APRIL VACATION ADVENTURES

AT TALCOTT MOUNTAIN SCIENCE CENTER

THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC / THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE Grades K - 3

“How did they DO that?” is what you hear at any magic show, or any great science lab. Have you ever wanted to learn some classic tricks? To figure out how they are done? We’ll show you real levitation (science) and some tricks that look that way (magic). You’ll learn science that can “fool” your friends, make & take optical illusions, and even produce your own “virtual magic show” in our state-of-the-art multimedia labs. Critical thinking, creativity, and courage are encouraged and rewarded!

Session C : April 21 & 22 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

SPRINGTIME WILD & CRAFTY Grades K - 3

Discover your creative talents, using materials found in nature. Experiment with natural dyes. Create pictures and weavings with nature’s colors and textures. Recycle paper into beautiful stationery tinted by leaves and flowers. What you make is yours to keep!

Session A : April 14 & 15 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

iMOVIE MADNESS Grades 4 - 8

You've seen it everywhere - iMovie, the digital video editing program. Now you can become a "Master Producer / Editor" and create your own masterpiece. Of course you'll still get to use the Center's full production studios to tape the "raw" footage. Afterward you will edit and post-produce with iMovie and our powerful new G5 computers. So sign up and let's make movies!

Session A : April 14 & 15 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

SHOCKING SUNSHINE Grades 6 - 8

Switch on to electronics. Use buzzers, bulbs, and billions of electrons to create a variety of circuits that actually do things! Understand what it takes to make such practical items as doorbells, electromagnets, radios and motors. Discover the exciting possibilities of photovoltaic solar cells and hydrogen fuel cells. Work with solar cell kits and fuel cell cars.

Session A : April 14 & 15 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

TOYS IN SPACE! Grades K - 3

Take an exciting journey into how a toy really works! See and understand why a simple toy may in fact be a better toy. Experiment with “Toys In Space”. Design a toy for the future and then get a chance to use the Center’s state-of-the-art studio to videotape a commercial for your new toy.

Session B : April 16 & 17 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

Session C : April 21 & 22 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

RADICAL ROBOTICS Grades K - 3

Lego Robotics! Design a lunar rover for our moon buggy derby using Legos controlled with Lego's Mindstorms. Create solutions to engineering problems - we have everything you need to become a master robot builder!

Session B: April 16 & 17 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

WHAT’S THAT NOISE? Grades 4 - 8

How in the world did all of those plants and animals survive the winter? For instance, where did all of these frogs and birds come from? Do bears hibernate? Learn all about plant and animal survival in the natural world and some of the amazing things that plants and animals do to make it through the New England winters.

Session B : April 16 & 17 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

SPRINGTIME STARS Grades 6 - 8

Do you wonder what that bright point of light is in the western sky just after dark? Or why the Moon cycles through its phases? Join us for an ASTRONOMICAL experience as we explore the heavens in the Captain Alan L. Bean Hypospherium. We'll also discover how telescopes work, and be able to view sunspots, as well as the possibility of a daytime observation of a major planet. Also use our powerful computers to predict upcoming celestial events for the future.

Session B : April 16 & 17 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

Session C : April 21 & 22 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $120 / Non-Members $130

SEVERE SPRING STORMS Grades 4 - 8

Did you know that April and May are the busiest tornado months in the U.S.? Build your own tornado chamber and make a model of a cumulonimbus "thunderhead" cloud. Observe lightning bolts firsthand in the Meteorology Lab and experience the approach of a virtual-reality thunderstorm inside the Captain Alan L. Bean Hypospherium. Forecast spring storms using data from the Internet, images from our own satellite receiving station, and rainfall patterns from our Doppler radar. Hold on to your hats for an adventure with some of nature's wildest weather.

Session A & B: April 14 - 17 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Members $240 / Non-Members $260

Bus transportation is provided to and from the Science Center. - No private cars are allowed to drive to the Science Center.

Transportation will leave West Hartford Library, Starkel Rd. at 9:00 AM and return at 3:15 PM

Transportation will leave Avon Towpath School Annex (Rt 10) at 9:15 AM and return at 3:30 PM

TALCOTT MOUNTAIN SCIENCE CENTER Montevideo Rd Avon, CT 06001 (860) 677-8571

CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER 2008 CLASSES AT tmsc.org/summer

April Vacation Adventures 2008

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Cost: 2 Day Programs: Members $120/ Non-Members $130 Annual family membership is $35. For info and forms

4 day Programs: Members $240/ Non-Members $260 please visit tmsc.org/members

__ SPRINGTIME WILD & CRAFTY Grades K - 3 April 14/15 __ SHOCKING SUNSHINE Grades 6 - 8 April 14/15

__ iMOVIE MADNESS Grades 4 - 8 April 14/15

__ RADICAL ROBOTICS Grades K - 3 April 16/17 __ TOYS IN SPACE! Grades K - 3 April 16/17

__ WHAT’S THAT NOISE? Grades 4 - 8 April 16/17 __ SPRINGTIME STARS Grades 6 - 8 April 16/17

__ MAGIC / SCIENCE Grades K - 3 April 21/22 __ SPRINGTIME STARS Grades 6 - 8 April 21/22

__ TOYS IN SPACE! Grades K - 3 April 21 /22

__ SEVERE SPRING STORMS Grades 4 - 8 April 14 - 17 (4 day program)

Desired Pick-up Location: ( )West Hartford Library, Starkel Road (Bishop's Corner)

( )Avon, Towpath School Annex(Route 10)