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Make Your Season with Kentucky Science Center
Now - January 2, 2021 |
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Make the most out of the holiday season with Kentucky Science Center's annual Make Your Season extravaganza! In light of rising COVID-19 numbers, Kentucky Science Center is adding brand-new virtual experiences. While this year’s celebration will feel a little different, we still want people to have something to look forward to on the calendar and a way to celebrate the new year.
In-Person Make Your Season events will include several MakerPlace activities (free drop-ins, $5 Make-and-Takes, and 90 minute workshops) and Winter Break Pay By Day Camps.
Upcoming In-Person Events:
Theater Experiences
• Frosty the Snowman, free with admission
• NEW: Private theater rentals to watch your favorite movie or play a video game on a four-story screen
Our unique online experiences will get the whole family involved in the fun of doing science. Virtual Make Your Season activities include Virtual Family STEAM Club and MakerPlace to Go Kits that are available for purchase in our Gift Shop and can be done at home.
Upcoming Virtual Events:
Virtual Family STEAM Club: What if we broke a chemical?
An exploration of chemistry and chemical reactions.
Saturday, January 2, 10:00 a.m.
Virtual Family STEAM Club: Can you really believe what you see?
An exploration of the eyes and brain.
Saturday, February 6, 10:00 a.m. |
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| With limited capacity, mask requirements, and more than 50,000 square feet of space, families can Do Science safely inside the building. Make Your Season activities will focus on aviation, including engineering challenges and a flight course where families can launch a paper airplane more than 30 feet in the air. Check out our COVID-19 protocols and purchase your admission tickets in advance. |
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| Winter Break Pay by Day Camp |
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School's Out Winter Break Pay by Day Camp
December 28, 29, and 30
Themes include 3,2,1, Build! and Marvelous Messes
Grades Pre-K through 5
When school’s out, science is in! Kentucky Science Center’s mission is to help your child learn, even when JCPS is closed. In our pay by day camps your child will develop skills and make friendships that will last a lifetime. Our camp encourages all campers to play, tinker, and investigate the world around them with plenty of time to explore their favorite science center.
Be on the lookout for more pay by day camp dates soon. |
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| FREE Month of Membership PLUS Limited-Time Special Benefits |
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Become a member today and your benefits won't expire until January of 2022!
Not only will you receive our usual fantastic member benefits, we're also offering a few limited-time benefits through January 3:
- FREE PARKING! (Be sure to bring your ticket from the parking lot in with you to receive your sticker.)
- Free tote bag and guest passes, while supplies last
- 20% discount on all Gift Shop purchases
- We will randomly select a few member families who visit us in-person or participate in a virtual program between now and January 3rd, who will receive a FREE membership renewal
Use promo code 1FREE and get 13 months of membership for the price of 12!
Click here for full membership benefits and levels. |
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| Help Us Keep Doing Science! |
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Kentucky Science Center needs your support to keep creating and implementing new programs (both virtually and in-person) throughout the community.
Your gift this holiday season can empower young scientists and teachers with the opportunity to engage in Kentucky Science Center Digital Learning programs. Because of you, we can deliver accessible, easy to navigate, next generation science lessons that adhere to state educational standards.
Support from donors like you can provide Kentucky Science Center Digital Learning programs for as little as:
- $30 for 5 students
- $60 for 10 students
- $180 for 1 class (30 students)
- $360 for 2 classes (60 students)
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| Science in the News |
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Enjoy this compilation of science stories that sparked joy in 2020. Falling lizards, new animal species, flying snakes, a study of facial expressions and much more!
Meet 5 Black researchers fighting for diversity and equity in STEAM fields. Learn why these 5 researchers felt the need to get involved and how they're working to improve Black representation in STEAM careers.
Ubirajara jubatus, a chicken-sized, meat-eating dinosaur from Brazil is the first dinosaur with feathers ever discovered in the Southern Hemisphere. The dinosaur may have used its shoulder streamers and feathery mane for flashy dances and displays.
A mysterious, previously undiscovered supervolcano may be lurking beneath Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Scientists think the volcano could have disrupted civilizations around the world if it erupted during the last few thousand years. |
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