family friendly event!

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Join us as we celebrate our planet earth!!

Fun demonstrations and activities for the entire family!

• Learn what you can and can’t put in your recycling bin.
• Plant a garden no matter where you live.
• Drought tolerant planting
• Learn about RENEWABLE     energy!
• Arts and crafts for all ages.
• Be the change you wish to see in the world- “What can you do to keep our planet
• Healthy?”

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NANO DAYS       MARCH 16th    1PM   TO 3PM

Cal Poly’s Mechanical Engineering Department will be at the Exploration Station to demonstrate the NANOSCALE WORLD with interactive, hand on activities for the entire family!  NanoDays activities bring university researchers together with science museum educators, creating unique learning experiences.  NanoDays engages people of all ages in a minu

scule world where materials have special properties and new technologies have spectacular promise.

Come experience many of these activities firsthand.  Visitors will investigate super thin materials used in solar cell technology, forces stronger than gravity, and sand that doesn’t get wet – even under water!  Other activities include using your nose as a nanodetector and measuring yourself in nanometers.

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donation!  

50 desktop computers complete with monitors, keyboards and all the accessories were donated to the Exploration Station.  These units will be refurbished and distributed to families in need throughout San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties.  Our crew of over 25 volunteers work weekly to distribute computers to qualified families.

Thank you Rabobank for your generosity!

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The repair specialists from iFixit will be here to help you take apart electronics, create something new from old parts, and investigate how things work. Repair is good for the pocketbook and good for the planet. See how repair helps to fix the world— one device at a time.

We’ll be hosting activities for all ages, though most activities are suitable for children age 7 and up. Activities include: Basic tool skills Station, iFixit created and demonstrated by Cal Poly. The Component Hunt Station which allows the kids to take apart electronics and gets them interested in engineering and repair. The Guide Making Station, which is suitable for older children, this station is sure to excite every child who wants to know ‘how things work”.

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To register for a fieldtrip, please contact the Program Director at (805)473-1421 or at youth@explorationstation.org.

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LEGO Club resumes at the Exploration Station in Grover Beach! The 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from 2pm to 4pm.  Our LEGO club is a free-build, child-led build that is fun for children 4 and older. We provide the LEGOs and the space and your child provides the imagination! Building with LEGOs helps develop problem solving skills, spatial awareness, and other mathematical concepts, while also being very fun! LEGO club is only $2 per child with paid Science Center admission. Ask us about Exploration Station Member discounts. For more information see our website, ww.explorationstation.org, or call 473-1421.

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Mr. Bones has lost his mind!!
Forensics Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, January 26th from 1-3pm, the Exploration Station will be presenting a
Forensic Scavenger Hunt! Come to the interactive science center and find clues to help solve the case of the missing brain!! Fingerprinting, secret messages, finding clues, and other forensic study are sure to excite your little explorer. All ages
welcome to enjoy this Extended Experience which is free with paid admission to the science center, $2 kids and $3 for adults.
The Children’s Interactive Science Center houses permanent interactive exhibits including displays about the solar system, the human body, weather, electricity and more. The Children’s Interactive Science Center is open Thursday-Friday from 12-5p.m. and Saturdays from 11-5p.m., and Sundays from 12-3 through January.
Come on over to the Exploration Station for hands on science fun! For more
information about the Exploration Station please call us at 805.473.1421 or visit our website at www.explorationstation.org.

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THE SCIENCE OF SNOW!

All about ice crystals, snowflakes, making your own snow, cool science experiment with micro polymers, and snow cones, yum!!  Hot cider and cookies, and a real good look at those crystals under our new digital microscope in the science center.  Check our website for upcoming Extended Experiences that happen once a month and are free with paid admission to our interactive science center, $2 kids, $3 adults, and fun for the entire family!

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