On December 21, 2011, students from all three Explore and Soar sites journeyed to Charleston and visited the Clay Center for a day of fun activities. Students and staff enjoyed a guided art tour of our holiday display, time in the hands-on science galleries and a giant screen film and a planetarium show in our ElectricSky™ Theater. This is the first of several trips students will make to the Center this year. Our next outing will be March 7 for the performance of ArcAttack!
Explore and Soar students had an exhibition of their works on display at the Clay Center the weekend of January 14-15, 2012. The work on display highlighted achievements at each of our sites – Madison, Sherman and Van. The displayed works were complemented by a selection of large-scale photographs of Explore and Soar in action at each of the sites.
Site Coordinators and other Boone County educators have been participating in training sessions provided by the NASA IV & V Center (Fairmont, WV). So far, NASA presenters have covered a variety of topics including solar system distance models, rocketry, lunar craters, engineering and design challenges and more. Training will continue with NASA IV & V as a partner in this exciting project!
On Thursday, March 7, students from Madison, Sherman and Van traveled to the Clay Center for an electrifying performance of rock and science by America’s Got Talent favorites, ArcAttack! During this exciting show, students learned about static electricity, tesla coils, music, amplification, and had a blast while doing so. ArcAttack was part of the Clay Center’s educational performance series.
