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 May 5, 8-12, 2012
 

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Here’s the final schedule for the first day of our 4th annual Science Fair which is on Saturday May 5th. If you have family participating in the Science Fair, are curious about entering a project in the future, or just flat out love science (like the rest of us) please come on over. The adult presentations are open to the public to observe. The winning adult will also give their presentation again in the evening at the seven o’clock awards ceremony.

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Saturday, May 5
ENTRY PRESENTATION AND JUDGING

10-11:30 am - Entries setup

12:00 pm - Judging begins

12:00 pm - Adult presentations in Lecture Hall
- “Rapid Fossil Formation - Part 2”
- “Myths & Theories Behind Extinct & Endangered Species”
- “City of Confusion” (on the Tower of Babel)

7:00 pm - Ceremony/adult winner presentation

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Tuesday-Saturday, May 8-12

SPECIAL HOURS
The Science Center is not normally open during the week for walk-in tours but during the Convention we will have special hours. Guided tours will be available during our Convention Only Hours which are Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Some of the science fair projects will be left up for visitors to view and study. Regular admission rates apply.

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Saturday, May 12

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL
All Mother’s get in Free today for the general admission passes (for tours and the park)!

ALL KIDS SCIENCE BASH | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Children ages 5-11 years old will have a wacky, fun time for learning, participating in hands-on science experiments, competing for prizes and having a special lesson on "The Chemistry of Color" with chemist Dr. Al Gotch!

Contests:
1. Bring a friend and be entered into a drawing
2. Dress up as a Wacky Mad Scientist to entered into our Costume Contest
3. Guess the amount of eye balls in the ooey-gooey eye ball jar!

The science bash is from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and includes lunch (hot dogs and chips). The cost is $5.00 per person. There is no Super Science Saturday Club on this day.

Download the flyer at http://akronfossils.com/science-fair/activities

 
CREATURE FEATURE WORKSHOP | 2:00 pm
“Are You My Cousin?: A Lesson on Genetics”
Why do animals of the same type look so different? How do some rabbits get floppy ears and others have straight ones? Why are there so many species of frogs? We will take a look at genetics for this Creature Feature to see why we have so much variety in the world. Bring the whole family for fun hands-on exploration with our live animals!! This workshop will also be offered again on Saturday, May 26 at 11:30 am (after the Super Science Saturday club meets) and again at 2:00 pm. The cost is $3 per person or $12 per family and is separate from the tour and park pass price.

See the complete list of all of our upcoming Creature Feature Workshops at http://akronfossils.com/workshops

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