Science Sprout Days

Visit Discovery Center Thursday October 30th from 10am-4pm for Science Sprout Days! Brain Bytes on these days will be geared to early learners. Early childhood groups, MOPS groups, play groups are encouraged to use these days for visiting the museum without fear of encountering older groups of students. Early childhood programs can be added for an additional fee, to enhance the visit. For more information, contact Hayley Budd at 417.862.9910x726

Ozark Food Harvest Success!

Due to a record turn out for Free Family Fun Day at Discovery Center, 536 lbs of food was collected for Ozark Food Harvest. We want to thank those that participated and encourage you to come again for our Free Day and our other exciting events!

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.

New Auction Items!

Free Family Fun Day!

Discovery Center & Midwest Dairy Association present The “People Behind the Product Free Day”. Learn more about how dairy farmers care for their animals and protect the land while producing quality milk that is wholesome and nutritious. Listen to a Missouri dairy farmer talk more about dairy farming, animal care and land and water preservation. Speak with a registered dietitian about the importance of 3-A-Day of Dairy and how three daily servings of low-fat milk, cheese or yogurt helps build strong bones and healthy bodies. Other activities will include butter making and recipe demonstrations, as well as milk mustache photographs. Information on dairy farming and dairy nutrition, including recipe and nutrition tips, will be available to take home. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest. Please bring your donations when you visit our free day Sunday October 19th from 1-5 pm!

Discovery Center book Club

Come join our book club to celebrate reading and science! Read and Learn along with us in our Explor-atory lab, and win some cool prizes while you are at it!
DCS has a monthly book club for ages 5-12.
Here’s how it works:

• Each month we will have a Book Club theme related to what is going on in the Explor-atory Lab. The theme will be announced on the website and in our lobby.
• We want you to read books that go with our theme and fill out our worksheet to tell us about your book(s).
  
• Come to the Explor-atory Lab and take part in the related lab activities each month.
• Each month that you read a book and complete an activity in the Explor-atory Lab, you will get one punch on your DCS Book Club punch card, which you will receive when you do your first Book Club activity at DCS.
• When you get 3 punches, you can select a prize from the Book Club Prize Box in our gift shop.

Visit our Site for more info!

Green Gas

Source: The National Science Foundation