Family Learning Day

Visit Discovery Center on Thursday October 23rd from 10am-4pm for Family Learning Day! This month's theme is "What’s Out There?" Focus on astronomy, solar system, space travel. BrainByte at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.—Demonstration of how a comet is made. Auditorium presentations-Star Lab by Beth Whitehead—NASA Education Specialist. Special museum activities-Celebrate Chemistry Week with students from Drury’s Chemistry dept. Outside during the day-Solar Scopes, sponsored by Springfield Astronomical Society. Classes-30 minute class at 10 a.m. and 1 P.m for ages pre-k to 8, accompanied by a parent-Solar System. 60 minute class at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for ages 9 and up, no parent required, younger than 9 MUST attend with parent—content will be geared to advanced learners.