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Space Center Houston Hosts Kidz Science Safari

Written by Ryan Thompson | Fri, Oct 9, 2015

Space Center Houston Hosts Kidz Science Safari

On October 8, 2015, Space Center Houston held an 8-hour event for over 2,000 homeschool students featuring our Kidz Science Safari program.

Kidz Science Safari administrator Will Hatch set up 14 different interactive, hands-on exhibits in addition to two exhibits provided by the Space Center: a planetarium and a robotics activity.

Take a look at all the fun that was had!



Hands on-science activities next to a Starfleet Shuttlecraft?  Awesome!!



Kids and adults alike had a great time exploring the Space Center while participating in the 14 activities provided by Kidz Science Safari.

Kidz Science Safari features at least 12 interactive STEAM exhibits that can be set up in your school, including:

- Programmable Robots that students can play with through coding
- Bike Generator which enables kids to convert potential energy into electrical energy and light up a tall tower
- Gravity Wall where students create a pathway of twists and turns, later on being able to test their designs using small balls and the force of gravity
- Domino Race, an area where kids set up dominos in patterns, being able to learn engineering, motion and force when pushing them and sending them into crashing
- Giant Microscope with lots of artifacts such as bugs, flowers and feathers to be seen on a large screen
- Dino Dig has them becoming actual archaeologists through digging dinosaur bones, claws and teeth!


Following a brief overview of all the exhibits, students are free to explore everything during the 45-minutes session, involving themselves in practical, hands-on exploration.

 

As you can tell, our educational programs aren't only for schools.  Kidz Science Safari is just one of several programs we have that are a perfect compliment to any special event at a library, museum...or space center!  Take a look!