DA VINCI SCIENCE CENTER TO PRESENT SUMMER BODY CARNIVAL AND AMAZING FEETS
A summer-long
carnival is coming to the Da Vinci Science Center ... a Body Carnival that
is - one accompanied by tumblers, feats of strength, and amazing feets of
fancy.
The Center announced
today that it will show the Body Carnival traveling exhibit - presented by
Lehigh Valley Health Network and supported by Dan's Camera City - starting
this Saturday, June 20. The Center also will present a Summer Series of inspiring
demonstrations and hands-on explorations of the body's wonders and an Amazing
Feets Photo Contest. Guest performers will include elite Parkettes gymnasts,
coaches from Velocity Sports Performance Allentown, and educators from the
Weller Health Education Center.
Saturday's Body
Carnival opening, presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network, also will be
PTA Dad-Vinci Science Day. Created in partnership with Pennsylvania PTA, Dad-Vinci
Science Day will allow fathers to pay half-price adult admission for $6 when
accompanied by a paid child ages 4-12. Dad-Vinci Science Day also will present
special activities for dads and kids from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., including the building
of roller coasters and solar-powered cars.
Educators of grades
K-8 and their families can visit the Da Vinci Science Center for free through
Sept. 6 when they show valid school identification. Educators also may sign
up for an individualized meeting with a Center staff member to learn more
about its school programs.
'THE FUN OF BEING YOU'
Open at the Da Vinci Science Center through Sept. 2, Body Carnival allows
each visitor to explore "the fun of being you." The concepts of
force and pressure, the properties of light and sound, mathematical concepts,
and the laws of motion are all part of how human bodies interact with the
world. Through a variety of interactive experiences, visitors will understand
the science of how their body works and interacts with the world.
The Body Carnival experience, presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network, includes a giant artery, through which visitors can climb to discover the effects of plaque on blood flow; a ten-foot dizzy tunnel that emulates a rotating star field; a vertically-striped Wacky Wall, upon which visitors can test their balance by moving the wall from side to side with a pulley; and sound cushions upon which visitors can lean to feel the music through their bodies.
AMAZING FEETS AND SUMMER
STAGE PRESENTATIONS
The Amazing Feets Photo Contest, presented by Dan's Camera City, encourages
people to submit photos of their feet doing unusual and impressive things
from June 22-Aug. 22. The Center will announce the contest winner Aug. 29
at 3 p.m., and the winner will receive a $50 Da Vinci Science Center Gift
Card. Entries must be sent electronically to contest@davinci-center.org. Contest
details can be found on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
Dynamic shows on the Da Vinci Science Center's Summer Stage will highlight local individuals and groups who conduct their physical bodies with grace and excellence. Elite male and female athletes from Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center will demonstrate the balance, flexibility, strength, and motion of the body using a trampoline and mats on Friday, June 26. The Parkettes will perform at 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. and visitors will have the chance to try their hand at tumbling with the Parkettes.
Coaches and athletes from Velocity Sports Performance Allentown will demonstrate strength training for sports on Friday, July 10, from 1-4 p.m. and sports footwork on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Velocity Sports Performance is the largest provider of sports performance training in the nation.
Activities for all curious minds at the Center's Demonstration Island will compliment Body Carnival, and the Da Vinci Science Center will host some of the Weller Health Education Center's most popular outreach programs throughout the summer.
The Summer Stage also will host Summertime Lunchtime Storytimes Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. June 24-Aug. 26. The preschool-friendly sessions will include a story reading and hands-on activities relating to that story. Participating families are encouraged to bring a brown-bag lunch.
The Da Vinci Science Center is open publicly Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Regular admission prices will be $11.95 for adults, $8.95 for boys and girls 12 and under, seniors 62 and up, and military members and veterans. All children under 4 are always free. Updated activity schedules will be available on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
ABOUT DA VINCI SCIENCE
CENTER
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent nonprofit 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 embrace curiosity, creativity, and imagination.
The Center delivered upon its mission in 2008 to approximately 75,000 people
through its dynamic exhibit floor, which features more than 200 hands-on exhibits;
its professional development programs for teachers, including its signature
Da Vinci Teacher Leader Institute for elementary teachers; its public programming;
and its outreach programs, including its Visiting Scientist Lab (VSL) programs
and After-School Science Lab (ASL) programs. 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. Additional
information can be found on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
###
Revised
08.03.2009
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||
 |
|
||||||||||||||||