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E-Newsletter November E-News, 2006 Greetings, Science Factory Supporters! In this month of Thanksgiving, we give thanks to you--all of our supporters, friends, donors and boosters who are making our museum a great place for family learning and exploration. THANK YOU! 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. NOVEMBER CALENDAR
TOT DISCOVERY DAY: FOSSILS It’s Tot Discovery Day with a focus on FOSSILS, this Friday, November 3 from 10 AM – 12 Noon. We’ll be making fossil impressions in clay, going on a dinosaur dig and visiting with Miffy, a fictional character, who is as big as a dinosaur. Admission: $10 per parent/child combo. Members, Free! Children 5 and under only, please. $2 for each additional child. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CLASSES: NEW POLICY We’re trying to accommodate your needs for some flexibility and interest for our Magic School Bus classes. So this month, we’ll be opening up the classes to those who have not pre-registered, on a drop-in basis. 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. Simple Machines (November 8) and Inventions (November 15) will be the topics for November. Classes will have a maximum enrollment of 15, so by not planning ahead and registering, you are not assured a place in the class. But, we are trying to meet some visitor’s interest in attending the classes when they have come to the museum and the class is not full. Let us know if this works for you! METAMORPHOSIS: UPDATE  Our classroom remodel campaign is receiving widespread community support from local businesses. We have over $48,000 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 businesses can help support the Science Factory as a resource for our community, we hope that you, as Science Factory users, will commit to participation as well, at any level. If you would like to contribute financially, make sure that your check is marked “REMODEL.”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! As of the first week of November, 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, Gilbert Steel, Sanipac, Forrest Paint, Forefront Design, Country Coach, Inc., Gale M. Roberts Co., Monaco Coach Corp., Chuck Bailey, AIA, architect and Todd Glenz, Vice President/Development for McKenzie Commercial are serving as the design/contractor team for the project. Total Estimated Project Cost: $70,000. Total Worth of Your Donation: Priceless 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 HALLOWEEN EVENTS CATAPULT SCIENCE FACTORY TO NEW HEIGHTS Our two Halloween events doubled your pleasure this year. We had great turnouts at both events and plenty of screams, chills, smiles and flying pumpkins to go all around.
Sponsors for the Halloween Extravaganza included: Bi-Mart Corp., Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm, University of Oregon Undergrad Research Club , the Eugene Generals Hockey Team, Clear Channel Radio, Wal-Mart and Hentze Farms. Thank you so much for supporting this ever-expanding event. Special mentions to our costume contest winners: Kanobe Boosinger, Ben Mihulka, Naomi Friedman, Conner Beard and Alexander Kollars! We had some great participation this year – pictured is “Most Creative” winner in the 5-8 age category, Naomi Friedman for her incredible pine cone costume! Congratulations all! FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS, IT’S A SOLAR SYSTEM EVENT WORTH NOTING On Wednesday, November 8, from 11:12 a.m. until 4:10 p.m., Mercury will pass between the Sun and the Earth in an event known as a transit. Since Mercury is 194 times smaller than the Sun, only people with telescopes that have at least 50X to 100X magnification and are equipped with a solar filter can directly view this event. (It is not safe to observe the Sun without a specially-designed solar filter, and extremely dangerous to attempt to observe the Sun through a telescope without a solar filter in perfect condition. If you have any doubt about the condition of your solar filter do not use it and do not attempt to observe the Sun!!!) For those of us without telescopes, you can view the transit online at http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ Transits of planets are very rare. From Earth, the only planets that ever transit the Sun are Mercury and Venus. The other planets are beyond Earth’s orbit and will never pass between the Sun and the Earth, as do Mercury and Venus. A transit of Mercury occurs only about 13 times in a century, and a transit of Venus is far more rare, occurring only twice in more than a century. More information can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/20oct_transitofmercury.htm 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! BRAIN FOOD How do stingrays kill? - Six weeks after Steve Irwin's fatal accident, a stingray jumped into a fishing boat, stabbing 81-year-old James Bertakis in the chest. Check out this website to find out more information on what happens with close http://science.howstuffworks.com/ref/stingray.htm?cid=s33 COMING UP…..DECEMBER December 1 – Tot Discovery Day: COLOR December 2 - Holiday Open House – FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL December 6 – Magic School Bus – Volcanoes December 13 – Magic School Bus – Coral Reefs WINTER BREAK: Special activities including Puzzles & Problem Solving, Chemical Concoctions and Space Science 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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