by wildfire | Apr 29, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
There are two great events at SciWorks on May 2 and 3. The UNC-TV Kids Club Day is this Saturday, May 2, all day at SciWorks – from 10 am-5 pm! Stop by the Kids Club table throughout the day for PBS Kids-themed goodies and enjoy a hug from Read-a-roo at 10:30...
by wildfire | Apr 20, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22. Here are some ideas for things you can do to help the Earth! Buy a reusable glass or BPA-free hard plastic water bottle (and fill it from your tap or a container in your fridge). You’ll help reduce the number of plastic bottles that...
by wildfire | Apr 8, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
It’s time for the N.C. Science Festival, and we are having a “Science of Sound” Day at SciWorks, in conjunction with the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem. Download the Science of Sound flyer here. Strike,...
by wildfire | Mar 17, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
[fusion_text]By Bruce Gavett As a SciWorks volunteer in the Planetarium, I often get questions about the “dwarf” planets, the round objects that orbit the sun just like the eight major planets, but are not large enough to gravitationally clear their orbital path of...
by wildfire | Mar 13, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
SciWorks is celebrating Forsyth Creek Week — March 14-22, 2015 — with several activities, including a special Water Awareness Day and a free teacher workshop. Activities during Creek Week are designed to help children and adults draw the connection between local...
by wildfire | Feb 23, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
Don’t toss that broken bicycle or VCR! It could be useful in the future, so bring it to the SciWorks Repair Fair, and watch-and-learn while stuff gets repaired! On Saturday, February 28 from 1-5 pm, SciWorks will have “fixers” available to help...
