(Almost) Every Other Thursday Science

May 14 & 28, June 4, 18, & 25, July 16 & 30, and August 6, 13 & 20, 2009

Kenton County Parks & Recreation will continue to expand the program to what we're calling (Almost) Every Other Thursday Science! These highly interactive programs will be held at Shelterhouse 1 in Pioneer Park beginning at 10:00 am each date. The free programs will be delivered in 45-minute to 1-hour theatrical assembly presentations.

We are grateful recipients of a 2009 Greater Cincinnati Foundation Summertime Kids grant. Partnering with this terrific organization has provided us the opportunity to stretch our available resources. This partnership has allowed us to present a broad spectrum of educational programs which provide the secondary benefit of excellent entertainment value.

And, guess what? Snappy Tomato Pizza ~ Ft. Wright will provide free pizza for lunch! And to top it off, folks from Faith Community United Methodist Church are returning with popcorn and lemonade! Science, pizza, popcorn, and lemonade! Could it get any better?

Hey, Science was never so fun!

May 14 ~ "Sounds" Like Fun with Crystal Clear Science: This fun and fast paced program "soundly" covers the many learning objectives associated with sound such as pitch, volume, how the ear works, instruments and more! Fun, easy-to-reproduce demos will have your kids wanting to do their Crystal Clear Science Homework!

May 28 ~ Amazing Air with Crystal Clear Science: Flying potatoes, wondrous windbags, eggs in a bottle, and more will prove to kids that Air is There and it is amazing!

June 4 ~ Incredible Insects with the Cincinnati Museum Center: Get up close and personal with creatures that make up the Earth's largest population ~ BUGS! Build-a-bug, see the world through the eyes of a fly, and learn some amazing facts about insect defense, including camouflage and mimicry. This program comes complete with live insects and some truly unbelievable mounted insects from across the globe!

June 18 ~ Agriculture Adventures with COSI On Wheels featuring Chef Provelone and Caesar, the talking chicken. WHERE does food come from??? Agriculture Adventures is an introduction to life on the farm. Explore how food is produced from the farm to the table. Explore how farmers must stay on the leading edge of technology by hosting the entertaining "Lunch Room Live" program that tracks the journey of cheese pizza from soil to the dinner table. Students grind wheat, milk a "cow," and learn which products come from the agriculture industry.

June 25 ~ A Journey of Exploration & Imagination on America's Waterways with RiverWorks Discovery: Kids can sign the "Kids for Clean Rivers" Pledge and maybe even earn a patch by completing water-friendly activities! RiverWorks is a hands-on, river-based curriculum that is designed to familiarize children and families with all aspects of their watershed.

July 16 ~ Current Conditions with COSI On Wheels: With the help of COSI's "meteorologist," you'll explore how weather affects life on Earth everyday and learn about technology used by today's top forecasters. Test your forecasting skills, explore meteorological instruments, and discover why it's important to monitor extreme weather events.

July 30 ~ Digging for Dinosaurs with the Cincinnati Museum Center: Uncover fossils on a paleontological "dinosaur" dig. Discuss the world-famous Ordovician fossils. Learn how fossils are formed and make a plaster cast of a fossil for someone in attendance to keep! Examine touchable fossils from dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, raptors and many more make this a junior paleontologist's dream!

August 6 ~ Experimenting with Physical Science with the Cincinnati Museum Center: What shapes do bubbles take? Does sound vibrate? Explore bubbles, sound, electricity, magnets, light, color, mirrors and optical illusions in this inquiry-based program. Perform experiments, draw conclusions and share your discoveries.

August 13 ~ Coral – A Colorful Community with the Cincinnati Museum Center: Learn what coral is, where it lives, what it eats and how it protects itself. Explore different types of real coral skeletons, how a coral polyp feels and some of the creatures that live in a coral reef. Using puppets, everyone can participate in making a coral habitat come to life!

August 20 ~ Investigating Energy with COSI On Wheels: Every day, humans face many kinds of challenging energy choices. Explore energy through many hands-on activities dealing with real life issues and choices. With the help of Dr. Kilowatt, learn about creating energy with both renewable and non-renewable resources. Test the power of wind and learn about energy conservation, as well as work to complete a circuit. Participate in demonstrations and see how saving energy can save the planet.

(Almost) Every Other Thursday Science is free to attend and enjoy. Please remember bring a donation of non-perishable food or personal care items for those less fortunate. Your donation will go a long, long way right here in our community! Your kind donations of non-perishable food and personal care items have helped way more than you know. Let's keep giving!

Hey, it's not Third Thursday Science. It's not Every Other Thursday Science. It's (Almost) Every Other Thursday Science!

Pioneer Park is easy to find! From I-275, take Exit 80 (Covington/Independence). Go south (under I-275 overpass) and about 1 mile. You'll see the park on the right before you get to the entrance. Turn right as you enter the park and meet at Shelterhouse 1.

For news of upcoming programs, activities, and events to be held in Kenton County's parks, call the Parks & Recreation office at (859) 525-PLAY (7529) or check out our web site. Go to http://www.kentoncounty.org, scroll down and click on County Departments, then on Parks and Recreation, and then on Recreational Programs.