KC Science, INC

The INC stands for "inspiring natural curiosity!" Get inspired . . .

New Planetarium projection system coming to Science City! Look for it in the coming weeks. Also, you will be able to see a video about the The Voyage Exhibit along Baltimore Avenue that will play before shows. 

KinderLab, a Pre Kindergarden-7th grade experience at Science City, is opening at the end of June!

Have you visited Dinosuars Unearthed yet at Science City?

BIG Bug Invasion . . .
May 29-Oct. 3, 2010
Powell Gardens is thinking big this summer. The 930-acre botanical garden east of Kansas City is hosting Dave Roger’s Big Bugs exhibit as well as showcasing a variety of supersized fruit and vegetables in its Heartland Harvest Garden. How big? The largest of the gargantuan bugs (made from all natural materials) stands 25 feet tall, while others have a wingspan up to 17 feet wide. These will be placed throughout the gardens, where staff members hope to grow a 700-pound winter squash, a 200-pound watermelon, a 100-pound pumpkin, 3-foot-long cucumbers, 30-inch-long noodle beans and sunflowers with 2-foot-wide flower heads. Admission is $4-$9.50; more details are at http://www.powellgardens.org/ or call 816-697-2600.

Look for a mini-maker's fair brought to you by Make KC.
Also, look for Make KC at Parkville Days Riverfest and the Missouri State Fair.

Look for new events from One Health Kansas.  

Snakes Alive now open at the Kansas City Zoo
Snakes Alive bring these sensational super serpents to you – to B-U-S-T their Myths! Snakes get a bad rap! Diverse in size and color, with an important role in the web of life, snakes can be appreciated for their beauty and respected as fellow dwellers on this planet. Slither, slide, walk or run to the Kansas City Zoo to busta-myth about these glistening ornate patterned creatures. Did you know snakes don’t have eyelids or ears and their “noses” are also found on the roof of their mouths?
http://www.kansascityzoo.org

KCPT—Science programming 

Science Pioneers—Summer Online Classes now available! Also, they are now part of the Globe Program. 

Project Lead the Way—KC Science, INC Welcomes our new partner
Project Lead the Way uses a four-year sequence of courses that, when combined with college preparatory mathematics and science, introduces students to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering and engineering technology.  

International Space Station Comes Together

Prehensile-tailed Porcupine KANSAS CITY ZOO - A male and a female Prehensile-tailed Porcupine have created quite a stir in their new exhibit at the Tropics at the Kansas City Zoo.

Climbing from end to end exploring and hanging upside-down by their tails, these stout barbed mammals use their tail for grasping branches and bare soles (callused pads) for tree climbing. www.kansascityzoo.org

Momtourage--Sensational Stories and Silly Snacks
June 10, July 8, August 12 3:30-4:00 Come inside and out of the heat and join us at Bedtime Books (151st and 69 Hwy by Jalepenos). Momtourage will share a different story each week and demonstrate a silly and nutritious snack that ties into the theme of the book. There may even be a craft some weeks. Don't forget to bring your grandparents, baby sitter and even your mom. Discover this wonderful new bookstore and learn that it's really okay to play with your food.

Field Trip Fridays
Fridays from June 4-August 6
Late Mornings or Early AfternoonsEvery Friday (Except June 25 and July 30) Brenda, from Momtourage, and her kids will be taking a field trip somewhere in the metro area. We'll let you know where and hope that you will come out and join us. You'll know it's us because Brenda will be wearing her green shirt with her sparkly "Momtourage" on front.

KC Science, INC is all about inspiring natural curiosity. Like to visit local parks and hike around the Kansas City area? Take photos of birds, plants, animals, and beautiful natural landscapes. Go to our Flickr KC Science INC group page and join our group! Then, add your science photos and share them here with the rest of the KC Science INC community. It's that easy!

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