Kids' Quest members have been partying across Arkansas. See what's been happening and find out what's coming next!
Student explorers are battling Dr. Nogood in The Race for Planet 'X' across Arkansas now. Find out all about it here!
Exhibit Schedule
Now until November 22
Arkansas Museum
of Natural Resources
GPS Adventures Arkansas
Now until Spring 2010
Arkansas Museum
of Natural Resources
Backyard Science
Now until Spring 2010
Museum of Discovery
Astronomy: It's a Blast!
Now until Spring 2010
Texarkana Museums System
Newton's Corner
July 16 - Spring 2009
Mid-America Science Museum
Illusion Confusion
July 16 - Spring 2010
Arts & Science Center
for Southeast Arkansas
Arkansas Rocks, Rivers
& Roadcuts
July 16 - Spring 2010
University of Arkansas Center for Science & Math Education
Exploring the Frontier
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
Arkansas State
University Museum
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at Partner Museums
Now until September 13, 2009
Mystery of the Mayan Medallion
Faulkner County Library
Explore the state
of Arkansas and become a master geologist!
Play it Here!
Explore the Ancient Mayan Ruins and discover treasures!
Play Now!
If you've played the Mayan Challenge, please let us know what you think!
Can a "Raspberry" Make a Light Wiggle?
See if you can make the lights wiggle! Take a digital radio or clock radio that uses LEDs (red numbers),
or
a circuit tester with an LED on it, or
a neon glow lamp available, such as a GE Guide lamp (any nightlight labeled "1/4 watt"). You'll also need an extension cord.
Plug in your light source and observe from 3-10 feet away. Give it a "raspberry." (a rude noise made by blowing air through your lips.) Notice that the light seems to wiggle back and forth and flicker. The LEDs or neon glow tube aren't really moving at all when you give the "raspberry.' Instead, your body vibrates, including your eyes. LEDs flash on and off 60 times a second (a neon glow tube 120 times a second), so fast that your eyes can't separate the "blinks." But when your body is vibrating, your eyes are in a different position each time the bulb flashes. As the image of the bulb traces a path across your eyes, it looks like the bulb is moving and flickering.
For more info and related activities, go to http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bronx_cheer_bulb/index.html
Visit Illusion Confusion at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff and confuse your senses!
Kids' Quest Celebrates Discovery Zone Opening
About 60 kids and parents enjoyed the afternoon at the University of Arkansas Discovery Zone. The kids explored the geology of Arkansas at one of the latest Network exhibits, Arkansas Rocks, Rivers & Roadcuts, and made crystal gardens and My Pet Rock holders for the pet rock they each took home. They also became space explorers on the Race for Planet 'X' mobile museum.
If you have a child between the ages of 5-12 sign them up for Kids' Quest and let them become a part of the fun!
Kids' Quest Fools Their Senses at Illusion Confusion
About 100 parents, grandparents and children enjoyed exploring the science of illusion in “Illusion Confusion,” the hands-on kids’ science exhibit at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, at the Afternoon at the Museum event Aug. 15. The afternoon included free food, fun activities and lots of interaction with the exhibit.
If you have a child between the ages of 5-12 sign them up for Kids' Quest and let them become a part of the fun!
Win Big on Arkansas Museum Road Trip!
The Arkansas Museum Road Trip is in full swing! Register for the drawing today at your local museum partner and be entered to win prizes including an iPod, GPS system, 2-night stay at an Arkansas State Park, Flip video camera, or electronic photo frame! Plus, enjoy the latest network exhibits that will show you just how fun science can be!
Learn more about the Arkansas Museum Road Trip exhibits!
Science & Art is now open at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover!
This unique and beautiful exhibit shows how science and art work together to make our lives better and more interesting. Leah Buechley, one of the featured scientist/artists, blends her knowledge of electronics, programming and sewing to create e-textiles that blink, flash and buzz. See her creations and imagine the possibilities of the future of fashion.
Science & Art will introduce you to Leah Buechley and four other scientists who have used both science and art in their work. Read all about this exhibit and the scientists here.
See more behind-the-scenes pictures of Science & Art!
Arkansas Discovery Network Now Accepting Donations Online
The Arkansas Discovery Network is part of a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution funded through the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations. With your support, we can continue to reach schools and museum visitors in every area of Arkansas with high-quality educational programs and exhibits. With your help, we can continue our mission of bringing world-class learning experiences to the children and families of Arkansas while strengthening the museum partners to better serve their communities.
For more information or to donate online, go to www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.com/donate/
Museum of Discovery, Little Rock
Artifact Showcase exhibit opens September 19
Backyard Science continues thru 2010
Dinosaur Train event for Museum Members September 10 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Little Rock Family Education Expo Sunday September 13 1-4pm
Get a Charge Out of Electricity September 24-26 Sponsored by Arkansas Electric Cooperative
Texarkana Museums System, Texarkana
Astronomy at Discovery Place all this month
Quadrangle Festival October 10, 2009
"Clothing in Context" Exhibit at the Museum of Regional History
Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff
701 Main St., Pine Bluff
Illusion Confusion continues to 2010.
Perception Deception: Class on optical illusions. 1-4 pm Sept. 26. Reservations required.
’Lectric Legos: 1-4 pm Oct. 3. Reservations Required.
Christmas in Clay: Create a Christmas Ornament with your favorite adult. 2-4 pm Oct. 11. Reservations required.
Mirror Magic: Class on light and mirror illusions 1-4 pm Oct. 17. Reservations required.
Phantom of the Center: Class on illusions of the stage followed by a Center haunted house on stage. 1-4 pm Oct. 24. Reservations required.
More information at www.artssciencecenter.org or our Facebook page.
Mid-America Science Museum
September 7 (Labor Day) – This is your last chance to visit the “Engineer It” exhibit and stimulate your creativity before it packs up and heads to it’s next venue in Virginia. You'll have the best time, gaining hands-on experience in engineering. Build bridges & test them for strength. Design the ideal boat & test it for speed. Test your own windmills & paper planes in our wind tunnels. Construct a building & see if it can withstand our earthquake simulator.
September 13 - Grandparent’s Day - Mid-America Science Museum will be celebrating “Science Throughout the Ages” on Grandparents’ Day. Grandparents get $1.00 off when you come out and learn the chemistry behind rising biscuits, the relationship between lemon juice and clean mirrors, the balancing act of Epsom salt and plants, and more. Prize drawings just for Grandma and Grandpa will be held throughout the day. Scheduled activities, conducted by grandparent/grandchildren teams, are scheduled from 2pm till 4:00 pm, but you are welcome to enjoy the museum before and after the activities. Family scholarships are available through funding from a grant from the Hot Springs Area Community Foundation. For additional information and to RSVP contact the museum at 501-767-3461 ext. 15.
September 26 – Kids' Quest Kids’ Quest members and their families are invited to Mid-America Science Museum to take "A Closer Look at Science" as you view your finger nails, flowers, and various rocks through our Digital ProScopes. This fun-filled family event allows participants to look at the world from a different point of view and to visit our Nano Technology "What’s the Big Deal?" exhibit where you discover what’s real and what's fiction about nano science. RSVP by September 4, 2009. For more information contact Educational Programs at 501-767-3461 ext 15 or visit our website at www.MidAmericaMuseum.org.
To see what else is going on at our partner sites across the state, see our Events page.
Attention Parents!The Arkansas Discovery Network would like to keep you informed about everything going on in the Network, including where we've been and our plans for the future. If you'd like to keep informed on the more "grown-up" side of what we're doing, you can sign up for our monthly Grown-Up E-Newsletter. If you'd like to see some of our past Grown-Up E-Newsletters, go to http://www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org/grown-ups/newsletter.html
Find out more about the museum network across the state of Arkansas, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, and our club exclusively for children, Kids' Quest.
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