Cosmic Kids Club |
From
space to geology, explore your world and beyond,
meet special guests and make some really cool things!
Join Today!
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Ages 6-10
Cosmic Kids Club meets every first Saturday of the month
9 a.m. to noon
Membership is only $65.00 a year
(some camps may require a minimal materials fee)
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Call
(757) 727-0900, ext. 718 for more information
or to become a Cosmic Kids Club member! |
 Cosmic
Kids receive:
• A stellar Science Kit
• Cool NASA stuff
• Monthly newsletter
on-line
• Discounts
in museum store, cafe', science camps and birthday
parties
• Special
Kids Club membership card signed by Apollo XI astronaut
Buzz Aldrin!
• Special discount coupons for far-out fun
• Free Museum exhibit admission for a year!
Click here to register
online!
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2009 Schedule
of Meetings
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 January
10 - Science Rocks
Find out why science rocks when you explore the world
of geology! Study the many types of rocks, and learn
about the rock cycle. Explore the Earth's many layers
and construct an edible model you can take home to
eat! Create sedimentary rock out of peanut butter
and chocolate. Conduct cool experiments when you test
objects for different minerals. Make a geode in an
egg shell and a volcano!
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February 7 - Celebrate Black History
Month!
Learn about famous African-American inventors and
pioneers who have help shaped the way we live today.
Discover how Benjamin Banneker's love for astronomy
led him to create an almanac. Learn more about astronomy
and create your own constellation. See if you can
invent something to enhance public safety, just like
Garrett Morgan who created the traffic signal. Explore
other great inventors when you make your own soap,
dust for fingerprints and investigate the many uses
of the peanut. Plant your own peanut plant, just like
George Washington Carver. Meet Astronaut Guy Bluford,
the first African-American to fly in space. |
March 7 - Risky Business
 How do you know if you are a risk taker? Take a "crash-course'
in risk management with RISK, the new hands-on exhibit
that explores life experiences, decision-making, and
the science, mathematics, and technology that support
it. Play the probability game to learn how math can
influence the way you make decisions. Play games based
on decisions and your comfort for risk. Try walking
across a construction beam 17 stories high or lying
on a bed of nails! Create your own Rube Goldberg contraption
to test cause and effect.
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April 4 - Monsters
Vs. Aliens
Enjoy a number of activities based on the new animated
IMAX film Monsters vs Aliens. Have a monstrous good
time when you take an
exciting journey around the world to investigate
legendary "monsters!" Examine
the incredible stories of "Bigfoot" in the
United States, "mermaids" in the North Atlantic, "Nessie" the
Loch Ness monster in Scotland, Mummies in Egypt and
more. Draw your own fantastic monster and create a
monster magnet. Explore alien lifeforms when you play
the "Alien Scramble" game and make an "yarn
bug." Construct an alien spacecraft using recycled
materials and receive an IMAX ticket to see Monsters
vs Aliens on the giant IMAX screen! |
 May
2 - Space Invasion
Celebrate International Space Day with a space
invasion that's out-of-this-world! Meet a NASA
astronaut
to learn about space exploration from a pro! Play
an exciting game of Meteor Tag. Practice with thrust
and make simple rockets. Discover why stars are
different colors and construct a star clock. Make
a simple model of the solar system and use a scale
to experiment with the distances of the planets
from the sun. Build a model of Saturn and create
craters using bubble wrap and plaster of paris. |
June
6 - Piratical Adventures
 Ahoy, mateys! Prepare for a piratical adventure on
the high seas of Hampton and celebrate the 10th Annual
Blackbeard Pirate Festival! Travel back in time at
the Hampton History Museum and hear tales of treacherous
pirates and their plundering ways. Discover the challenges
of living on the high seas in the 1700's through hands-on
activities. Examine how Hampton served as an important
gateway to the British Colonies. Use your swashbuckling
skills to make your own pirate hat and flag. |
July
11 - Taking Flight
Take a crash course in the history of aviation
from the first flight to future aircraft. Explore
the design
challenges,  financial
risks and many lessons learned from a century of aviation
trial and error with the
new IMAX film Legends of the Sky! Make a model of
an airplane wing and demonstrate how airplane wings
can lift heavy planes. Construct cool airplanes from
paper, Styrofoam and candy! Meet an F-22 pilot from
Langley Air force base to learn about the latest technology
in fighter jets. Explore the mystery of Amelia Earhart
and her disappearance. Could a plane go missing today
with our modern technology?
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 August 1 - Solar
Powered
Catch some rays and discover how the sun's energy
can bee seen or felt through light and heat. Learn
how we can harness that energy and put it to good
use. Use a radiometer to see how the sun can turn
light and heat into motion. Identify the colors
in white light by playing with a prism and discover
what colors can reflect and absorb when you conduct
a bottle/balloon experiment. Explore how heat
insulators work and use your new solar skills
to create a S'mores solar oven.
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 September
5 - Science in Art
Investigate how science and art overlap, and how artists
and scientists are similar. Discover how Leonardo
da Vinci used art and scientific investigation in
his work, and then draw a diagram of an invention
and its parts to illustrate how it works. Create a
Venn diagram and make zoetropes. Explore the use of
technology in the creation of art from photography
to animation. Examine art from space and art created
by NASA astronauts. Using science and technology as
inspiration create your own artwork of the Earth or
space. |
 October
3 - King Arthur's Kastle
Join King Arthur's round table when you learn all
about life in Medieval Europe. Examine the different
parts of a knight's armor and make your own helmet.
Create your own tabard and design a family crest.
Learn about the history of the Black Plague and play
The Black Plague game. Explore the ins and outs of
a castle and design your own. Create a castle structure
out of cardboard.
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November
7 - Easy Bake Science
Cook up a batch of science and sprinkle it with
fun! Create a no-bake ornament and participate
in an Egg
Drop Contest. Sample a little space food and discuss
the challenges of creating meals for astronauts in
space. Discover what makes bread rise and test your
theory with dough. Conduct an experiment to learn
what household items can make a penny shiny again
and examine why. Mix different household items together
and observe their chemical reactions. Make a paper
pizza using paper plates, paper and beads.
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 DECEMBER Saturday
Holiday Camps - Club members get $5 off.
There will NOT be
a regular club meeting.
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Register
online or call (757) 727-0900, ext. 718 for
more information,
or to become a Cosmic Kids Club member! |
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