Friday, October 14
SciFest for Schools - Middle and High School Programs
Students and staff choose from a wide range of specially designed presentations and subjects. Programs include hands-on workshops, demonstrations and presentations from leading scientists. School programs are $5 per student. One adult chaperone is required for every 10 students. The chaperone is admitted free of charge. Online registration will begin on August 30, 2010. Payment by credit card, check or purchase order will be required at registration. All programs subject to change.
Planting Seeds, Growing Roots
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Everywhere you look people are taking up shovels and planting gardens, from the White House to your neighbors down the street. Come explore the many facets of successful gardening and growing your own food. You will learn about worm composting, seed sprouting, how to create and maintain healthy soil, different methods of farming and even learn how the Native Americans have passed on their knowledge of farming. (Maximum 35 students.)
CSI: Chromatography in Action
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Marked for Murder! Be a forensic scientist in a crime scene investigation! Use analytical techniques of paper chromatography and thin layer chromatography to elucidate the facts in a crime scene and determine the guilt or innocence of various suspects.
(Maximum 35 students - High School only)
Atoms are a Go!
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Harri Montonen is a science showman, ex-rock star, ex-teacher-to-be, working as a senior explainer and Science Circus director at HEUREKA, the Finnish Science Centre. After having given over 3,422 science shows, he’s getting close to being quite amusing. His motto: “Science is not fun. Presenting it is.” (Maximum 200 students.)
Design Challenge
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Can you build a roller coaster and make a marble jump off the track and land inside a can? In this exciting competition judged by Science Center staff, your team of design engineers will use physics to solve problems. Each time you meet a challenge, you’ll advance to the next level to try something even more difficult. (Maximum 120 students.)
Robot Revolution
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Student teams will design and build their own robots using robotics equipment by the Society of Automotive Engineers with Paul Freiling, FIRST Robotics Coordinator, Saint Louis Science Center. Integrate math and science into your designs and enter a robot competition.
(Maximum 35 students.)
Icy Comets, Meteor Showers
10:00 - 11:00 AM
This program calls for a chance of showers – meteor showers! Students join Science Center staff to learn about these astronomical events and get the chance to touch a genuine ‘fallen star!’ Also in the forecast are making an icy comet nucleus, creating unique constellations and a meteor shower preview show in the Planetarium. (Maximum 40 students.)
A Raft Made of 232 Plastic Bottles
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Imagine a 2,000-mile, five-month journey down the Mississippi River. Now imagine taking that journey in a raft made only of plastic bottles and other recycled materials. That’s what Dr. Marcus Eriksen did. Find out what he learned about watershed management, marine conservation and the plague of plastic debris. (Maximum 60 students.)
Surf on a Wave of Air
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sciencetoymaker.org founder Slater Harrison and crew will have you mysteriously levitating an origami hang glider in the air, and making tornado tubes and reed instruments. They will also demonstrate projects you can make from the website: a steam engine boat from an aluminum can and straws, working robot hand with tendons, hot air balloon, water rocket and much more. (Maximum 25 students.)
Revealing the Universe: the Hubble
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Why did NASA send the Space Shuttle to save the Hubble? Science Center staff explain why astronauts’ lives were risked to extend the life of this amazing space telescope. Find out about the astonishing Hubble images and discover how today’s students are becoming the first humans to classify newly discovered galaxies. (Maximum 200 students.)
How You Will Go to The Moon
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Learn the mysteries of the Earth-Moon system and you’ll never see our nearest neighbor in space the same way again. Gregg Maryniak (Vice President, Saint Louis Science Center) reveals secrets uncovered by the Apollo program that may hold the key to saving the Earth.
(Maximum 200 students.)
*Programs subject to change.
Friday, October 14
SciFest for Schools - Middle and High School Programs
Students and staff choose from a wide range of specially designed presentations and subjects. Programs include hands-on workshops, demonstrations and presentations from leading scientists. School programs are $5 per student. One adult chaperone is required for every 10 students. The chaperone is admitted free of charge. Online registration will begin on August 30, 2010. Payment by credit card, check or purchase order will be required at registration. All programs subject to change.
Planting Seeds, Growing Roots
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Everywhere you look people are taking up shovels and planting gardens, from the White House to your neighbors down the street. Come explore the many facets of successful gardening and growing your own food. You will learn about worm composting, seed sprouting, how to create and maintain healthy soil, different methods of farming and even learn how the Native Americans have passed on their knowledge of farming. (Maximum 35 students.)
CSI: Chromatography in Action
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Marked for Murder! Be a forensic scientist in a crime scene investigation! Use analytical techniques of paper chromatography and thin layer chromatography to elucidate the facts in a crime scene and determine the guilt or innocence of various suspects.
(Maximum 35 students - High School only)
Atoms are a Go!
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Harri Montonen is a science showman, ex-rock star, ex-teacher-to-be, working as a senior explainer and Science Circus director at HEUREKA, the Finnish Science Centre. After having given over 3,422 science shows, he’s getting close to being quite amusing. His motto: “Science is not fun. Presenting it is.” (Maximum 200 students.)
Design Challenge
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Can you build a roller coaster and make a marble jump off the track and land inside a can? In this exciting competition judged by Science Center staff, your team of design engineers will use physics to solve problems. Each time you meet a challenge, you’ll advance to the next level to try something even more difficult. (Maximum 120 students.)
Robot Revolution
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Student teams will design and build their own robots using robotics equipment by the Society of Automotive Engineers with Paul Freiling, FIRST Robotics Coordinator, Saint Louis Science Center. Integrate math and science into your designs and enter a robot competition.
(Maximum 35 students.)
Icy Comets, Meteor Showers
10:00 - 11:00 AM
This program calls for a chance of showers – meteor showers! Students join Science Center staff to learn about these astronomical events and get the chance to touch a genuine ‘fallen star!’ Also in the forecast are making an icy comet nucleus, creating unique constellations and a meteor shower preview show in the Planetarium. (Maximum 40 students.)
A Raft Made of 232 Plastic Bottles
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Imagine a 2,000-mile, five-month journey down the Mississippi River. Now imagine taking that journey in a raft made only of plastic bottles and other recycled materials. That’s what Dr. Marcus Eriksen did. Find out what he learned about watershed management, marine conservation and the plague of plastic debris. (Maximum 60 students.)
Surf on a Wave of Air
10:00 - 11:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sciencetoymaker.org founder Slater Harrison and crew will have you mysteriously levitating an origami hang glider in the air, and making tornado tubes and reed instruments. They will also demonstrate projects you can make from the website: a steam engine boat from an aluminum can and straws, working robot hand with tendons, hot air balloon, water rocket and much more. (Maximum 25 students.)
Revealing the Universe: the Hubble
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Why did NASA send the Space Shuttle to save the Hubble? Science Center staff explain why astronauts’ lives were risked to extend the life of this amazing space telescope. Find out about the astonishing Hubble images and discover how today’s students are becoming the first humans to classify newly discovered galaxies. (Maximum 200 students.)
How You Will Go to The Moon
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Learn the mysteries of the Earth-Moon system and you’ll never see our nearest neighbor in space the same way again. Gregg Maryniak (Vice President, Saint Louis Science Center) reveals secrets uncovered by the Apollo program that may hold the key to saving the Earth.
(Maximum 200 students.)
*Programs subject to change.