled. Geared for kids in Grades 1-5. Registration required. $10 Members, $15 General Public. BUBBLE-ICIOUS, BUBBLE-OLOGY Discover the world of bubbles at our first-ever Bubble-ology Day, Saturday, June 11, Noon - 4 PM. Concoct bubble solutions, compare and contrast bubble abilities, create your own bubble blower. Give new meaning to "blowin' in the wind!" It's a sure-fire day for family fun. Members, Free. General public has the enjoyment of this special event included in regular admission fees. NEW SUMMER EXHIBITS! Hands-on/body-on fun awaits visitors to the Science Factory this month when two new exhibits arrive on Saturday, June 18. Both exhibits delve into principles first discovered by ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes. Screwball provides the ultimate test of the famed Archimedes screw, a device used originally to raise water to different levels and still used in the irrigation industry today. Turn the crank and move the ball up this giant, larger-than-life screw. Lever Lift-Off explores the principles of leverage as a full-body experience. Similar to a see-saw, but with the opportunity for some real-life leverage lessons. Explore, play and discover with these two new additions to our Exhibit Hall, opening June 18. REMINDER: The Science Factory will be closed for cleaning and maintenance June 14 - June 17. We ask for your understanding during this time and regret any inconvenience that this may cause you. NEW BOARD OFFICERS ELECTED At its Annual Meeting in May, the Science Factory elected new officers for 2005-2006: Board Chairman: Patrick Logan, Engineer, Burley Design Treasurer: John Simoni, Engineer, Simoni Engineering, Inc. Secretary: Phil Means, Senior Systems Administrator, HID Chair-Elect: Ame Arden, Director of PR/Marketing/Sales, KnowledgeMetrics We extend heartfelt appreciation to outgoing Board Chairman, Jack O'Donnell, who contributed countless hours to improving the museum. Many thanks, Jack, for all of your hard work over the past years. Jack will continue to serve on the Board of Directors and we look forward to continued work with him. ALL WET ON A SCHOOL DAY OUT Our ever-popular YES/YEA Day series winds down for the year with a big splash! Before heading home for the summer, make sure you enroll your child for that last "no-school day" on June 10 here at the Science Factory. We'll be looking at water habitats, exploring the world of water bugs, listening and writing stories and experimenting with the world of wet. We especially wish to thank YouthArts, a program of Lane Arts council and Title III Secure Rural Schools Fund for helping to make this year-long program available to parents searching for activities for kids during the many school days out during the year. If your child has participated in the program and enjoyed it, please let us know so that we might provide testimonials for future funding. Members, $30, General Public, $35. Register with the Science Factory at 682-7888. The all-day inventive program lasts from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. GRANT AWARDED We're thrilled to report that the Science Factory has been awarded a $3,000 Lane County Tourism Special Projects Grant. The funds will be used to produce a promotional brochure which will reach potential visitors and help expand our market presence and inform the public about our planetariums shows, programs, exhibit hall and special events. CAMP ASSISTANTS: FUN IN THE SUN! Earn community service hours, work with children delving into fun topics and meet new people! Volunteers are still needed as camp assistants for our Summer Science Adventures program. To qualify, you must have completed your freshman year of high school, have a hankering for all types of children and be interested in our programs. Orientation sessions will be held on: Tuesday, June 28th: 7pm - 8pm or Wednesday, June 29th: 2pm - 3pm Attendance is mandatory at ONE of these orientation sessions. If you would like additional information on becoming a camp assistant, please contact Tracey Edmundson, Director of Education. HELP PROVE HARVARD PRESIDENT WRONG! After the flurry of media attention surrounding Harvard University President Lawrence Summers remarks regarding women in science, it seems appropriate to let readers know about an available program encouraging girls to delve into science related fields. The Sally Ride Club, based at Stanford University, is dedicated to elevating girls' interest in science. More info at: http://www.sallyrideclub.com/about_club.do FINAL POP Check out this fascinating research on the whys behind those leftover popcorn kernels at the bottom of the bag in your microwave: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050504/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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