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Delaware Children’s Museum Summer Kickoff Party

DCM Summer Kickoff Party 
Friday, June 21st
at 5pm

The Delaware Children’s Museum (DCM) kicks off its summer season on the first official day of summer with the “DCM Summer Kickoff,” a three-hour indoor/outdoor event starting at 5pm on Friday, June 21.

With the Museum open late ‘til 8pm, the party will spill out onto the streets outside, with special events that include a gymnastics performance by Olympiad Gymnastics, a collaborative chalk drawing on the streets and sidewalks outside the Museum, a giant bubble area, face painting, a dance party, food trucks, and more.

But the highlight of the party will be the kiddie pool full of Ooblek, a singular substance that’s well known to regular DCM guests — though usually seen in much smaller quantities. A mixture of cornstarch and water forms the Ooblek, a non-Newtonian fluid that’s just solid enough for kids (and adults) to run across — if they go quickly! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to run across the surface of water.

Tickets to the “DCM Summer Kickoff” are $5 per person and include unlimited access to the Museum and all outdoor activities from 5-8pm on June 21.

And continuing every Friday night this summer, the Museum will feature special extended hours, unique programming, and discounted pricing for guests visiting after 5pm. The “$5 Fridays After5pm” series starts on June 21 and runs every Friday night through the summer. Museum hours on these summer Friday nights will be 9am–8pm, with admission starting at just $5 per person after5pm.



For more information: http://www.delawarechildrensmuseum.org 

 Location: 550 Justison St, Wilmington, DE 19801

 This event is appropriate for: the whole family

 Cost: $5

Conservation Quest at Delaware Museum of Natural History







Conservation Quest® opens March 10   
Energy conservation exhibit promotes environmental health
  
 Explore Conservation Quest on exhibit at the Delaware Museum of Natural History from March 10 - May 28, 2012.

Loaded with hands-on activities, Conservation Quest delivers important energy conservation messages, inspiring us to make thoughtful choices about energy use to help protect the planet and promote healthy living. Learn about energy - what it is, where it comes from, how it's used, and why it's so important to use it wisely.

Conservation Quest topics include: energy sources, energy use at home and around the world, climate change, environmental health, stewardship, and conservation, and the future of energy.

GO GREEN!
● Find ways to save with light bulbs, electricity, and recycling
● Explore solar, wind, and hydropower
● Connect circuits to power up lights, buzzers, and fans
● See how much electricity your family uses compared to others
● Learn about climate change and greenhouse gases
● Discover ways to conserve energy at home, school, and work
● Take the green challenge - a computer interactive that prompts kids to make green choices
● Check out the latest energy-saving inventions and learn more about the future of energy.

Conservation Quest was designed and produced using environmentally friendly materials and practices. Green signs call out sustainable features throughout the exhibit.
● Eco-friendly graphics (banners, board, wallpaper, canvas, and aluminum)
● Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood and water-based stains and sealants
● Eco-resin used instead of Plexiglas
● No plastic laminates
● ENERGY STAR® electronics



WHAT: Conservation Quest, created by Stepping Stones Museum for Children

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

DATES: March 10 - May 28, 2012

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






African Dinosaurs at the Delaware Museum of Natural History





Giants: African Dinosaurs opens Dec. 3  

Explore discoveries made by celebrated paleontologist Paul Sereno, Ph.D.

The Sahara has proven to be an incredibly rich source of fossils. There, hidden in the sands of the African desert, world-renowned paleontologist Paul Sereno, Ph.D., found the discoveries of a lifetime. Giants: African Dinosaurs features these breakthroughs, with clues to the mystery of how shifting continents affected dinosaur evolution. The exhibit is on view at the Delaware Museum of Natural History from Dec. 3, 2011 through Feb. 26, 2012.

Created by Project Exploration, this interactive dinosaur experience transports visitors to a world of wonder and discovery. The highlights are two life-size, 25-foot-long skeletal casts of African carnivores uncovered by Sereno: the predatory Afrovenator, meaning "African hunter," found in northern Africa and dating to the mid-Jurassic between 164 and 161 million years ago; and the swift Deltadromeus, which lived approximately 95 million years ago in the late Cretaceous. A human skeleton andDeltadromeus are paired in similar positions to compare similarities in anatomy.

In the same formation as Afrovenator, Sereno found the fossil remains of a massive plant-eatingJobaria. This towering sauropod dates to the mid-Jurassic and may have been able to rear on its hind legs like an elephant. The exhibit features a six-foot-tall femur fossil that visitors can size themselves up against and marvel at this dinosaur's massive size.

Hands-on displays invite visitors to touch a cast of a juvenile Jobaria skull, the handprint of an adult Jobaria, and the petrified trunk of a tree from an ancient forest. Nearby visitors can look into the eyes of the Carcharodontosaurus flesh head - more than five feet long - and imagine being chased by one of the largest predators ever to walk the earth. Sereno's dramatic expeditions to the Sahara are detailed in a video and images so budding paleontologists can come away understanding what it took to make these exciting new dinosaur discoveries.


WHAT: Giants: African Dinosaurs created by Project Exploration 



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



DATES: Saturday, December 3, 2011 - Sunday, February 26, 2012



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









Smithsonian Museum Day



On  September 24th, museums and cultural institutions across the country join the Smithsonian Institution in offering free admission on Museum Day.


Get free admission tickets for up two people on the Smithsonian website



Sample of some of the Philadelphia area venues:




 Brandywine River Museum


                                                              National Liberty Museum




 National Constitution Center





Fireman's Hall Museum


The Academy of Natural Sciences


and many others.




Hours vary by venue; details and a complete list of participating attractions are available online at http://smithsonianmag.com







Delaware Children’s Museum Speedway Days



Girls and boys, start your engines!

From September 17 through October 2, 2011, Delaware Children’s Museum guests can explore basic physics principles during the new “DCM Speedway Days,” a 16-day celebration featuring several race-themed programs throughout the Museum. 


Children will find a colorful fleet of Roller Racers® in the DCM’s Open Gallery, where they can exercise their bodies and brains . . . moving the handle bars from side to side and using physics to propel themselves.


Roller Racers employ an intriguing combination of lateral friction, force, and torque that lets riders make the
vehicles move, and guests can try obstacle maneuvers, an all-out speed test, or free-form stylin’ at scheduled times. 


Round a corner and you’ll find more physics activities in the DCM lab classrooms and exhibition galleries.  Explore everyday scientific concepts that are also used in racing, including momentum, motion, machines, and magnets, in featured programs:  “Don’t Be a Drag!” (aerodynamics), “Ready, Set . . . GO!” (momentum), and “Machine Mechanics” (simple machines).


A special program for preschoolers only, “Incline Design,” in the DCM’s early-childhood Training Wheels gallery will provide the youngest guests the a chance to play with the effects of different ramp angles and lengths on speed and momentum.



Guests can also explore their creativity in the Delaware College Investment Plan
Studio D gallery by playing with magnets and gears or creating their own checkered flags.



For more information:  www.delawarechildrensmuseum.org

Location:   550 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

“The Big Yellow Building in Riverfront Wilmington”



This event is appropriate for:  the whole family



Cost: $12 per person. Museum members and children 12 months and younger admitted at no charge.

All programs during normal Museum hours are free with Museum admission, unless otherwise specified.