Archive for August, 2011
Blue Star Museum Program Ending at Gateway to Science
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Gateway to Science, North Dakota’s only hands-on science center, is taking part in the Blue Star Museums program. This program offers free admission to all active duty military personnel and their immediate family members. This offer will expire on Labor Day. We invite you to stop in this weekend and visit us.
Gateway to Science proudly invites our North Dakota Active and Reserve Force families, Minot Air Force Base families, Grand Forks Air Force Base families and other military families as well to visit us this summer. Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than 1,300 museums across America.
Gateway to Science is open Monday-Thursday, 12pm-7PM and Friday-Saturday, 12PM-5PM. We are located in the Frances Leach High Prairie Arts & Science Complex at 1810 Schafer Street, Bismarck, ND. The free admission is available to active-duty military and their immediate members (military ID holder and up to five immediate family members).
Corporate Membership Special Ends on August 31!
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Through August 31, 2011, employees of our Corporate Members are entitled to purchase a Family Plus Membership (normally $70) for the price of a Family Membership (just $50). If you are an employee of any corporate member listed below, you can learn more about this special offer on our website.
Our Corporate Members:
AE2S
BNI Coal
Barr Engineering
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bill Barth Ford Kia
Bartlett & West
Dakota Pharmacy
Face & Jaw Surgery Center
Great River Energy
Heritage Pharmacy
Mid Dakota Clinic Foundation
Pearce & Durick Law Firm
St. Alexius Medical Center
Starion Financial
Swenson, Hagen & Co.
Tesoro
Ulteig Engineers
University of Mary
Don’t miss this opportunity to treat your family to a full year of Gateway to Science membership benefits!
~Beth Demke, Executive Director
Science Clubs Coming Soon!
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Gateway to Science will be offering two science clubs this Fall. Science Discovery Club is for the budding scientist in grades 1-3. They will meet on Mondays for 10 weeks. The Young Scientist Club is for the scientist in grades 4-6. They will meet on Tuesdays for 10 weeks. Each of these clubs will include new, fun, hands-on science activities that are age appropriate. Both of these clubs will meet at Gateway to Science. Starting dates and fees will be set soon so stay tuned!
Gerri Sarsten
Communications Specialist
A New School Year Begins!
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Students are getting back to school, so it’s a good time to start planning field trips that will enhance their education. A visit to Gateway to Science is a great way to get the school year off to an exciting start! Our gallery is filled with interactive exhibits that encourage students to use their brains while exploring in a stimulating environment.
Teachers: Visit our field trip policy page on the website to learn more about planning a quality learning experience for your students.
Parents & Grandparents: Consider sponsoring a field trip for your child’s class. At only $2.00 per student, field trip sponsorship is a low-cost investment that will reap great benefits! Simply contact us at gscience@gscience.org or 701.258.1975 to make arrangements. Please provide the teacher’s name and school. We’ll contact the teacher to confirm the class size and field trip date. Won’t it be a nice surprise for any teacher to learn of a generous contribution in the form of a field trip to Gateway to Science?
~Beth Demke, Executive Director
Preschool Discovery Hour
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Gateway to Science presents Preschool Discovery Hour. Activities and projects designed just for children age 3 years thru kindergarten! This unique opportunity of discovery and learning is for both the child and their parent or other favorite adult! This year we will be using a punch card system so you can come and go as your schedule allows. Dates, times and punch card availablilty will be announced in the next couple of weeks…stay tuned!
Employees of Corporate Members – Don’t Miss Summer Membership Special!
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It’s not too late for employees of our Corporate Members to take advantage of the Gateway to Science Summer Membership Special.
Through August 31, 2011, this Summer Membership Special allows employees of our Corporate Members to purchase a Family Plus Membership (normally $70) for the price of a Family Membership (just $50). Gateway to Science members enjoy unlimited admission to the hands-on exhibits gallery for a full year. PLUS, members receive discounts on programs and notifications of special events. Family Plus allows you to treat friends and relatives to a fun-filled day of discovery! (Note: If you are already a Gateway to Science member, you can upgrade to Family Plus, and we’ll extend your membership one year from the current expiration date.)
If you are an employee of any corporate member listed below, you can purchase this special offer on our website.
If your employer is not yet a Gateway to Science corporate member, it’s not too late to join. Visit our Corporate Membership page for more information. You can also download the Corporate Membership Application.
AE2S
BNI Coal
Barr Engineering
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bill Barth Ford Kia
Bartlett & West
Dakota Pharmacy
Face & Jaw Surgery Center
Great River Energy
Heritage Pharmacy
Mid Dakota Clinic Foundation
Pearce & Durick Law Firm
St. Alexius Medical Center
Starion Financial
Swenson, Hagen & Co.
Tesoro
Ulteig Engineers
University of Mary
~Beth Demke, Executive Director
Bubble Bliss Really Pops!
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On Saturday, August 13th Gateway to Science was filled with bubbles! At our Bubble Bliss event nearly 300 visitors took in our bubble fun. With volunteers manning the bubble stations our visitors took in human bubbles, frozen bubbles, they measured how big their 
bubbles grew and so much more bubble fun! As one visitor stated, “You are never too young or too old for bubbles!” KFYR TV stopped by and you can watch that story right here!
Bubble Bliss Coming August 13!
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Bubble Bliss, a FREE Family event is happening this Saturday, August 13 from 1PM-4PM! This sudsy event is for all ages! There will be human size bubbles, frozen bubbles and skeleton bubble wands! This is slippery, soapy science at it’s best! Our own Meredih Traeholt was recently interviewed by Marci Narum of the KXMB Noon Show about the event. You can see the full interview on the KXMB Website
