EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO ENGINEER IT!
For additional information, please call 303.322.7009 or 1.800.925.2250.
LECTURES
A variety of adult lectures will be offered. Check www.dmns.org for the latest offerings.
FESTIVALS
The Museum is planning some festivals involving invention and engineering. Check www.dmns.org for the latest offerings.
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
Engineer It!—Boat Design and More
Grades 2–3
What is an engineer? Ever wonder how an engineer designs a building to withstand an earthquake or an airplane to fly or a boat to float? Delve into engineering with us. Explore the Engineer It! exhibition, then design and build dragon boats and more in class.
Section I: Saturday, October 14, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Section II: Saturday, December 2, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$40 member, $50 nonmember
Engineer It! Wing’ It
Grades 4–6
Delve into engineering with us. Discover how an engineer designs an airplane to fly, then design an airplane wing like an engineer. Explore the Engineer It! exhibition and more.
Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 19, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$40 member, $50 nonmember
PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
Robotics Lab
Grades 4–8
Why do we use robots in space? Learn about the Mars Exploration Rover and other robots that are working in space today. Using small motors and many large and small robot components, build and engineer a robot that will perform a specific task. Describe your robot’s function to the class and have your photo taken with your invention!
Available September 29, 2006
$12 per student
Roving Mars IMAX® Film
School students will travel on a fantastic voyage to an undiscovered world of mystery and wonder—the enigmatic planet Mars. The amazing story of the Mars Rovers is told through the eyes of Steve Squyres, lead science investigator at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Squyres, while pursuing his lifelong dream of exploring Mars, found himself the driving force behind the creation and launch of the Mars rovers. Follow Squyres and a team of scientists as they work on a trip to the mystifying red planet.
September 29, 2006–Spring 2007
Engineer It! Camp-In
Grades 3–6
Delve into the science of engineering with an overnight camping adventure. Attend hands-on workshops and explore the Museum’s diverse exhibit halls including the new traveling exhibition Engineer It! Enjoy the Roving Mars IMAX and a visit to the Denver Zoo in the morning.
Friday–Saturday, October 27–28, 6:00 p.m.–11:00 a.m. Girl Scouts Only
Saturday–Sunday, November 11–12, 6:00 p.m.–11:00 a.m.
$40 per student
PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABS AT YOUR SITE
Design in Motion
Grades 3–6
Challenge your students to think outside the box as they create and test a wind-dispersed seed that they design themselves. Watch as your students gather and analyze data and see inquiry in action! Engage your classroom in the investigative nature of science and uncover the complementary nature between structure and function.
Energy at Play
Grades 3–6
Energize your students with this exploration of the way energy transforms and transfers. Students will engage in an inquiry-based discovery lab that will develop their higher order thinking skills as they design and construct a toy with its own propulsion mechanism. Your students will be analyzing, applying, synthesizing and evaluating as they are creating and having fun!
Prices vary based on location. Call 303.370.6453 for information.
TEACHER WORKSHOP
Engineer It!
Most appropriate for K–8 teachers
Introduce students to the process of experimentation and problemsolving. Use the same steps as an engineer to design and build boats, bridges, windmills and airplanes. Discover how pulleys and gears work and operate a cargo crane. Make the most of this exciting exhibition while meeting specific learning objectives about how things work. Hear from experts in the field and take resources back to school. Come have fun while you solve problems and become an engineer yourself!
Saturday, October 7, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
0.5 graduate-level, recertification credit available through the Colorado School of Mines
$55 member noncredit, $80 member Colorado School of Mines recertification credit
$60 nonmember noncredit, $85 nonmember Colorado School of Mines recertification credit
EDUCATORS NIGHT
Free Evening for Educators
Educators, administrators and PTA members are invited to spend a special evening at the Museum seeing Engineer It! Hear about teacher professional development opportunities. Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours of the collection items used for school programs. Preview the IMAX films Roving Mars at 6 and 8 p.m. and Greece: Secrets of the Past at 7 p.m. Preview Gates Planetarium’s Cosmic Journey at 6 or 7 p.m. or Black Holes at 6:30 or 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 3, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
FREE, reservations required.
Please call 303.322.7009 or 1.800.925.2250, Monday−Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Engineer It! was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and was created and is circulated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon.
