Adventure Science Center 12+ Days of Science

This holiday season, Adventure Science Center has so much going on that we can’t contain it all in just 12 days. There will be breakfast with Science Claus, birdhouse workshops, appearances by Dr. Winter, the annual Science of Beer and more. Mark your calendar and plan to join in all the fun. (Advance registration required for some events.)

Dec. 1 -- Breakfast with Science Claus
Enjoy a special morning with our big man in red.
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Advance registration required.

Dec. 8 – Science of Sound
Come EXPLORE holiday music from traditional to estraordinary, make a sound wave and create your own instrument to take home. Holiday Music Performers include:

10:30am - Fiddle Frenzy led by Crystal Plohman, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University 

11:30am & 12:30am - St. Joseph's Hand Bell Choir

1:00pm & 3:00pm - Science of Sound demonstrations led by ASC Educators

10:00am - 4:00pm (all day) - Musical Petting Zoo hosted by the Country Music Hall of Fame. 'Bang a drum, strum an autoharp and pick a banjo!

Dec. 15 -- Ornament Making Labs
EXPLORE technology to design and animate a prototype ornament. Work with members of the Robotics Club to build an electronic ornament powered with an LED for holiday pizzazz! For younger visitors, explore traditional ornament making with a space theme.

Dec. 16 – Elf Yourself! - Discount Day
Dress up like an elf, Santa or Mrs. Claus and receive $1 off general admission.

Dec. 20 – Wild Winter Weather Day
EXPLORE the wild winter weather here in Nashville, learn the science behind how a real weatherman makes his forecast, and try you hand at weather prediction.

Dec. 21 -- Penguin Power (Interactive Demonstration)
Ever wonder how penguins survive in the cold, snowy weather? EXPLORE how the different physical characteristics of penguins help them adapt to their unique environment.
Repeated Dec. 28.

Dec. 22 – Winter, It’s Not for the Birds!
Join us as we EXPLORE the birds of Tennessee, bird migration and how you can take part in a North American citizen science project with the Nashville Chapter of the TN Ornithological Society. Make your own winter bird feeder to take home.
Repeated Jan. 2.

Dec. 24 – Explore Hidden Worlds
What does warm-blooded and cold-blooded really mean? How can looking at objects in infra-red help us understand materials? EXPLORE the science of heart and temperature at the IR wall.
Repeated Jan. 3.

Dec. 26 – Exploration: Deep Freeze
Discover what happens to everyday objects when they are cooled down to -321 degrees Farhenheit. Watch as we use liquid nitrogen to turn the air in a balloon into a liquid, use a banana as a hammer, and (maybe) make a tasty winter treat.
Repeated Jan. 4.

Dec. 27 – Polar Pointers
EXPLORE the science of magnets, magnetic fields, magnetic levitation, and much more.
Repeated Jan. 5.

Dec. 29 – Wacky Dr. Winter - Guest Performer Dolc Ezzerf
How does the Tennessee winter compare to wintertime in the furtheset reaches of our solar system? Discover the chilling facts as extraterrestrial visitor Dolc Ezzerf, a.k.a. "Wacky Dr. Winter," visits ASC to share the cold truth of life on a planet with a  temperature of 300 degrees below zero. From frozen foods to icy sports and nearly lethal snowball fights, visitors of all ages will delight in this freezing frolic of winter fun.

Dec. 31 – Happy Noon Year!

Celebrate the New Year without staying up until midnight. A fun way for families with younger children to celebrate together, make some memories and do a little science!

Activities:

• Make a noise maker and learn how noises are made
• Make a party hat to wear all day
• Dance under the disco ball
• Tick, Tock, Make a Clock
• New Year's Resolution Wall - what do you resolve to do in 2013?
• Day and Night Discovery Cart Activity
• Light Sabers Discovery Cart Activity
• One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure will have a special showing in the Sudekum Planetarium

Grand Finale:

• Sparkly Noon Year Toast
• Indoor Fireworks (Bubble wrap stomp)
• Balloon Drop