Welcome to the Howard B. Owens Science Center’s Family Science Night!

Events on the First FloorEvent Times Your Host Location

Challenger Learning Center featuring “Tiny Trekkers”

Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring your children aboard our newly upgraded Challenger Space Station for a peek into possible future careers for them! After a brief flight to space and back, you will engage in a variety of stimulating hands-on activities designed with young children in mind. It’s all challenging, but fun!

Limit to 20 participants. Free tickets at the Main entrance door of the Science Center.

6:10 - 6:50

6:40 - 7:20

7:10 - 7:50

7:40 - 8:20

Russ Waugh

And

Shari Sternberg

Owens Science Center

Instructors

ChallengerLearning Center

“Hidden Treasures of the Autumn Skies” - (All Ages)

There is more to the sky than meets the eye….come find some of these treasures in the Planetarium.

6:10 – 6:30

6:40 – 7:00

7:10- 7:30

7:35 – 7:55

8:00 – 8:20

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Patty Seaton

Owens Science Center

Specialist

Planetarium

“Oceans Explore”

What do land forms, oil and animals have in common? Come out to Temporary 1 and explore! After delving in, some will create items akin to what they've investigated. Water animals, microscopes, sculpting and other ventures investigated.

6:00- 6:45

6:50- 7:30

7:40- 8:20

ZenaButler

Owens Science Center

Instructor

T-1Temporary Building 1

MathematicsScience Technology

Engineering

Events on the Second FloorEvent Times Your Host Location

Join us upstairs in Special Place to explore many of our animals. Help us welcome one of our newest animals a Veiled Chameleon.

OngoingThroughoutThe Evening

Virginia Fulton

Owens Science Center

Instructor

Room 201(Special Place)

Join Ms. Smith upstairs inRoom 202 to view and try out some “tricks” based on principles of science that defy general observations. Will you be able to determine what’s really happening? All ages welcome.

OngoingThroughoutThe Evening

Sallie Smith

Owens Science Center

Instructor

Room 202

Why don’t they fall down? - STEM applied to designing and building pyramids and other “irregular” structures. Come test your knowledge of large pyramids built centuries ago in our hemisphere. When and where were they built? Indulge your inner architect!

OngoingThroughoutThe Evening

John White

Owens Science Center

Instructor

Room 203

S A V E THE D A T E S!

October 9, 2015- Planetarium Program- “Planet Detectives” – 7:00pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 StudentsOctober 23, 2015- Planetarium Patty’s Plaza- “Faces of Pluto- 7:30pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 StudentsNovember 13, 2015- Planetarium Program-Andromeda and the Demon Star- 7:30pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 StudentsDecember 11, 2015- Planetarium Program- Alien Skies- 7:00pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 StudentsApril 22, 2016 - Free Family Night – 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Animal Exploration

“So They Won’t Fall Down”

** - A STEM activity awaits you! ENTER and EXPLORE!

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Stay tuned for more events @ www1.pgcps.org/howardbowensGood night!

It’s Science!