Arkansas Discovery Network Newsletter April 2008


Arkansas Discovery Network Newsletter April 2008 Museum of Discovery • Mid-America Science Museum • Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas • Texarkana Museums System • Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources • Arkansas State University Museum • University of Arkansas Center for Math & Science Education
In The News The Arkansas Discovery Network is making news across the state. View just some of the stories that have appeared lately! Exhibit Schedule Now until May 11 Mystery of the Mayan Medallion Mid-America Science Museum Now until May 10 Grossology Exhibit Discovery Place Children's Museum Texarkana Museums System Now until July 13 Good Vibrations Exhibit University of Arkansas Center for Math and Science Education View All Events at Partner Museums Student explorers are battling Dr. Nogood in The Race for Planet 'X' across Arkansas now. Find out all about it here! Find out what's going on with Kids' Quest, our fun club for kids ages 5-12. The Partners Museum of Discovery Little Rock Mid-America Science Museum Hot Springs Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas Pine Bluff Texarkana Museums System Texarkana Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Smackover Arkansas State University Museum Jonesboro University of Arkansas Center for Math & Science Education Fayetteville At the Museum of Discovery May 31! Register Now!	Six Arkansas Teachers Going to 2008 Exploratorium Summer Teacher Institute The Arkansas Discovery Network is happy to announce the names of six teachers we will be sending to the Exploratorium's 2008 Summer Teacher Institute! Kristy Kidd, Dunbar Magnet Middle School, Little Rock School District Melissa Miller, Lynch Middle School, Farmington School District Joyce Dooley, Spring Hill Middle School, Bentonville School District Ruth Brewer, Central Middle School, Van Buren School District Linda Shott, Pottsville Jr. High, Pottsville School District Kathy Prophet, Hellstern Middle School, Springdale School District These six teachers will take part in this exciting learning experience to share new and intriguing ideas for teaching science. The Teacher Institute offers a rich mix of hands-on activities based on Exploratorium exhibits, content-based discussions, classroom materials, web-based teaching resources, and machine shop experiences. More information on the Summer Teacher Institute
	Girls of Promise Race for Planet "X" atASU-Jonesboro Our mobile museum, The Race for Planet "X", visited The Girls of Promise at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro on Saturday, April 12. Eighth grade girls spent time inside the museum on wheels getting hands-on experience with laser beams, decoding, a CAD program, a video microscope and more. The Race for Planet "X" spends its weekdays visiting sixth-grade classes in schools across the state, concentrating on rural areas where students don't often get the chance to visit a museum. Girls of Promise • Race for Planet "X"
	Take the Great Mayan Challenge! The Arkansas Discovery Network has just released a new online game that takes players into the ancient Mayan world of Palenque, Mexico. Visitors uncover secret treasures from the ancient tombs by decoding Mayan glyphs. We invite you to play this game yourself or with a child and fill out the short survey afterwards to let us know what you think, so we can improve this and future games! Be among the first to play The Great Mayan Challenge!
	Events Across Arkansas From photography classes to an exhibit on Little Rock's Dunbar High School to a look back on Arkansas and it's state park system, check out these events happening at our museum partners!
	Share Your Photos With the Arkansas Discovery Network! Share your photos and see what's going on at our network partners on flickr, the photo-sharing web site. See pictures posted by other visitors and post your own at the Arkansas Discovery Network flickr group See what's been happening with the network by viewing the Arkansas Discovery Network photostream. Come on and join the fun!

	The mission of the Network is to bring world-class educational experiences to the children and families of Arkansas. A generous grant of $7.3 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation initiated the Network and made the programs possible. Find out more about the network of museums across the state of Arkansas.
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