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E-Newsletter September E-News, 2006 Greetings Science Factory Supporters! It’s Back to School week and just the time for you to start thinking about fall activities for all! 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 - Galaxies Registration: Registrations Now Accepted for all Fall/Winter Programs SEPTEMBER AT THE MUSEUM Start Your School Year with Science – Sign up for After-School Classes at SF. We’re kicking off the new school year with a bang! Magic School Bus classes, Science Adventure Workshops, new First Friday Discovery Day themes get started in October for the wee set, and we’ve created five new birthday party themes for the new year. All to make sure your kids are engaged, active learners! Topics include:
Get Your Ducks in a Row! Your Spot is Waiting for You Season football parking passes are still available for the 2006 season. We are able to prorate your fee for games that you have missed. We’ve opened up some additional spots for RVs, so consider us your one-stop spot for Duck parking. A map of the parking areas and information about our Duck parking program is available on our website at www.sciencefactory.org. Talk to Kathy Loppnow for further information and pricing at the museum, 682-7888. Science Education Programs Expanding at Science Factory How can the Science Factory continue to expand and reach the many children who would so greatly benefit from our programs? We have launched a special three-year project to expand programs and services for children and youth in Lane County and surrounding areas. Connecting Children to Science will serve 100% more children by the end of the third year. The project will also strengthen programs and provide higher-quality exhibits, planetarium shows, and educational materials. In 2004, the Science Factory touched roughly 10% of the primary service target in Lane County . The project’s purpose is to expand programs to double this figure to 20%. The project includes expansion of the Science Education Scholarship program, which provides fee reductions based on need. Over three years (2005-07), the project plan calls for expanding all science education program enrollments by a combined 100%. Programs include: School Field Trips, After-school Workshops, Summer Science Camps, Special Programs, School Vacation/Holiday Programs, and a program for preschoolers and their parents. Over the project period, a total of 31,220 children will be served, an increase of 12,431 children. Upon completion, the Science Factory’s programs will have been effectively doubled from 6,263 to 12,525. Year I (2005) results were very encouraging with positive feedback from children, parents, and teachers. As anticipated, 8,320 children enrolled vs. 6,263 children in 2004 – an increase of 2,057 children or 33%. For the first half of Year II (2006), enrollments were again higher and on-track to serve another 33% more children for the year. The project’s goal for Year III (2007) is to complete the program expansion to serve still another 33% more children. If achieved, then the Science Factory’s service to children will have been expanded by 100%! FUNDRAISER FOR PLANETARIUM FRIEND A fundraiser is being held for Fred Domineack, former president of Eugene Astronomical Society and long-time amateur astronomer. Some of you may remember Fred at one of the star parties, or volunteer events outside the Planetarium/Science Factory ~ he was a big part of these for many years. He has spent numerous hours sharing wonders of the night sky with many local people and visitors to U of O's Pine Mtn. observatory. Fred suffered a major brain aneurysm in March, and is currently recovering in Cincinnati under care of family there. Friends are hoping to raise funds in order to assist his family with his ongoing care and recovery. The fundraiser will be at Papa's Pizza at 1577 Coburg Rd. and will run all day this coming Monday, September 11th. To participate, you must bring the attached flyer with you to Papa's, so that Papa's will donate 50% of food purchases directly to the Fred Domineack Benefit Fund. Flyers are available at Dot Dotson's Camera shop near 16th & Willamette . Please consider coming to Papa's Sept. 11th (with your flyer) and join with local astronomers to support Fred and his family. GET SPOOKY WITH US FOR HALLOWEEN We all have our favorite holidays. If Halloween is yours, consider joining the Science Factory’s Halloween Extravaganza Planning Committee. Our kickoff meeting will be held Thursday, September 21 at 6 PM here at the museum. Pizza will be provided at 5:30! Your ideas and creativity are needed. Help plan our Haunted Woods, Mad Scientist’s Lab, Games and Decorations. Questions? Contact: Tracey Edmundson or Jen Shelton at 682-7888. GIFT SHOP Have you ever grown your own Venus Fly Trap? Or created your own Balloon Helicopter? Our gift shop is stocked with oodles of award winning science related toys and games to keep your children absorbed and entertained! Some new additions to our collection include: * Make Your Own Snow Kits * Jungle Quicksand Kit * Energy Bead Bracelets * Static Tubes * Solar System Models (still include Pluto!) Stop by today for our upgraded inventory. CALLING ALL TREKKIES! BEAM UP TO THE MCDONALD THEATRE! Tonight is your night to relive the memories and meet an honest-to-goodness Star Trek writer, all for free! The Event will be hosted by Eric A. Stillwell, a local writer and TV producer who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Oregon filmmaker Scott Cummins, director of the fan film Starship Exeter: The Tressaurian Intersection. Screenings will include: 6:30 PM - "Man Trap" - The very first episode of Star Trek which aired on September 8, 1966. 8:00 PM - "Yesterday's Enterprise " - a fan favorite from Star Trek: The Next Generation, co-written by event co-host Eric A. Stillwell. 10:00 PM - Starship Exeter 's "The Tressaurian Intersection" -- a fan film directed by event co-host Scott Cummins. The time between screenings will feature Q & A sessions with Eric & Scott, a costume contest, and trivia contests. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO: http://eugenecelebration.com/FilmFest.html or CONTACT: ERIC A. STILLWELL (541) 521-963 SPEAKING OF ALIENS… Science News for Kids is having an alien hand-designing contest. You’ll have to visit the site to find out what tools you need to use, but it sure looks like fun. Check it out at: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20060726/SciFiZone.asp AND FOR THOSE WHO LIKE ROBOTICS, CHECK OUT THIS ROBOTIC SNAKE: It’s being used as innovative tool in rescue work to go into collapsed buildings and such. Take a gander at: http://science.howstuffworks.com/ref/robot-snake-news.htm?cid=s24 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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