Happenings This Month at The Health Adventure

Preschool Play Date
Friday, January 4
10:30-11:30 a.m.
This fun morning out is designed for families with children under the age of six. Moms, dads, grandparents and caregivers can socialize while little ones enjoy the museum's Creative PlaySpace.
Preschool Play Dates are free with museum admission. No registration is required.

Home School Happenings
Wednesday, January 9
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Kindergarten-Grade 1: Measure Up
Children will use measuring cups and scales and will play the game, “Which Holds More?”
Grades 2-3: First Aid for Kids
The basics of first aid will be introduced, and students will learn what to do in an emergency.
Grades 4-5: Yes, No, Maybe
Probability is taught through games and contests.
Grades 6-8: Countertop Chemistry
Students will explore the principles of density through experiments with sinking, floating and observing various objects and substances.
Homeschool Happenings is $5.50 per child. Advance payment secures your reservation. To sign up, please call (828) 254-6373, Ext. 329.

Origami Folding Frenzy!
Wednesday, January 9
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Learn new folds, share favorites and make friends at this monthly session. All skill levels are welcome. Paper is available to purchase in our museum store, or you may bring your own.
Origami Folding Frenzy! is free with museum admission.

 

Explore the Science of Communication with our Upcoming Exhibit: Get the Message

From an arched eyebrow to the front page news, people use a variety of tools to communicate. Opening February 1, The Health Adventure’s upcoming exhibit, Get the Message, explores the subtle structures we use when sending and receiving information.

We use many different forms of communication in our everyday lives. From the subtitles of speech to signs and symbols, sending and receiving information from the world around us is second nature. You and your family can play and experiment with all the different ways you “get the message” in this exhibit. Try your hand at virtual cave art or signal a crane operator. Puzzle over expressions or send a message in Morse code. There’s so much to do you’ll want to come back again and again!

Get the Message was designed through a collaboration of Discovery Center Museum of Rockford, Illinois and the Family Museum of Arts and Sciences of Bettendorf, Iowa and supported by the National Science Foundation.

 

Members Get MORE Adventure

Explore over 12,000 square feet of fun as often as you like! You and your family get more Adventure as members--an entire year's worth! Kids from age 2 to 92 will discover something new with each visit.

A $60 Family Membership is a great value--it can pay for itself within just four visits to The Health Adventure. Members of The Health Adventure receive:

• FREE, unlimited admission for an entire year
• Reciprocal admission to over 200 ASTC museums across the country
• Complimentary subscription to Brainstorm, the museum's newsletter
• Invitations to members-only events and exhibit sneak previews
• 10% discount in the Explore Store
• Birthday party discounts
• Half off admission to the WNC Nature Center

From Here to There Closes January 13

There's still time for you and your family to learn about the science of motion in our current traveling exhibit, From Here to There.

You and your family can ride a hovercraft to experience air pressure, launch rockets to explore propulsion, and float a boat to experiment with air flow. One hundred feet of air tubes allow you to send colored balls through the gallery from one station to another. A bead-pit construction site shows how simple machines help move things, and the Mag-Lev explores the potential of transportation using magnetic forces.

Each hands-on exhibit is designed to encourage conversation and interaction among families, friends and visitors. It's a fun, interactive lesson in the laws of motion that you don't want to miss!