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Science Station @ Lindale has exciting hands-on learning experiences for all ages. Visit our Exhibit Gallery on the Main Level of Lindale Mall to experience our restored and classic exibits from our downtown location as well as our new and traveling exhibits throughout the year! The Early Childhood Exploration Area attracts children between the ages of 2 and 8, while the Elementary Gallery serves children age 5 up to adults.
Special thanks goes to AEGON Transamerica Foundation, the 2011 Education Sponsor for the Science Station!
Drop and Shop Workshop Series at the Science Station
The Science Station is offering special programming in November & December! For 2 hours on November 25, December 3 or December 16, we will provide your 4-7 or 8-11 year old children with our special brand of hands-on science fun, allowing you to run errands, shop, or whatever! Explore different and fun science topics with each program. The cost is $15.00 for members and $18.00 for non-members. Pre-registration required -- sign up now! Sessions take place at the Lindale Mall Lower Level Education Center.
November 25th program – 9-11am “Christmas Chemistry”
Come join us for our “Christmas Time Lab” as we create great gifts for all! Learn about polymers while making a ball, the states of matter while creating a paperweight, and the science of cosmetic chemistry while making bath salts. Our little elves will make sure everything is wrapped and ready to be given as the perfect gifts this season. You won’t want to miss this!
December 3rd Program – 9-11am “Design and Build Bird Style”
Your creations can be made to share or keep, you choose! Join this workshop to design and construct bird houses and ornaments to shelter and feed our winter weather bird friends. Learn and explore what kinds of birds stay for the winter and their cold weather habits as we use everyday items to attract our feathered friends!
December 16th Program – 5-7 PM “Design, Decorate and Do”
Building things this season is not just for the North Pole! During this workshop, build your own structures using K’Nex, Legos and so much more! Use all your architectural knowledge to design and decorate your very own Gingerbread House to take home!
Call the Science Station at 319.363.4629 to register or visit the links forms and resources section of this site to download the brochure.
Mark your calendars, these are programs your family will dig, join us for these great learning experiences that all ages and family members can appreciate. These programs are FREE of charge and will take place in the Lower Level Education Center of the Science Station. Please RSVP to Mary with your plans to participate so we can plan for your experience, [email protected].
Learn more about Don Johnson the Fossil Guy and the Eastern Iowa Paleontology Project. http://donald-johnson.home.mchsi.com/index_files/Page350.htm
Sunday, November 20, 2pm: "Chewing Up the Ice Age"
How do the teeth of the Ice Age mammoth and mastodon compare to the jaw of a modern elephant? How does the skull of the great saber-toothed cat Smilodon compare to that of the modern lion? How were the shape and structure of their teeth specially adapted to their diets? Learn about these and other Ice Age mammals during this program. A special focus will be placed on the recovery of Ice Age remains of an adult and two juvenile giant ground sloths (Megalonyx jeffersoni), excavated in southwestern Iowa by crews from the UI Museum of Natural History. See and touch real fossils of Ice Age creatures including horses, bison, deer, pole cats, cave bears and more! View a replica skull of the famous Dire Wolf from the La Brea Tar Pits in California. Artifacts of Paleolithic man will be used to help recreate the Ice Age world of North America. Are we able to answer the question "Why did many of the large Ice Age mammals go extinct?"
Home school families, come experience science with us the first Tuesday of each month September 2011-May 2012. Learn about air pressure, water and forensics and some great topics in between.
Offered from 10-11am each Tuesday morning you will get free Science Station gallery admission with your class. Register for all 9 session and receive a discount. Download the brochure today!
Scout badge workshops for the Fall season have been announced. Download the brochure now!
We look forward to helping are Boy and Girl Scout contingents achieve their goals. Don’t see a day/time or topic that works with your schedule? We are happy to work with you to customize a lab based on availability and resources. Contact us today at 319-363-4629..
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