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Dig into Reading!
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Join us May 31st!
On May 31st Gateway to Science, along with over 20 local sponsors, will host the Summer Reading Kick-Off on the Bismarck Capitol Grounds. From 10am to 2pm, the public is invited to stop by and be motivated to become better readers over the summer. Zoo animals, gold panning by Gateway to Science, face painting, archaeological digs, fossil identification, large construction trucks for viewing and more will be available! Don’t miss this kick-off event! Download the poster for more information by clicking here.
Arin, Educational Outreach Coordinator
Children haven’t changed. We have.
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I came across this picture earlier this week. What a powerful image! To society, Legos® have become a toy for “boys”. However, what child does not like playing with Legos®, boy or girl? Pink Legos® do not mean they are ”girl-friendly”. Any color Lego® is meant for both GIRLS and BOYS. Gateway to Science invites you to get rid of this stereotype. Sign your girl up for any of our Lego® Explorer camps this summer.
Gateway to Science is offering a Legos® for Girls camp August 5-7 from 1-4:30 daily. This is a camp designed exclusively for girls. Don’t expect pink Legos®! Instead, we are offering a setting that is exclusively for the builder in all females. The camp is not intended to single out females, but instead to allow the opportunity to not be the “only girl” having fun in the room! If you are entering grades 3-6 this coming fall, you do not want to miss this camp! Register by following this link.
Happy Building,
Arin, Educational Outreach Coordinator
Preschool Discovery this Summer?
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Now that Preschool Discovery Hour is over for the summer, what do you do with your preschooler? Gateway to Science has the answer! Visit our gallery during any of our normal business hours and request an Early Childhood exploration sheet. It will allow you and your preschooler to enrich the gallery experience by exploring your five senses inside our gallery. The Five Senses is a standard that is used in the school setting for both Preschool and Kindergarten. Your exploration in our gallery will help reinforce this concept. The exploration sheet is as easy as drawing pictures of things they see that demonstrate a property of one of the five senses. This guided experience will also help preschoolers stay focused during your visit.
Gateway to Science also has traveling science trunks for your preschooler. For $10, you can check out a traveling science trunk with various topics in mind. Force and Motion, Butterflies, Five Senses, States of Matter, and more are available at your fingertips. Email arin@gscience.org for more information. Follow this link to read about the different options online.
For some FREE fun, bring your preschooler to ANY of our family events this summer. Weather You Wanna’ Know, Rocket Day, and Bubble Bliss are FREE events that are appropriate for ALL ages. Follow the links above to visit details about each event.
Exploring the outdoors with your child is the GREATEST education you can offer. Share in your observations and watch them explore their surroundings in wonder. Self-discovery can be a powerful tool!
Happy learning,
Arin, Educational Outreach Coordinator
Recent workshop a success!
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On Monday, April 29, Bismarck Public School 4-6 grade students had the opportunity to be introduced to Lego Mindstorm NXT robots and programming. This workshop was in a collaboration with Bismarck Public Schools Career Academy. Due to the joint effort, the workshop was presented for FREE to all 25 students who participated. We had many Bismarck schools represented at this great event. Students learned about basic programming, troubleshooting, and cooperation in a group setting.
View our video below for some highlights of the workshop!
Arin,
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Summer Fun & Safety Day
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Can sunscreen prevent their color change? Find out!
This Thursday, Gateway to Science, along with many community businesses, organizations and hospital departments will outreach to almost 1,500 first and third graders for Kohl’s and St. Alexius Summer Fun and Safety Day. We will discuss the power of Sun’s UV rays through a take-home bracelet activity for the students. Other topics will include self-defense, poison safety, brain injuries, weather safety, and other great information that young students need going into this summer season. The event is located at the University of Mary Field House from 9am-2:30pm. Hope to see some of our followers at the event!
Arin,
Educational Outreach Coordinator
Let’s Get Building!
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Gateway to Science is excited to offer Structural Explorers Camp this summer. Young builders will explore a variety of building materials, learn simple science concepts and build their very own designs! They will create buildings, bridges and gadgets all while having fun!
Structural Explorers is August 12-15, 1:00-4:30PM for children going into grades 4-6 . Structural Explorers, Jr. is for children going into grades 1-3 August 12-15, 8:30AM-Noon. Register online today! We look forward to building with your child this summer!
Gerri, Communications
Mini Bubble Bliss!
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This Saturday, April 20, go inside a giant bubble!
We only have two sessions left of Preschool Discovery Hour. This Saturday, April 20, immerse yourself in a Mini Bubble Bliss. From 10:30-11:30, preschoolers will be getting their hands wet and soapy as we explore all that bubbles have to offer. See if you can fit inside of a bubble, paint a picture with friends, and try to make different shaped bubbles with different wands. Don’t wait until our FREE event in August to blow bubbles! Start now and enjoy the oasis of soapy fun.
Back by popular demand, members of Gateway to Science attend Preschool Discovery Hour for FREE. Non-members can come to each session for $7 or purchase a 6 session punchcard for the price of 5 sessions ($35). Or better yet, become a member and come to all 2 remaining spring sessions, our fall session, winter session, AND the entire 2014 spring session for the price of a family membership. For $60, your family can come to Preschool Discovery Hour all YEAR LONG, FREE gallery access for a year, discounted clubs and camps throughout the year, FREE access to other museums around the world, and MORE! Read about membership information or sign up HERE!
Hope to see you soon,
Arin, Educational Outreach Coordinator
Pan-STARRS Comet Visible Tonight
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Pan-STARRS Comet path, from the SETI Institute.
The Pan-STARRS Comet will be visible to the naked eye tonight in Western North Dakota. The best opportunity for viewing the stellar display of this beautiful comet begins with finding a spot where you can see all the way down to the Western horizon. About half an hour before sunset, find the moon. The moon is currently in the waxing crescent phase, displaying only approximately 6% of its total surface area. Holding your arm straight out, use the width of your fist to trace about 10 degrees to the West of the moon in order to find the approximate location of the comet, barely above the horizon.
Pan-STARRS is a ball of icy dirt, hurtling through space about 100 million miles from Earth as it passes through our inner solar system. It was discovered in June 2011 using the Pan-STARRS Telescope on the island of Hawaii. Its predicted brightness is a +2 or +3 magnitude, however recent changes have caused the predicted magnitude to be shifted to about +1. For more information on magnitude, visit the Space.com article by clicking here. The comet will only be visible without a telescope tonight in the Western North Dakota skies, however, it has been and will continue to be visible by telescope over then next few months in various areas of the world.
In case you don’t get a chance to get out and see it yourself, this is a time lapse video by Fred Espenak from last night’s display. Also, here are pictures of the comet captured all over the world.
~Lauren J, GTS Center Guide
GTS Welcomes Science Teachers
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The North Dakota Science Teachers Association will meet in Bismarck for their annual conference this weekend, and tonight they will gather at Gateway to Science for registration, networking and of course, exploring the exhibits in our gallery! A short presentation about the Girls Collaborative Project will be presented by Carrie Leopold, NDSU.
The conference continues on Friday and Saturday morning at the Bismarck Public Schools Career Academy. This annual event is a great opportunity for North Dakota teachers to learn new methods of presenting science for students in a relevant and engaging way. It’s exciting for us to be part of this gathering, and Gateway to Science welcomes you!
~Beth Demke, Executive Director
Robotics & Engineering Workshops: Coming Soon
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Did you like Robotics and Design this fall?
Sign up for Robotics and Engineering this Winter!
Who?: Anyone in Grades 6-9
What?: Robotics and Engineering
When?: February 18th and 19th, 9am-4pm
Where?: Gateway to Science, 1810 Schafer St, Bismarck ND, 58501
Why?: To learn about Robotics and Engineering! Experience more fun and hands-on engineering activities and 1 and ½ days of Lego Mindstorms with Byron Borgen & Arin Casavant
Extra Info: Click here to sign up online and learn more about the program!
Hope to see you there!
Arin, Educational Outreach Coordinator
