Kid*Vention

 Kid*Vention was so much fun! We had about 1200 visitors learning from 32 community and university organizations about all different types of science. Thank you to all of our exhibitors and visitors, as well as Panera, who provided lunch for our exhibitors, the City of Charlottesville for their help with using the Key Recreation Center, Les Sinclair from Lite Rock Z95.1 for publicity and music at the event, Barnes & Noble, who donated our raffle prizes, and all of our wonderful volunteers from the Junior League of Charlottesville, Alpha Phi Omega and VDM's own Bob and Cynthia. We also want to thank our sponsors, Blue Ridge Internet Works and Kiddie Academy. Last but not least, thank you to Susan Parmar, the photographer who captured these wonderful images. These are just a few of my favorites- check out our Facebook album for a larger selection!

Picking her brain at the Neuroscience table.

Checking Roxy's heartbeat with Monticello Animal Hospital.

We love the bees!

Everyone's learning about science.

Everyone got to take home a magnifying glass from WHTJ.

Can you outrun a robot built by AHS's MESA program?

Balloon rockets!

The American Society for Engineering Education introduced us to electromagnets. These ones play music!

He has just finished extracting the DNA from a strawberry with LEAD!

Check out that skull that ICF brought to share.

KID*VENTION!!

We're getting so excited! It's almost time for Kid*Vention, VDM's free family science festival!

Join us for Kid*Vention, our annual celebration of everything science, on February 23 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Once again, the event will be at the Key Recreation Center near the Pavilion on the East end of the Downtown Mall. Kid*Vention is a free community event at which children and their families can learn and play at a variety of stations run by VDM’s friends in the Charlottesville community. Over thirty community groups will be there to share their expertise about everything from astronomy to zoology. Come see their favorite parts of science made accessible to you through demonstrations, craft activities, and interactive games. Perfect for kids up to the age of 10, but all ages are welcome. Kid*Vention will feature stations on meteorology, the human body, the environment, chemistry, and more!

Come on out for a day of free science fun!

Are You Ready For KIDVENTION?

KID*VENTION 2010 - DISCOVER NATURE!
FREE EVENT!
Saturday, March 27 from 10am-2pm Key Recreation Center, 800 E Market Street
(Near the Virginia Discovery Museum and the Charlottesville Pavilion)

You won’t want to miss this year’s Kid*Vention! We’re Discovering Nature, and Charlottesville’s best and brightest are putting together an exciting set of games and activities for you. Join us for this incredible FREE event! Bring your whole family downtown to the Key Recreation Center on Saturday, March 27 from 10am-2pm and get ready for a day of hands-on activities, door prizes, special guests and a few surprises. Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make all of this possible: Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, WVPT, and Lite Rock Z95.1!

Discover Nature this March 27th with Kid*Vention, where you can start your own garden by getting seeds ready for planting, learn about plants and insects and get to draw and paint from observation, see bees in an observation hive, enjoy tree-related games and quizzes, and more!

Meet our incredible exhibitors:
Albemarle/Charlottesville 4H Program
Blandy Experimental Farm
Central Virginia Beekeepers Association
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Charlottesville Astronomical Society
Ivy Creek Foundation
Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
People’s Alliance for Clean Energy
RetailRelay.Com
Rivanna Master Naturalists
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
University of Virginia’s Environmental Science Organization
UVA Sustainability
Worm Crusader
WVPT (also a Sponsor)
…and the Virginia Discovery Museum.

Don’t forget!
Kid*Vention 2010: Discover Nature
Saturday, March 27 from 10am-2pm
At the Key Recreation Center, 800 E Market Street near the Virginia Discovery Museum and the Charlottesville Pavilion

Admission is FREE, so tell your friends!

Sponsors: Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, WVPT, Lite Rock Z95.1