Headwaters Science Center

 

            

 

 

Save This Date!!
Saturday, February 27

On Saturday, February 27, HSC will hold what we hope will be the first ANNUAL food extravaganza that we are calling e3 (e-cubed). It will feature some of the best food you’ll enjoy in 2010! We are going completely upscale, and up and down the stairs when all three floors will be filled with epicurean delights. Local restaurants and celebrity food artists will bring their cooking skills and a favorite dish to share in buffets that will amaze guests on all levels.

The schedule for the evening will look something like this:

5:30 - Social hour & cash bar

Touring of the buffets
Live jazz in “The Pub” (downstairs)
Silent Auction
Special program by guest physicist
Glenn Schmieg – Playing with Food!

6:30 - Dinner on the main floor and mezzanine

Live music - Bemidji Baroque Ensemble
Bemidji Symphony chamber groups
Magic Show with Joe d’Alessandro
HSC staff demonstration - Cryogenics & Combustion
(or Food, Fried & Frozen!)

7:30 - exceptional ending extravaganza
(a dessert experience you won’t forget!)

e3 is open to the public! Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the Science Center, RiverWood Bank, the Bemidji Chamber office, or 1st National Bank Downtown Express Bank. Recommended dress is “high-end casual,” as HSC’s atmosphere will be transformed into an elegant dinner setting for this special evening!

Food sponsors so far are:

Applebee’s Backyard BBQ Brigid’s Cross
Cabin Coffeehouse Cattails Dunn Bros
Ground Round Hampton Inn/ Green Mill
Harmony Co-op Keg n’ Cork Lueken’s Village Foods
Minnesota Nice Cafe Peppercorn Raphael’s Bakery
Tutto Bene Wild Hare Restaurant Beltrami Co
Farm Bureau Julie Bengtson Sue Doeden
Pat Hurd The “P.I.G.S.” (Preparing Incredible
Gourmet Sensations -John Cota, Dennis Doeden, Ken Howe,Gary Johnson)
 

Contributors so far are:

 

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snake feeding

 

Snake Feeding at HSC

Always a big hit with guests, the snakes at HSC are fed every other Saturday at 3:00 pm.  You are invited to observe this informative demonstration and learn about these interesting, but often maligned animals.

Why are they fed only every other week? What do they eat? How are snakes adapted allowing them to swallow food that just seems too big?

Please check the calendar to see the Saturdays scheduled for feeding the snakes and all other activities.

 

Become a Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer

The Minnesota Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer program that provides Minnesotans with opportunities to explore the natural world, teach others about their passion, and conserve our natural resources. It is a collaborative project sponsored by the University of Minnesota Extension Service, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Bell Museum of Natural History, the National Science Foundation, and includes partnerships with environmental learning centers throughout Minnesota.

HSC will help host a 40-hour Master Naturalist Volunteer Training course in the Northwoods, Great Lakes Biome. During this time, we’ll look closely at Minnesota’s ecology, focusing on the geology of the land, the organisms and natural communities found there, and the ways in which humans and the environment affect each other.

Classes will be held on Monday nights from 6:30 to 9, beginning Feb 1, 2010 and ending April 18, 2010. The first 5 sessions will be held at the Science Center, with the remaining 6 sessions at Bemidji State Park. Sessions will include classroom, hands-on, and outside learning experiences as well as 2 full-day field trips. Participants will be expected to complete a capstone project.

The fee for the program is $200. Class size is limited to 20 people and reservations are required. Please register online by going to this site and choosing “Courses Available.” The website also has an application form for scholarships. If you have questions, call HSC at 218-444-4472.

 
 
Robotics at HSC!

Once again Headwaters Science Center’s robotics squads competed in First Lego League’s Robotics Tournament. This project is a growing collaborative effort between HSC and Beltrami County 4-H, a most excellent benefactor and overall supporter through their SET (Science Engineering and Technology) program.

Lego robotics has 3rd through 9th graders designing, engineering, building, programming, and running robots and collecting points on an obstacle course with a mission in mind. This year’s challenge was “Smart Moves.” In addition to robotic performance; students addressed local transportation issues and displayed their findings along with robotic solutions in presentations delivered to regional judges.

Our first-year team, “Pigs Might Fly,” finished with silver medals in Division ll with many Division I team members. Congratulations! Our returning team, “Off in the Woods,” earned a first-place plaque for robotic performance, meaning their robot won in head-to-head competition with every other team in the Northern Minnesota Region. We are very proud of all their accomplishments and we salute their enthusiasm, for the “Off in the Woods” team has embarked upon an even greater challenge––deciding to build a robot from scratch!

 We can always use help with these blossoming endeavors in the form of parts and expertise, for we need a guidance system, a reliable power plant, small powerful motors, and a mission. The new robot has the potential to be exhibited at the Beltrami County Fair in July. Contact James Owens at 444-4472 if you can assist us in our efforts.

 
Starlab

This is a portable planetarium where people observe the night sky at any time of the day! Learn about stars, constellations and planets and how they appear in the night sky on any day and hour of the year. With starlab, up to 20 star-gazers can study subjects ranging from constellations of different cultures, the positions and motions of planets, telling time with the stars, navigating by the sky, cycles of the sun and moon, the reason for seasons and other facets of astronomy. See the Starlab home page for detailed information. Ages 8 and up.

StarLabs will be held on selected Saturdays as shown on the HSC Calendar at 2:00 pm.  The price is $3 per person for non-members in addition to HSC admission, or $2 for members. To find out about special one-day programs, please call Headwaters Science Center 218-444-4472.

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