July 2010 Discover.ed
Saturday, August 7, 2010
1:00 – 3:00pm
Dr. Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist -
Personal Appearance at Imagination Station
Dr. Scott Sampson, science advisor and host of PBS’s Dinosaur Train, will be taking kids on an exciting and entertaining journey about dinosaurs from inside our summer exhibition, The BIG DIG. Following his presentation, visitors will get to meet Scott during a Meet & Greet session, where kids of all ages can ask him questions about dinosaurs, paleontology or Dinosaur Train. This is a truly unique opportunity to meet one of sciences most intriguing paleontologists.
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There’s still time to explore -
The BIG DIG:
Footprints to Fossils
It’s a summer of discovery as we explore fossils! We’re digging up bones, reconstructing skeletons and testing your dinosaur knowledge. Visitors can dig through local Devonian era shale and find fossils that they can keep. They can make fossil rubbings, excavate bones and reconstruct dinosaurs. They can even spend some time exploring our interactive maze. Answer the questions right and find your way out. This summer we put the ROAR back in dinosaur!
Now through September 6, 2010
Presented by:
Coming this Fall -
Hubble Space Telescope:
New Views of the Universe
The exhibition immerses visitors in the magnificence and mystery of the Hubble mission. A scale model of the HST is the focal point of the installation. “Satellite” units incorporate hands-on activities about how the telescope works, and a “Space/Time” section features Hubble’s contributions to the exploration of planets, stars, galaxies and the universe.
Opening October 2, 2010
Try This!
Making a Moonscape
Discover how lunar features were created on the moon by making your own! 
You will need:
- 1 cup plaster of Paris
- ½ cup boiling water
- disposable aluminum pan
- plastic spoon
- magnifying glass
How to:
Place the plaster of Paris into your disposable aluminum pan. Distribute even across the bottom of the pan. Carefully, add the boiling water and stir slowly. Don’t worry about the lumps! You can allow your moonscape to dry at this point and your students can observe the craters, mountains and valleys that form.
You can take this activity a step further and have your students observe what happens when an asteroid or meteorite hits the moon. Before your plaster has hardened, take a large marble or heavy rock and drop it from a distance of 12 inches. What do you observe? Remove the rock or marble before the plaster dries.
What’s the Science?
The surface of the moon was once very hot, so the cooling and drying of the plaster mirrors what happened to the surface of the moon as it cooled long ago. As the moon’s surface cooled, craters, rough areas and large mountainous areas formed. Numerous holes and craters cover the moon’s surface from meteorites and asteroids. The flat seas, or maria, are not actually seas but wide areas of volcanic rock that formed as the hot, flowing lunar surface cooled.
Watch for us in your school mailbox!
The Imagination Station’s Educator Guide will be in your school mailbox at the end of August! Inside you’ll find valuable information about our programming and special events for the 2010- 2011 school year.
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