In recognition and celebration of the life of Charles Lacy Veach, a former Air Force service member from Honolulu and later an astronaut that flew Space Shuttle missions, Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery is an annual event of learning via fun and interesting workshops, hosted by Punahou School. This year, it will be held on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, from 8am-2:45pm. This is a FREE event, open to 4th-12th grade students, their parents, and teachers of any grade level. An adult must accompany any student in grades 4-8 throughout the day. Participants attend two workshops during the day, assigned based on availability (first-come, first-serve) from among their five top choices made during sign-up. Workshops are offered by speakers/presenters from a variety of organizations. There are also other displays, exhibits, and general assemblies with keynote speaker and science demonstration. Registration is open (at the time of this post). Workshop topics (at the time of this post) include: Mystery & Intrigue - The Wide World of Electricity Cool Chemistry for Everyone Eyes of Discovery (with Cow Eye Dissection) Fantastic Fish Dissection Vaccum Powered Rockets Bristlebot Racers Feather Fall Parachute Deployment Gelatin Volcanoes, Dikes, and Rift Zones Hardware Science Rocket Launcher Space Lander Mission Looking at Hawai'i with a View from Space AC for Tomorrow Ozobots: Navigating the Maze of Life! Hawai'i's Anchialine Pools and the Opae'ula Exploring Galaxies Color Mixing Playground You'll Get a Charge Out of This! Water-Powered Bottle Rockets Please see the schedule of workshops and list of displays and exhibits for additional information. Note: I am not affiliated or associated with this event or it's sponsors or organizers. This is NOT a sponsored post or paid advertisement. I am simply sharing because this is a popular event and other homeschoolers and readers/followers might be interested. This is for informational purposes only and the information may be subject to change without notice or an update here on this blog. Please contact the event organizers directly with any questions.
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