February 2008
Calendar Highlights
Kids Counting Birds
Kids can be an important part of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 15-18. Keep track of birds observed in your backyard during any or all of the count days (this could take as little as 15 min.), then report the findings online. The data collected helps scientists understand bird population numbers and distribution across the continent. Look online for tips, activities, and a checklist of birds that live in your area. FREE. www.birdsource.org/gbbc/kids/gbbc-is-for-kids.
Alice’s Wonderland
Traveling exhibit Alice’s Wonderland… A Most Curious Adventure comes to The Children’s Museum, Seattle this month. This imaginative exhibit won the American Association of Museum's 2003 Award of Excellence for Exhibit Design. It is based on Lewis Carroll’s classic book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and features reminders of the story in each area. Quotes and characters from the book turn up regularly. Visitors may enter through the Rabbit Hole from the Riverbank, pass through the Hall of Doors, visit the Mad Tea Party, explore the Pool of Tears, and enter the Caucus Race. Along the way, the exhibit teaches children math, science and the joy of reading. 10am-5pm weekdays, 10am-6pm weekends, Feb. 2-April 27. Included with admission. $7.50, $6.50 grandparents, free younger than age 1. 206-441-1768. www.thechildrensmuseum.org.
Family Day at EMP/SFM
Beginning this month, Family Day at Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum will be FREE for ages 10 and younger. See this month’s Family Day in our calendar under Feb. 16. Experience Music Project, 325 Fifth Ave. N, Seattle. 877-367-7361. www.empsfm.org.
Strange Matter
Can you smash a pane of glass with a bowling ball? Why do Post-It notes stick while Teflon doesn’t? How do crystals grow, and what is frozen smoke? Explore the fascinating world of “materials science,” the study of everyday stuff, in Pacific Science Center’s exhibit Strange Matter. Included are more than 40 interactive exhibits to grab, smash, squish or otherwise manipulate. For further scientific exploration, download a “Family Guide of Activities & Fun Things to Do at Home” from the Strange Matter page on the Pacific Science Center Web site. 10am-5pm weekdays, 10am-6pm weekends Feb. 2-May 4. Included with admission. $11, $9.50 seniors, $8 ages 6-12, $6 ages 3-5. 200 Second Ave. N, Seattle. 206-443-2001. www.pacsci.org.
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