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Contact: Diane LaFollette
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Little Rock, AR 72201
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Good Vibrations: Light, Sound and Motion
Arkansas Discovery Network Brings Innovative Exhibits to Partner Museums
LITTLE ROCK, AR (January 10, 2007) – Can you really see sound? Can you alter the geothermal landscape? Have you ever wanted to make a cloud? Intriguing exhibits designed and built by the world-renown Exploratorium in San Francisco will visit seven Arkansas museums beginning in January, giving families and students a chance to explore the nature of science.
Good Vibrations includes 15 innovative, inquiry-based exhibits that teach about weather, sound, light, geology and motion. Visitors can:
- See the heat emitted by the body with an infrared camera.
- Watch how low-pressure gas affects electrical charges.
- See sound as it causes liquid in a glass tube to vibrate and form small geysers.
- See the difference in sound waves emitted by three musical strings.
The Arkansas Discovery Network, which has been funded by a generous grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, has purchased these exhibits from the Exploratorium as part of a permanent collection. The Network is a consortium of museums and educational centers located around the state of Arkansas. “We found these exhibits to be extremely effective in relating scientific principles to children and families,” said Nan Selz, executive director of The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, “The inquiry nature of the activities allow people to explore science in a non-threatening way at their own pace. They match our mission of bringing high-quality, educational experiences to Arkansans.”
Good Vibrations will visit all seven network partners in the next three years. For more information or to reserve a school or group visit, contact your local network partner. For more details about the exhibits and a traveling schedule, visit www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org/exhibits.html.
About the Arkansas Discovery Network
The Arkansas Discovery Network, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, works to strengthen partner museums by sharing resources and expanding discovery learning opportunities throughout the state. Member museums include the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, Texarkana Museum System in Texarkana, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover, Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro and the University of Arkansas Center for Mathematics and Science Education in Fayetteville. Visit the website at www.arkansasdiscoverynetwork.org.
About the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, headquartered in Las Vegas, is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. The Foundation is one of the 50 largest private foundations in the United States.
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