Let your imagination soar into space and beyond with out-of-this-world activities and demonstrations on Space Sunday at The Children’s Museum, Sunday, February 20, from 11:00am-4:00pm. Space Sunday is part of the Family Science Sundays series sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Activities include:
- Make and launch your own model rocket
- See what happens in the vacuum of space
- Learn how to find and draw the constellations
- Meet an astronaut in training in the Teachers in Space Program
- Weather permitting, check out our solar observation telescope
Special guest Rachel Manzer, the STEM Magnet Theme Coach at Hartford’s Annie Fisher School, is one of seven teachers chosen nationally for the Teachers in Space program. Ms. Manzer was chosen for the Teacher in Space (http://teachersinspace.org) program in 2009.
The program pairs and trains teachers with commercial spaceflight companies with the goal of combining space travel with classroom teaching opportunities in the next several years.
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Space Sunday activities are fun for the whole family, free with general admission and will run from 11:00 AM to closing time at 4:00 PM. The Children’s Museum is located at 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford.
Family Science Sundays at The Children’s Museum are sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group. FSS days include special guest presenters, science demonstrations, hands-on experiments, creative take-home materials, fun activities and an on-line component. The series is supported by a $50,000 grant awarded to The Children’s Museum by The Hartford as part of its Bicentennial celebration. Each program draws from the Museum’s rich expertise in the sciences and education.
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In addition to public admissions, each monthly program targets a school, youth group, or community organization in a high-need community for free admission. Students from the Annie Fisher School in Hartford will be guest participants in Space Sunday.
The Children’s Museum offers over 100 live animals, hands-on science exhibits, out-of-this-world digital planetarium shows, and programs for younger children and families. With more than 200,000 visitors annually, it is one of Connecticut’s top museum attractions. The Children’s Museum is located at 950 Trout Brook Drive in West Hartford and at Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton. More information is available at www.TheChildrensMuseumCT.org.
