August 2010 Discover.ed
Welcome back teachers!
It’s been a busy summer for us at Imagination Station. In addition to keeping your students and their families engaged and entertained, we’ve hosted 6 weeks of summer camp focused on exploring engineering concepts; spent countless hours giving kids a unique opportunity assisting local artists in constructing a sculpture that now hangs in the Huntington Center; welcomed Scott Sampson, renowned paleontologist and host of PBS’s Dinosaur Train; among many others. But now, with the school year just gearing up, it’s back to serious learning and Imagination Station is ready to help you reach your academic goals.
Check your school mailbox-
The 2010-11 Educator Guide from Imagination Station is on its way! It’s loaded with valuable information about everything we have to offer, both at the science center and within your classroom. The Educators Guide includes information on: field trips, outreach programs (Workshops, Distance Learning, Science Festivals and STARLAB Portable Planetarium), standards alignment for both Ohio and Michigan, exhibits guide descriptions, upcoming special exhibitions, special science events ideal for classroom visits (like Chemistry Week, Little Scientists Week and Farm Fest) and so much more! Book your field trip today!
If you have not received your guide by September 15th, call 419.244.2674 ext. 120 to request your copy.
Mark your calendar-
To really get a full grasp on what Imagination Station can do to help you and your students reach your classroom goals, we invite you to join us!
Imagination Station’s Educator
Open House
Tuesday, September 21st from 4-7pm
The science center opens its doors exclusively for educators!
- Check out Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe in our flexible exhibit gallery
- Experience several of the hands-on activities in our Outreach Science Festivals
- Explore the STARLAB, our portable planetarium
- Learn about our live demonstrations
- Take home a fabulous classroom resource
- Enter to win Imagination Station programming
- Enjoy tasty refreshments!
Cal 419.244.2674 ext. 159 to reserve your space today.
Vote For Kids!
Pepsi Refresh Project: Inspire a love of science in Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo kids
Each month, The Pepsi Refresh program accepts 1,000 ideas that benefit the community and posts them on its website. The projects that receive the most votes win. Our project was chosen and is entered under the “Education” category. We will receive $5,000 to carry it out if we are one of the Top 10 Projects. But before we can help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo kids, we need your help.
You can help by voting for our project!
We are currently ranked in 31st place. Only the top 10 vote getters receive funding.
You can vote 3 ways:
1. Click on the Vote Now button below that will take you straight to the Pepsi Refresh page.
2. Text 101137 to PEPSI (73774) - Regular text messaging rates apply.
3. Log in through your facebook account and vote that way.
Help us spread the word!
Tell your family and friends to log onto http://www.refresheverything.com and vote for our project. Don’t forget to vote every day through August 31, 2010. For more information about the Imagination Station Pepsi Refresh project, please visit imaginationstationtoledo.org.
