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Keep on Truckin’ with the Race for Planet X
Greetings all! Derrick Warren here to tell you about the Race for Planet X’s visit to the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, AR, to “Keep on Truckin’”! Keep on Truckin’ is an annual event put on by Mid-America Science … Continue reading
Posted in Derrick Warren, Exhibits, Mid-America Science Museum, Race for Planet 'X'
Tagged arkansas, education, exhibit, fun, Keep on Truckin', learning, mobile museum, museum, outreach, science, space, STEM
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What happens to the space shuttle after it retires?
Hi guys! Clotilda BeGood here. I watched the last launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Museum of Discovery last week and wondered to myself what will happen to the Discovery now that it is retired. So, I googled … Continue reading
Posted in Clotilda BeGood, Engineering
Tagged arkansas, Discovery, education, engineering, fun, learning, space, space shuttle, STEM, takeoff, video
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We’re not in Kansas anymore… make your own twister-in-a-bottle!
I grew up in St. Louis, and was no stranger to tornados. To me they had mystical powers, knocking a roof off of one house, leaving another house unscathed, and a third ripped all apart. Whenever it would rain my … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Exhibits, Linda Meyers, Mid-America Science Museum, Museum of Discovery, Try this at home!
Tagged activity, arkansas, at-home, design, education, exhibit, fun, learning, museum, science, STEM, tornado, Try this at home, video, vortex, weather
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On the Road Again
Nicole Herndon has been at Mid-America Science Museum for two years and is the Director of Marketing and Development. Her favorite part about working at MASM is the fact that I am helping make a difference. What did you dream … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Mid-America Science Museum, Miscellaneous
Tagged activity, arkansas, education, fire, Keep on Truckin', museum, police, science, STEM, trashman, truck, vehicle
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The Real March Madness
March is a hectic month for the Arkansas Discovery Network. Our Mystery of the Mayan Exhibit will be leaving the Network on the 21st to venture out into the real world and make its way all the way to Ontario, … Continue reading
Can you feel the heat? Not only can you feel it, you can see it…
Have you been to one of our partner museums when the Heat Camera was there? It is definitely a crowd favorite, and it’s fun to watch people discover things about their body they didn’t know. At the Heat Camera, you … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Exhibits, Linda Meyers, Mid-America Science Museum, Museum of Discovery, Try this at home!
Tagged activity, arkansas, body, education, exhibit, fun, heat, heat camera, infrared, learning, museum, science, STEM, Try this at home, video
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This week I became a part of the good old fashioned American democratic process
This week I became a part of the good old-fashioned American democratic process when I flew to Washington D.C. to participate in Museum Advocacy Day, hosted by the American Association of Museums (AAM). It was exhilarating! Representatives from museums from … Continue reading
Posted in Diane LaFollette
Tagged arkansas, education, museum, Museum Advocacy Day, science, STEM
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A siren’s call so irresistible, I just had to blog
I have, for some weeks now, heard a gentle siren’s call. It whispers in my ear, “If you write it, they will read it.” It beckons me to my computer with a sound, not unlike… well, whining. And the strange … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Joel Gordon, Museum of Discovery
Tagged arkansas, exhibit, fun, learning, museum, science, STEM
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Chemistry… A (scientific) method to my madness!
Hi loyal minions! As you may have noticed I am writing to you on Wednesday and not on my normal Friday time slot. This is all part of my plan for World and Universe domination. Start with the days and … Continue reading
Have you ever wanted to make a cloud? With Cloud Rings, you can!
One of the most popular exhibits at the Museum of Discovery is Arkansas Discovery Network’s Cloud Rings. It is a lot of fun to see how high your cloud can go, and equally fun for me to see kids, adults, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Exhibits, Linda Meyers, Museum of Discovery, Try this at home!
Tagged activity, arkansas, at-home, cloud, education, exhibit, fun, learning, museum, science, STEM, Try this at home, volcano, vortex
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