Bringing the wonders of the New York Hall of Science to the World!
As you may have read in other posts, October is Catapult month here at The New York Hall of Science. In celebration of this month long event, we have been putting together video packages showcasing all the departments involved in the project. The latest video gives visitors an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how programming was developed for the catapult. Hope you all enjoy!
Is that a mad scientist? No, it is actually the one and only Great Osmosis. Through his journey across the world studying various science concepts and combining them with magic tricks, The Great Osmosis has decided to share his knowledge with all of you! Recently he graduated a group of students from the Brevard Public School in Florida to become honorary magical scientists. Visit www.nysci.org if you would like more information about booking the Magic & Science VV Demonstration.
This past Saturday I attended a fundraiser that was being held by The Living Through Learning Foundation. LTLF is an educational support organization for children with chronic health conditions. During the fundraiser, I gave 2 cow’s eye dissections. One for the children and parents at the event and an encore presentation for children watching from their computers at home.
Besides the usual gross factor that kids always show when they see aqueous humor shooting out of the eye ball (which it did!), these children had a blast watching the demonstration. We fed off each other’s energy and, I can’t even describe how much of a rewarding experience I had with these kids and their families. One child in specific who I had the pleasure of teaching for several Virtual Visit sessions was in attendance. Her name was Rowan, and to see her smile in person was something I will never forget!
In our very first installment of our Catapult series we got the opportunity to meet Alice Stevenson, Senior Manager of Public Programs & Pre-School Learning here at The New York Hall of Science. After countless weeks of hard work from our entire Exhibit staff, NYSCI staff were able to see the final product in action. Let me tell you seeing this Catapult hurl things hundreds of feet away is absolutely amazing and should be viewed in person. Luckily for everyone we have an exclusive sneek peek of our Catapult in use as well a sit-down interview with its engineer Mr. Kyle Dries.
