LOTS OF
BUGS, HITS, BUT NO ERRORS: CENTER SLIDES INTO SUMMER SCIENCE FUN
ACTIVITIES
TO INCLUDE NEW INSECT AND BUTTERFLY EXHIBITS, "HOME-AND-HOME" SERIES
WITH PHILADELPHIA FORCE, FAMILY SLEEPOVER, AND MORE.
Bats, bugs, and sleeping bags will be king - or queen - as the summer of 2008 begins at Da Vinci Science Center.
Along with events for all ages, the Center will "Bug Out" when it unveils its new butterfly house and insect exhibition in June. These interactive exhibits let visitors get up close and personal with a variety of creepy, crawly insects, spiders, and other creatures. Visitors will also find out how a millipede and a hermit crab are actually biological "cousins" and more. The new exhibits will be included with paid Center admission.
On May 19, the Da Vinci Science Center begins a "Home-and-Home" science series with the Philadelphia Force Women's Professional Fastpitch Softball Team. The Center will make an outreach appearance at ECTB Stadium, Allentown, that day from 1-2 p.m. when middle school students watch the team's pre-season practice. Scientists and Force players will perform softball-related science activities with the boys and girls. Force players will then visit the Da Vinci Science Center May 20 and 22 from 4-5 p.m. to participate in after-school programs for students from Roberto Clemente Charter School, Allentown.
On May 28, home school students will get an even deeper look at the world of insects and spiders with the Center's final home school program for the 2007-2008 year, Life Science 2. The class, which is exclusively for home school students in grades 1-8, will be from 2-3:30 p.m. Limited seating is available. Spaces are $16 each, or $14 for Da Vinci Science Center members.
On May 30, families can
have an overnight adventure during the Test Tube Tinkerings Family Camp-In
from 6:30 p.m. to 9 a.m. Guests can sleep next to their favorite exhibits
and enjoy cool science activities, late-night snack, a continental breakfast,
and more. In the Test Tube Tinkerings Family Camp-In, visitors will explore
what happens when you mix things together. Sometimes they get ice-cold. Sometimes
they sizzle. Sometimes something grows. In the awesome world of chemistry,
your only limitation is your imagination. The cost will be $45 per person,
or $40 for members. Details and a Camp-In Survival Guide can be found at
www.davinci-center.org.
Also in June, the Center will open a new exhibit station on the cutting-edge science of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is the science of matter no more that one nanometer big. One nanometer is about 1,000 times smaller than a human hair. When matter is broken into pieces that small, its basic properties often change dramatically. Scientists have used nanotechnology to produce everyday products such as socks that don't stink, bandages that heal wounds faster, and tennis balls that keep their bounce longer. The nanotechnology exhibit - which also will be included with paid Center admission - was created in partnership with Lehigh University.
The Center's 2008 Summer Science Camps open June 16. Offerings will include the popular Morning Sessions for students entering grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Campers entering grades 1-2 will also find multiple morning choices on selected weeks. Afternoon Sessions also return in 2008 from 1-5 p.m. These sessions, during which students are split into groups of grades 1-3 and 4-6, are more informal programs in which campers experiment with Da Vinci Science Center scientists and enjoy recreational activities, including swimming at the Rodale Aquatic Center. New for 2008 is the Early Riser Drop-Off Period from 7:45-8:45 a.m. weekdays for students participating in Morning Sessions. The early drop-off is convenient for busy parents and guardians. Complete details and descriptions of summer science camps are available at www.davinci-center.org.
The Center's Five-After-Five Friday Nights promotion will return on June 6 and run through Aug. 29. The Center will remain open until 8 p.m. on those Friday nights, and visitors arriving after 5 p.m. will pay just $5.00 admission.
ABOUT DA VINCI SCIENCE
CENTER
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent non-profit organization that
promotes hands-on science learning through inquiry, highlights vibrant and
important career opportunities in science available to every young person,
and encourages all people to be curious and creative. The Da Vinci Science
Center stresses the inquiry method. Utilized by scientists and recognized
as the most effective way to learn, the inquiry method encourages questioning,
experimenting actively, observing, communicating results, and connecting all
knowledge.
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