Welcome to the Howard B. Owens Science Center’s

Family Science Night!

Events on the First Floor

Event / 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 / Challenger
Learning 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
. / 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 / Zena
Butler
Owens Science Center Instructor / T-1
Temporary Building 1

Events on the Second Floor

Event / 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. / Ongoing
Throughout
The Evening / Virginia Fulton
Owens Science Center Instructor / Room 201
(Special Place)
Join Ms. Smith upstairs in
Room 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. / Ongoing
Throughout
The 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! / Ongoing
Throughout
The 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 Students

October 23, 2015- Planetarium Patty’s Plaza- “Faces of Pluto- 7:30pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 Students

November 13, 2015- Planetarium Program-Andromeda and the Demon Star- 7:30pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 Students

December 11, 2015- Planetarium Program- Alien Skies- 7:00pm Cost: $5.00 adults, $3.00 Students

April 22, 2016 - Free Family Night – 6:00pm – 8:30pm