Catawba Science Center
Imprints in Science
Monthly Newsletter

www.CatawbaScience.org
April 2016
 

Thank you to the 2016
Italian Dinner Nova Sponsors:
 
Supernova
Northwest AHEC of Wake Forest School of Medicine
 
Cocktail Nova
PNC Bank
 
Platinum Nova
CommScope
 
Gold Novas
Andy Brinkley Studio
Brown & Neuwirth, Oral & Cosmetic Surgery Center
Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge
Corning
Frye Regional Medical Center
David E. Looper & Company
Paramount Automotive
Patrick, Harper, & Dixon, LLP
Resource Partners, LLC/Raymond James
Shurtape Technologies, LLC
US Conec
von Drehle Corporation
 
Silver Novas
HSM
Young, Morphis, Bach & Taylor, LLP
 
Bronze Novas
 CBSA Architects
Taylor & Viola Structural Engineers
Flex Crew, LLC
Nick and Kim Frankel
Dr. and Mrs. David Melon
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Moretz
Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Patel
 Dr. and Mrs. Merritt Seshul
Rob and Townes Wessels

Summer Fun 2016
Registration NOW OPEN!

11 weeks of Hands-On Science Camps for Youth Pre-K to Rising 9th Grade

June 13 - August 26, 2016

 

 

For more information call 828.322.8169 or visit www.CatawbaScience.org 

 

To get a copy of the brochure online click here.  

 

To find out how to become a Summer Fun teacher or afternoon counselor click here. 
Catch us on
PBS
                      
     
  WTVI PBS Charlotte will be airing a segment on the Catawba Science Center as a part of their "Carolina Impact" Series.

Air Date is Tuesday, April 5 at 8pm.

For more information about "Carolina Impact" click here.
        
Join us for an Earth Day celebration, the City of Hickory Community Wide Public Family Fun Day!
Civics, conservation, art and science organizations will be on-hand to help you learn more about caring for planet Earth. Learn about recycling, take home a tree seedling, and shop eco-friendly products. Weather permitting, visitors will take part in solar viewing with astronomers.
All outdoor activities are free and Catawba Science Center will be open and charging regular admission.
New Shows at Millholland Planetarium
Join Big Bird, Elmo, and Hu Hu Zhu on an exciting trip to the Moon
as you watch and discuss One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure.


Without all the light, all the heat, all the energy from the Sun,
there would be no life on Earth.
How was the Sun formed? How will it die? How big is the Sun?
What are sunspots?
Find out all this and more about our star, the Sun.

LazerDaze
 
Featuring music from Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis,
and ZZ Top, enjoy the sights and sounds of LaserDaze,
CSC's latest laser show.

Click here for planetarium showtimes.
Imagine & Discover A World You Can't See!
                  

      

Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Hands-on exhibits present the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introduce some real world applications.

  • Explore progressively smaller magnetic materials.
  • Build a giant model of a carbon nanotube.
  • Try a series of interactive challenges.
  • Spin disks containing small and large plastic beads, comparing the relative effects of static electricity and gravity on different size beads.

More Information about all permanent exhibits here
 
Experience Through May 15

Embark on a journey through watersheds to see how everyone's actions on land affect our ocean. Make it rain in a large 3-D watershed model! Pilot a full-size two-station "submersible" from mountain stream to the ocean. Encounter eye-popping aquatic species and ecosystems along the way! Be a biologist and go deeper. Guide "water" safely through a hazardous maze. Flip paddles and divert "pollutants" as they travel through stormwater drains. Discover how river otters made a comeback. Spot the polluters and be a Watershed Warrior! What can YOU do in your watershed to protect our ocean?
Find out in Ocean Bound!

Sponsored By:                   
                                   
                                        
Birthday Parties
 Celebrated with Science
in March
 
 Happy Birthday from CSC!


Sydnee Autry
Courtney Buchanan
Kent Byrd
Layna Dula
Reid Elliott
Ryan Elliott
Maggie Gold
Nate Hargrove
Charleston Henry
Murphy Jenkins
Jackson McRee
Sadie Pressley
Issei Sugawara
Parker Swanson
Evan Thompson
Jaylen Winebarger
Tucker Wineburger
Lexi Wolf

Members receive a discount on Birthday Parties.

More information, click here.
in this issue
Italian Dinner
PBS
New Planetarium Shows
Nano
Ocean Bound
contact us
Catawba Science Center
On The SALT Block
243 3rd Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28603
828.322.8169

info@catawbascience.org
www.catawbascience.org

www.facebook.com/catawbascience
Hours
Monday - Closed (offices open)

Tuesday-Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm
Shark Feedings Daily


Weekdays 1:15 pm 

Weekends 3:15 pm

 

(Feeding times subject to change without notice.)

 

 

 
 
THANK YOU
to CSC's
Very Generous

PARTNERS 
in 
SCIENCE
2015-2016
Broome Associates
Century Services
Joyce Corbett
Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co., PLLC
John G. Fuller, Attorney at Law
Hickory Kiwanis Club
HK Research Corporation
Kelle & Jonathan Huffman
Medical Center Pharmacy Inc. of Hickory
Pepsi-Bottling Company of Hickory, N.C., Inc.
Sharp Business Systems
Shuford Yarns LLC
Taylor & Viola Structural Engineers
Trailer Sales & Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
Rob & Townes Wessels

2014-2015

Biology/Human Body
Abingdon Glen Village
Acclarent
Broome Associated Insurance Agency
Century Services
Dr. & Mrs. Sanjay & Angela Patel
Medical Center Pharmacy, Inc.
Unifour Anesthesia Associates, P.A.

Biology/Plants & Animals
BB&T/Cline Southern Insurance
First Citizens Bank
Turf Pro Landscaping
 
Biotechnology
American Emergency Vehicles
Taylor & Viola, Inc.
 
Chemistry
HK Research Corp.
Lenoir-Rhyne University
 
Earth Science
Drillers Service, Inc.
Neill Grading & Construction Company, Inc.
 
Environmental Science
Cloninger Ford of Hickory
Plastic Packaging. Inc.
Sharp Business Systems
 
Numbers
Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co.
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Sowers & Webber, Wealth Management Group
 
Physical Science
American Roller Bearing Company
Hickory Brands, Inc.
Hi-Tech Fuses, Inc.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Shuford Yarns
von Drehle Corporation
 
Preschool
Aiken-Black Tire Service, Inc.
Baker Furniture, Inc.
CR Laine Furniture
Carolina Tape & Supply Corporation
David E. Looper & Company
Hickory Kiwanis Club
Joyce Corbett
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory NC, Inc.
Timmerman Manufacturing, Inc.
United Beverages of NC, LLC
Vanguard Furniture
Wells Fargo Bank

Space Science
Corporate Management Services
US Conec Ltd.


 
Now Playing Millholland Planetarium



One World, One Sky & Seasonal Stargazing (double feature)
Thurs 2:30 pm
Sat 1:30 pm
Sun 1:30 pm
 
 
Our Star the Sun & Seasonal Stargazing (double feature)
Tues, Wed, & Fri 2:30 pm
 

Seasonal Stargazing &
LaserDaze (double feature)
Fri 3:30 pm
Sat 3:00 pm

Check website for showtimes. 

Daytime planetarium and laser shows are included in CSC's General Admission, on a first-come, first-seated basis.
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