GAMBIER, Ohio — This November brings a chance for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) to have an extraordinary, sensory, hands-on science experience on Kenyon College’s campus. The Fall Science Saturday program (formerly BLAST off with ATHENAS) theme is “Drawing Conclusions!” Students will explore the patterns underlying origami, how we perceive colors, the nature of light, how chemical reactions can be used to make art, making homemade paint balls and more in this fun-filled day of experimenting.
This program takes place on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Kenyon’s Science Quadrangle, 201 N. College Road in Gambier. Registration is now open on a first-come, first-served basis and will remain open until Oct. 27, unless all slots are filled earlier. Registration and additional information can be found at kenyon.edu/community-programming.
This program is free for students and includes lunch and snacks. Each program includes multiple sessions where participants will play and explore with different experiments related to the day’s theme; these sessions are broken up by a snack break. After lunch, students participate in a larger group demonstration session, an activity, and/or an “Ask-a-Scientist” Q&A with a professional scientist.
The Science Saturdays program provides students with the opportunity to associate fun with science, be introduced to a community of scientists from all levels (including college and postgraduate), and gain exposure to fields of science and experiments not often taught at the middle or high school level.
For information about this program, contact Kenyon’s Office for Community Partnerships at communityinfo@kenyon.edu or 740-427-5419.
