SCIENCE SATURDAY
Calling all young scientists for monthly Saturday morning workshops: topics vary but the fun repeats. A chance to learn scientific principles from Stetson faculty and undergraduates. Free admission and open to all. (Students under 16 must be with an adult.)
Spring 2013
Saturday, February 9 .................. Save a Sandhill: Learn about the Longleaf Pine Habitat
10am - 1pm
All young scientists are invited into the new teaching landscape at the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center to become a part of this restoration project.
The Teaching Landscape: Volusia Sandhill Ecosystem is a long-term project facilitated by Karen Cole, Director of the Gillespie, and Cindy Bennington, Associate Professor of Biology at Stetson. Funded by the Gillespie, the Biology Department, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Stetson Faculty/Staff Tree Fund, this outdoor classroom has also been awarded two grants, $10K from the Volusia County Tree Replacement Fun, for establishing longleaf pines and other trees associated with the sandhill ecosystem, as well as another $7K from the Florida Forest Department's Urban and Community Grant Program.
Saturday's activities will include a little spade work in the landscape; art projects using natural materials from the sandhill habitat; and teaching stations on the basics of seed dispersal and pollination. Join the Gillespie staff and the Stetson Sandhill Gang for this event, free and open to the public. For more information call the museum at 386.822.7330 or e-mail gillespiemuseum@stetson.edu.
Saturday, March 16 ..................... Brain Facts: Learn with Neuroscientists
10am - 1pm Free admission and open to all.
Join Stetson neuroscientists Camille King, Psychology, and Mike King, Biology, and their students for a morning of activities designed to teach us about our brains. The event is part of a global campaign, co-sponsored by the Dana Foundation and the Society for Neuroscience, to increase public awareness of progress and benefits of neurological study. Boggle your mind with puzzles and brain games; make a neuron or model of the nervous system; learn to stay sharp.
Saturday, April 20 ....................... Earth Day at the Gillespie: Keeping it Green
10am - 1pm Free admission and open to all.
This annual event is a showcase of Stetson’s green initiatives, student organizations and projects, and environmental research, plus
Activities indoors & out: eco-crafts, jewelry-making, tie-dye with native plants; scavenger hunts, digging for rocks and minerals; planting heirloom veggies, bicycle tune-up, 2 K and 5 K runs, live music, good food, and more. Join us for a morning of Earth-friendly fun, lemonade and cookies on the back porch, and a celebration of our planet.
Sponsors: Gillespie Museum; Hatter Harvest; The Sandhill Gang; Stetson Recycles; Stetson Cycles; Students Advocating Sustainability at Stetson; The Department of Geography and Environmental Science; The Sandhill Gang
Fall 2012
Saturday, September 29 ........... Smithsonian Museum Day at the Gillespie Museum
10 am – 4 pm We join other museums nationally for a day of museum hopping. Free admission and a chance to experience our rich museum culture in West Volusia.
Saturday, October 27 ............. Mostly Green Halloween
10 am – 1 pm A showcase of hands-on activities & experiments, demonstrating mysterious and unusual animal behaviors and plant habits, designed by Stetson undergraduates. Open to all, free admission, costumes encouraged!
Activities include:
- Fluorescent jack-o-lanterns
- Florida cave with spooky bats
- Scavenger hunt & rock quarry
- Potions lab & crafts
- Refreshments
Saturday, November 3 ........... Homecoming Open House & Harvest
10 am – 1 pm Join Hatter Harvest and The Sandhill Gang for some garden work and landscape restoration.
**Spring 2013 events will be listed soon! But you can still take a look at the fun events we had last year:**
Spring 2012
Saturday, February 4 For the Love of Rocks & Minerals
Gillepsie Museum 10am-1pm ---
- Tour Stetson's Earth Science Museum & join a beading workshop
- Hand-craft natural gifts in time for Valentines Day
Saturday, March 24 Save a Sandhill Ecosystem
Gillepsie Museum 10am-1pm ---
Learn the importance of longleaf pines and plant wildflowers in Stetson's Teaching Landscape
Saturday, April 21 Earth Day at the Gillespie
Gillespie Museum, Rinker Environmental Learning Center, Hatter Harvest Garden & Sandhill Teaching Landscape 10am-1pm ---
A showcase of Stetson's green initiatives & environmental research, plus outdoor games, activities & live music
Welcome ECHO Rangers!
Click here to see photos from the event