Family Day Festival Saturday, May 19, noon–4:30 pm

An interactive family science festival and exhibit exploring renewable energy. Come celebrate the opening of the new exhibit emPOWERED: Your Renewable Energy Future. There's something for everyone.

Children and their families can explore a wide range of participatory, inquiry-based and engaging activities related to alternative sources of energy. Explore the science behind alternative energy.

Hands On Activities

+ Solar Car Race — Use the power of the sun to have fun with miniature race cars

+ Electric Generators — Discover how they work

+ Radiometers — Build a device that measures the power of the sun

+ Wind Mill — Construct a wind mill to harness the power of nature

+ Plant Power — Simulate biofuel production with balloons & bottles

+ Thermal Energy — Manipulate a Wave Dam

+ Solar Telescope — See startling details of the sun through a solar telescope (weather permitting)

Auditorium & Planetarium Shows

+ The Magic of Energy (45 minutes) — An interactive comical exploration of renewable energy (1 pm & 3 pm in the Billy Johnson Auditorium)

+ Zula Patrol (35 minutes) — 1 pm & 3 pm; Heart of the Sun (35 minutes) — 2 pm & 4 pm

Examine the earth and sun in these full dome, surround sound planetarium shows! (additional fee required)

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