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Hagley Science Saturday: Paper Airplane

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Hagley Science Saturday: Paper Airplane

Saturday, January 25, 2014

1 to 4 p.m.

Experiment and innovate with our new series of family activities: Hagley Science Saturdays! Stop by the fourth Saturday of every month for a new hands-on activity. Families will work creatively together to solve a science challenge.

This months activity will require visitors to try out different paper airplane designs to determine which one will fly the farthest. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.
For more information: http://www.hagley.org

Location: 200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19807 (Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.)

This event is appropriate for: kids ages 3 and older

Cost: Adults - $14.00
Students and senior citizens - $10.00
Children ages six to fourteen - $5.00
Children under six - Free

Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure at Delaware Museum of Natural History

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Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure Opens January 25

Special exhibition explores evidence for how evolution works

Go on an evolutionary adventure and discover the link between dinosaurs and modern birds at Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure, on display January 25 - May 26, 2014 at the Delaware Museum of Natural History.

Using a kid-friendly storyline, Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure follows a boy named Charlie as he works on a book report about kiwis, a flightless bird found in New Zealand. To understand how kiwis evolved, Charlie travels back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. Visitors will learn with Charlie by unraveling puzzles, playing games, exploring computer interactives, and observing live birds.

The exhibition tackles the subject of evolution in a way that appeals to kids of all ages with drawings by Peter Reynolds, the award-winning illustrator of Judy Moody and other children's books.

Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure allows visitors to:

Find similarities in the skeletons of an Archaeopteryx, a bird that lived 150 million years ago, a Bambiraptor, a dinosaur that lived 75 million years ago, and a modern-day crow
Use a computer interactive to change a dinosaur into a flying Archaeopteryx
Distinguish between two different color variations of live budgies (parakeets)
Measure the beak size of several finches in a computer interactive game and determine whether each bird is likely to survive a season in which there are only big, tough seeds to eat
Learn about the evolution of kiwis through an animated movie illustrated by Peter Reynolds, an award-winning children's book illustrator
And much more, including discovery box activities, puzzles and games

WHERE: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

DATES: January 25 - May 26, 2014

ADMISSION: $9 for adults, $7 for children (3-17), $8 for seniors, FREE for children 2 and younger. FREE for Museum members.

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org or call (302) 658-9111

Innovation and Power at Hagley Museum

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Hagley's Creek Kids: Innovation and Power

August 17th

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Join us for the Hagley World’s Fair, covering three centuries of innovation brought to you from the banks of the Brandywine! Explore nineteenth-century water power, twentieth-century at-home conveniences, and twenty-first-century renewable resources through our engaging hands-on activities. Kids can launch a rocket, ride a hovercraft, and make slime! Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.

For more information: www.hagley.lib.de.us

Location: 200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19807

This event is appropriate for: kids ages 3 and older

Cost: $14 for adults, $10 students and seniors, $6 ages 6-14, and free for members and children 5 and under

NASCAR Race Weekend at Dover International Speedway September 27-29

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Come check out the high speed action at Dover International Speedway for the September 27-29 NASCAR race weekend. Junior Tickets for kids 14 and under start at $8 on Friday and Saturday and only $10 on Sunday with the purchase of one (1) adult ticket! Plus, adults can save $19 per ticket if purchased by August 30th, 2013.

Click HERE and save today! Not only will you get the thrill from the drivers on the track during the race, but gather the full experience in our FanZone and Monster FunZone for free!! Come experience the live action with other fans, food, drinks, concerts, and our one and only Miles the Monster. Kids will have a blast enjoying our rock climbing wall, face painting, racing games, fun giveaways and much more!

For more information please call 800-441-RACE to speak to one of our Event Experience Specialists.

Check out the New Squid Display at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

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Delaware Museum of Natural History Unveils New Squid Display

Giant Squid Kiosk interprets cephalopod on view in Museum's entrance.

The Delaware Museum of Natural History recently unveiled dramatic interpretation for its giant squid model, on display in the Museum's entryway.

The Giant Squid Kiosk, comprised of hands-on display panels including a basketball to represent the approximate size of a giant squid's eye, provides interpretation for the first thing Museum visitors encounter as they walk through the front doors. For several years, the giant squid model has hung from the ceiling of the Museum's entrance, but until now has not had any interpretation to accompany this remarkable display.

The Giant Squid Kiosk is on permanent display at the Museum and in addition to the basketball representation of a giant squid's eye, includes a 3D model of a giant squid club (a series of suckers on the squids tentacles), a flip book of various types of squid and their relative size to humans, and a dissection model illustrating the various parts of a squid. This display serves as a complement to the range of other animals available for visitors to explore at the Delaware Museum of Natural History.

WHERE: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

ADMISSION: $9 for adults, $7 for children (3-17), $8 for seniors, FREE for children 2 and younger. FREE for museum members.

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org or call (302) 658-9111.

Delaware Museum of Natural History's 40th Anniversary

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Delaware Museum of Natural History to Celebrate 40th Anniversary

The Delaware Museum of Natural History will celebrate its 40th Anniversary on May 13, 2012. As part of the celebration, the Museum will roll back admission prices to rates that harken back to 1972: $1 for adults, seniors, and children.A retrospective exhibition chronicling the Museum's history will also be on display.

When the Museum opened in 1972, it was the first natural history museum to be built in the nation since 1910. Since then, visitors have enjoyed exploring the wonders of the natural world through interactive exhibits and detailed dioramas depicting animal specimens in their natural habitats. From two, life-sized, Asian dinosaurs in the center of the Hall of Birds to a Tyrannosaurus rex skull and a walk-over recreation of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Museum's exhibits span time and space to educate and inform visitors about nature and science.

The Museum also boasts some of the largest collections in the country, including a collection of more than 2,000,000 mollusks - one of the top 12 mollusk collections in the United States - and over 119,000 specimens of birds in 4,000 different species, 66,000 study skins, 11,000 skeletons, and 6,000 fluid-preserved specimens.

"We're thrilled to invite the public to help us celebrate our 40th Anniversary," said Executive Director Halsey Spruance. "Seeing the expression on a young visitor's face as they gaze at a life-sized dinosaur skeleton or walk over our coral reef, you can't help but be amazed at how special this place really is."

As part of the 40th Anniversary celebration, the Museum will display objects related to its history, including a 1981 letter and photos from then-Senator Joe Biden, following a visit with fellow senator and former astronaut, John Glenn. Specimens from the Museum's collections as well as displays on exhibits, educational outreach, and the people that have made the Museum so successful over the years will highlight this exhibition.

The Museum is encouraging everyone to discover, or re-discover, the excitement and wonder a trip to the Museum can bring and help celebrate 40 years of exploration and discovery.

WHAT: Delaware Museum of Natural History's 40th Anniversary

WHERE: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

DATE: Sunday, May 13, 2012

HOURS: Monday- Saturday 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 12-4:30 p.m.

ADMISSION: $1 for adults, seniors, and children (3-17), FREE for children 3 and younger. FREE for museum members.

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org or call (302) 658-9111

Presidents and Nature at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

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The Delaware Museum of Natural History celebrates Presidents' Day on Monday, February 20, 2012.

Visitors will learn important facts about past presidents and their effects on the natural environment. Families can embark on a scavenger hunt around the museum to find animals discovered on Thomas Jefferson's Lewis and Clark Expedition. A matching game will explain Theodore Roosevelt's "natural" empire of national forests, parks, and preserves. A special activity incorporating duck stamps - along with live ducks - will highlight this conservation effort begun by Franklin Roosevelt.

Visitors can see a live wild turkey and learn why Benjamin Franklin preferred the animal to the bald eagle depicted on the Great Seal of the United States. An exhibit of endangered species and a polar bear activity shed light on the accomplishments of more recent presidents, such as Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter.

WHAT: Natural Leaders: Presidents and Nature

WHERE: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

DATE: Monday, February 20, 2012

TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

ADMISSION: $8 for adults, $6 for children (3-17), $7 for seniors, FREE for children 2 and younger. FREE for museum members.

MORE INFO: Visit www.delmnh.org or call (302) 658-9111.

Hagley Science Saturday: Paper Airplane

Charlie & Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure at Delaware Museum of Natural History

Innovation and Power at Hagley Museum

NASCAR Race Weekend at Dover International Speedway September 27-29

Check out the New Squid Display at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

Delaware Museum of Natural History's 40th Anniversary

Presidents and Nature at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

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