Arkansas Discovery Network Newsletter May 2008


Arkansas Discovery Network Newsletter May 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 May 17 - August 31 Mystery of the Mayan Medallion Discovery Place Children's Museum Texarkana Museums System May 17 - September 7 Grossology Exhibit Mid-America Science Museum Now until July 12 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! This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from Arkansas Discovery Network.	Exhibit Openings in Texarkana and Hot Springs The Mystery of the Medallion is opening in Texarkana at Discovery Place Children's Museum on May 17. In this exhibit, Student Archeologists must uncover the mystery of an ancient Mayan dig site and find the priceless treasure, revealing the mystery! Also on May 17 in Hot Springs at Mid-America Science Museum, you can learn the stinky, smelly, disgusting facts about your body at the wildly popular Grossology exhibit!
	The Race for Planet "X" Completes First School Year Our mobile museum, The Race for Planet "X", completed it's first school year in Arkansas with a visit to Vilonia Middle School on May 14, 2008. This year The Race for Planet "X" visited more than 30 schools in all corners of the state, reaching more than 4,200 sixth graders. Next year we hope to reach even more! Race for Planet "X"
	We're Blogging Now! For all the updated news going on in the Network, check out our new blog at www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.blogspot.com! Please say "hi" and let us know you're there!
	See History Come Alive at The Natural State Chautauqua The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover is preparing for this year's Chautauqua season. The Natural State Chautauqua 2008, "The 1930s: Shaken Dreams," brings historical figures to center stage. Tuesday, June 3 7:00 p.m. Woody Guthrie by David Fenimore Wednesday, June 4 7:00 p.m. Eleanor Roosevelt by Elena Dodd Thursday, June 5 7:00 p.m. Mary McLeod Bethune by Dorothy Mains Prince Friday, June 6 7:00 p.m. Huey P. Long by Chuck Chalberg Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Will Rogers by Doug Watson For more information, go to www.amnr.org.
	Football: The Exhibit Opens at Museum of Discovery Football: The Exhibit returns to the Museum of Discovery May 26 - August 31! Football explores the science and technology behind the popular sport of football. Interactive stations let you experience the game like never before. Test your ability to throw a football. Do you have what it takes to make the team? Find out at Football! For more information, go to www.amod.org.
	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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