BIG Little Science Centre

Events and Activities until March 2012

NEW LOCATION: 985 Holt Street, in George Hilliard School

Everyone is invited to visit the BIG Little Science Centre

September to June, for hands on science exploration and fun.

 

Hours:

Thursdays and Fridays 3pm to 5pm

Saturdays 10am to 4pm with a show/activity at 1:30pm.

Visits are available during school hours; please call to book an appointment.

Closed Sundays and Holidays and December 24 to January 2.

 

For more information contact us at:

250-554-2572

susan@blscs.org

gord@blscs.org

www.blscs.org

Check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

CLUBS:

 

Weekly Super Science Club:

Thursdays: Starting January 5, monthly sessions

2:45pm to 4pm (arrive any time after 2:30pm)

Join us for exciting hands-on science:   experiments, games and activities. Design and build projects, blow things up, explore crazy science principles. For children in grades 4 to 7.

Registration forms are available on our website or in person at the BIG Little Science Centre.

Weekly Robotics Club:

Fridays:  First session runs January 6 to February 3,

Second session runs February 10 to March 16. There will be now club on February 24.

2:45pm to 4:30pm (arrive any time after 2:30pm)

Join us to build a Mindstorms Robot; program it to perform tasks and to solve challenges.

For children aged 10 and up.

Registration forms are available on our website or in person at the BIG Little Science Centre.

Tuesday January 3, 2012:  Reopens for 2012

January 7: Light and Colour Show. Beautiful lights and colour, and science too!

January 14: Crystals in Sand, Ice and Snow; a comparison of summer and winter.

January 21:  Winter Bubble Explorations! Outside we will create small and large bubbles and learn about their formation. Given the right conditions we may even hear the bubbles POP!

January 28: Static Electricity: exploring those winter sparks may make your hair stand on end!

February 4: Air Pressure. Explore the power of that combination of gases called air.

February 11: Properties of Fluids; Gases and Liquids behave in quite similar ways. Let’s harness their power to make things move.

February 18: Magnetism. Explore the power of the magnet and discover their true powers.

February 25: Static Electricity; Another chance for a BIG Little Science Centre Hairdo.

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