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E-Newsletter December E-News, 2006 Greetings, Science Factory Supporters! The rush of the holiday season is upon us. Can this really be the end of 2006? Here’s to a wonderful end to another great year. We hope you can celebrate your family time with us here at the museum – we’ll be working to make 2007 our best year yet! And special for you over the holidays, we’ll open early at 10 AM so you can get a jump on the fun here at the Science Factory. DECEMBER CALENDAR
ONGOING IN THE MUSEUM Exhibit Hall: Amusement Park Science – What keeps you in a roller coaster when it travels upside-down? You’ll find out at the Science Factory’s latest exhibit. Planetarium: Saturdays & Sundays, 1 PM – Up in the Sky Saturdays & Sundays, 2 PM – Aurora : The Northern Lights Registration: Registrations Now Accepted for all Fall/Winter Programs. School and group field trips by reservation. Metamorphosis Campaign: Donate dollars, skills or materials to our effort to put a shine on the Science Factory! Our first-ever remodel project is slated to start in January. Gift Shop: Learning toys, science kits, specialty items. All proceeds support the museum. Get a kick-start on your holiday shopping today! Membership: Consider joining today! Free admission to Exhibit Hall, Planetarium show and entry into over 240 museums nationwide. A bargain at $50. We had 25 new members last month – welcome all! Birthday Parties: We have parties down to a science! New party themes include Bubble-ology, Fossil Finders, Rainforest Fun, Detective Science and our Planetarium Show. Parties include instructor, Exhibit Hall play time, private party time and birthday gift! Volunteer: Continued needs always! We love our volunteers. Your help makes all of our events, classes, and programs run smoother and easier. Donations: Always accepted. Always appreciated. Always put to good use. TOT DISCOVERY DAY: COLOR It’s Tot Discovery Day with a focus on COLORS, this Friday, December 1 from 10 AM – 12 Noon. We’ll be using spray color to make shapes, creating rainbow peepholes to see the world in full color, crafting our own rainbow streamers and using our brain power to color sort. Not to be missed! Admission: $10 per parent/child combo. Members, Free! Children 5 and under only, please. $2 for each additional child. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Our Holiday Open House is going to be a gift makers dream. Come make picture frames and holiday crafts with our resident Instructor, Jenn Shelton. Enjoy a planetarium show, or two, with our resident Planetarium Director Sue Peterson. The FREE fun awaits you! Consider multitasking and doing your holiday shopping in our museum store while you visit. Hope to see you on Saturday, December 2 from noon – 4 PM. WINTER BREAK FUN HOURS EXTENDED We’re beefing up our hours over Winter Break – just to serve families who want to get an early start on activities here at the museum. We’ll open during our regular days (Wednesday – Sunday), but start the day off at 10 AM. Your admission price will include a host of hands-on activities, in addition to our ongoing exhibit and planetarium show. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CLASSES: NEW POLICY We’re trying to accommodate your needs for some flexibility and interest for our Magic School Bus classes. Our new policy of opening up the classes to those who have not pre-registered is working wonderfully! Early registrants receive a price break for planning ahead! Drop-in visitors to our classes can attend one or more than one, but will be charged $12 (members) or $15 (non-members) for each two-hour session for Grades K-2 on Wednesdays, 2:30 – 4:30 PM. If the class is full with pre-registered visitors, we will be unable to include your child in the class. METAMORPHOSIS: UPDATE  We’re thrilled to report that we just received a $25,000 grant from the Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Trust for our classroom remodel. We now have $78,150 now pledged for the project from in-kind and cash donations! We’re slated to begin construction the second week of January. We hope that you, dear reader, might consider donating to this worthwhile project. If you would like to contribute financially, make sure that your check is marked “REMODEL.” Plenty of volunteer opportunities abound.Plans are afoot for new storage units, new flooring, new paint, new lights, a new child-friendly sink, new counters and more! Our architectural plan is on display in the museum entry. Take a look and imagine what a new classroom will do for your kids. Continued thanks to SELCO Community Credit Union, as Partnering Sponsor of the project. We’re thrilled to report that many others are following! The following sponsors have donated or pledged funds, services and/or materials to the project. Autohaus, K Ridley Technology, The Top Shop, West Coast Bank, Pacific Continental Bank, Oregon Community Credit Union, FedEx/Kinko’s, Dari-Mart Stores, Inc., Pacific Source Health Plans, Central Print, Weyerhaeuser, Bi-Mart Corp., Jerry’s Home Improvement, Lithia Chrysler Dodge of Eugene, Sanderson, Rubenstein’s Contract Carpet, ATEZ Asbestos,Twin Rivers Plumbing, Trident Electric, Oldfield’s Appliance, Wilcoxsons, Gibson Steel, Sanipac, Forrest Paint, Forefront Design, Country Coach, Inc., Gale M. Roberts Co., Monaco Coach Corp., Norwest Safety. Chuck Bailey, AIA, architect and Todd Glenz, Vice President/Development for McKenzie Commercial are serving as the design/contractor team for the project. Please consider becoming involved with this very worthwhile and necessary beginning improvement to the Science Factory. This museum belongs to you! Take ownership in our area’s only children’s science museum and invest in this valuable community resource today. More information can be found on our website, as well. For further information about becoming a sponsor, or donating services, funds or your time and skill to the project, please contact: Joyce Berman, Marketing Director, 682-7882 or e-mail: joyceb@sciencefactory.org VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH Dylan Miles, is a senior at South Eugene High School , and a Science Factory superstar volunteer. Dylan diligently arrives at our museum every Sunday morning, without fail. He always has a smile on his face, a willingness to tackle any task, including feeding our resident iguana, Renegade! Hats off to Dylan, and many thanks for his continued work on behalf of the Science Factory. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed for ongoing meeting and greeting of visitors, classroom prep and a host of other jobs here at the museum. Download a volunteer application form and expect a quick call! FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS, IT’S A SOLAR SYSTEM EVENT WORTH NOTING Early risers will want to watch the eastern sky just before dawn from December 8th through the 11th. The planets Jupiter, Mercury and Mars will form a tight triangle in the pre-dawn eastern sky. Through a pair of binoculars, they will be especially spectacular since Mars will appear pretty faint and may be difficult to see without their aid. Mercury and Jupiter will be especially close together on the 10th of December -- providing a truly awesome sight in the rosy glow just before sunrise. AURORA: THE NORTHERN LIGHTS  The spectacular, awe-inspiring Aurora Borealis is a natural occurrence created when solar particles collide with gas molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere. It occurs in our own Oregon sky up to 10 times per year. Learn the origins, peculiarities, and best times and places to see the Aurora in this fascinating show, continuing through January. The show continues every weekend on Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM.Planetarium Director Sue Peterson has created this show to entertain and enlighten. All of our shows are live and interactive and the audience has a chance to ask questions of Sue after her presentation. Try and stump her! HATS OFF… Hats off to Advisory Board member Betty Snowden for repeatedly airing a story concerning the Science Factory this fall! Betty blitzed the airwaves with Science Factory snippets. Thank you Betty! Hats off to KVAL-TV for upgrading a PSA for the Science Factory just in time for gift giving holiday season. They’ve changed our PSA to say that the Science Factory has “gift giving down to a science!.” We hope so. BRAIN FOOD How do bridges work? Check out this cool video that tells all. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/drawbridge-video.htm COMING UP… JANUARY January 1 – 12: Museum CLOSED for exhibit change January 19 – Tot Discovery Day: ARCTIC ANIMALS January 15 – BUSY BRAINS ON NO SCHOOL DAY (YES/YEA) 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." Science Factory is located south of 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. Planetarium shows are at 1 and 2 PM, every Saturday and Sunday. Call 682-7888 for more information or visit our website at www.sciencefactory.org |
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