Kids' Quest members have been partying Arkansas. See what's been happening and find out what's coming next!
Mayan Medallion
Search for the hidden treasure at The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion.The Center for Math & Science Education in Fayetteville is hosting the exhibit at the Walton Arts Center until March 8!
The Race forPlanet ‘X’
Student explorers are battling Dr. Nogood in The Race for Planet 'X' across Arkansas now. Find out all about it here!
GrossologyLearn the good, the bad, and the snotty about your body at Grossology, open at the Discovery Place Children's Museum, Texarkana Museums System until May 10!
Good VibrationsCan you really see sound? Can you alter the geothermal landscape? Find out at Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, where Good Vibrations will be from January 21 - April 6.
Many of our partners will be hosting Nano Days events between
March 29 - April 6!
Kids' Quest Member Events Across the State
Arkansas State University Museum in 
Jonesboro held Dia de los Muertos on November 2nd. Approximately 300 kids and adults from the university and surrounding area had a great time. From scientists to schoolchildren, families came together and listened to live traditional music, ate custom-crafted Day of the Dead breads, drank Horchata and Mexican sodas, and made clay skeletons, masks, and flowers. Parents were heard to say, "My kids are having so much fun, I can't drag them away from the Museum." This event, a collaboration between the ASU Museum and the Hispanic and Latino communities, was so well received that Dia de los Muertos will become an annual event.
Kids' Quest members became Maya explorers at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff last October. The kids enjoyed making their own Mayan crafts and got a special tour of the Mystery of the Mayan Medallion exhibit.
Children and entire families had a great time at Discovery Place Children's Museum in Texarkana for the Night at the Museum Party.
Kids' Quest members enjoyed a quiz game and pizza at The Museum of Discovery's Are You Smarter Than a ?th Grader event.
Upcoming Kids' Quest Parties - Contact the museums for more details!
January 24, 2008 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
University of Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Fayetteville Mayan Medallion Party Explore Beads and glyphs and pyramids, Oh My! Games. Arrive at 3:45 to pick up materials. Light snack included. |
March 8, 2008 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Arkansas State University Museum, Jonesboro Passports to Patterns of the Past Free gallery tours, Native American storytelling, hands-on crafting of dreamcatchers, pottery, and petroglyphs. |
April 12, 2008 |
Mid-America Science Museum, Hot Springs Mayan Family Day Mesoamerican people enjoyed sports and games after work and on festival days, just as we do today. Learn about two favorite games, tlachtli or ulama, the famous Mesoamerican ball game, and patolli, a board game. Both games had religious meanings. Finish your day with fun outdoor games provided by the Hot Springs Parks and Recreations Mobile Activity Center. |
April 15, 2008 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
University of Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Fayetteville Good Vibrations Kids' Quest Party |
Particles at the nanoscale are smaller than bacteria such as E. coli, but larger than atoms. You may not be aware of how nanotechnology has changed your lives now and will in the future. Find out more during Nano Days at your local museum partner March 29 through April 6.
If you missed The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion while it was in Pine Bluff, you can visit it now in Fayetteville. Presented by the Center for Math and Science Education, the exhibit will be at the Walton Arts Center until March 8.
Find out all about The Mystery of the Mayan Medallion exhibit!
Check the schedule to see when this exhibit will visit a museum near you!
(Please contact the Arkansas Discovery Network or the Center for Math and Science Education with questions. Contact Lynne Hehr lhehr@uark.edu to reserve a space for a group of 10 or more people.)
At our Good Vibrations exhibit, you can learn everything from how tornadoes form to why bridges collapse in an earthquake. You can even try to recreate some of these exhibits at home with "Mini-Vibes" (activities you can try at home or at school)!
If you've visited one of our partner museums recently, email us your pics and we'll share them in the next newsletter and on our website!
Mid-America Science Museum's "Caged Lightning" Tesla Coil exhibit is a replica of the coil at the world-famous Griffith Observatory in Southern California. The Tesla Coil produces 1,500,000 volts of electricity, and is enclosed in a massive 2-1/2 ton steel cage to protects the visitor from the "lightning" (corona discharges) and from high frequency emission,s which could disrupt communications in the area around the museum.
Find out more at www.midamericamuseum.org/tesla.htm
Predators Descending on Little Rock
Did you know before dinosaurs roamed the earth, sharks were predators of the water? Learn fascinating facts about some of the earth’s most dangerous creatures at the Museum’s newest exhibit, Predators. Interactive displays show w
hy hidden animals are not always safe with a shark nearby and let visitors prowl dark ocean waters looking for the next meal. Predators takes visitors on an adventure through air, land and sea to discover what makes killer whales, bears and alligators the world’s most feared animals. Discover Predators: if you dare! Predators will be at the Museum of Discovery from February 2 - April 27, 2008.
Find out more at www.amod.org.
Explore Arkansas and become a master geologist with our new online game! You'll collect rocks and fossils, and maybe even find a diamond as you learn all about Arkansas geology.
(You'll have to download a free shockwave program to play this game - instructions are available before you start.)
Be the first to preview our newest game, The Great Mayan Challenge, which will be released in the coming weeks. We'll be sending all Kids' Quest members an email with a link to the game so you will get to play it and let us know what you think before anyone else!
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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