Outreach to Space! 

ScienceWorks is pleased to announce that beginning summer 2008, we will be traveling Outreach to Space, a group of specially developed, participatory exhibits with a space theme, to venues in southern Oregon.
These exhibits will be traveling to area fairs, festivals and other events. Targeted primarily at rural audiences, ScienceWorks wants to learn more about those who experience barriers in visiting a traditional museum. In 2006, the institution was co-recipient of a $2,498,009 grant from the National Science Foundation which funded the project. Working in collaboration with ten other U.S. institutions Outreach to Space will send space-based science experiences to fairs and festivals.
The consortium of U.S. museums projects that the exhibits will be experienced by over 330,000 children and family members over a two year period. The traveling exhibits include a rocket that is propelled high into the air; experiments involving air pressure; learning to recognize a constellation in three dimensions; viewing the spectrum of the stars and eight other activities developed by experts. The exhibits will be displayed in an outdoor tent and travel to each venue with an educator. Extensive testing will evaluate different styles of learning as visitors interact with the exhibits and the project's web site. The project hopes to be a model for other museums interested in reaching rural audiences in the U.S.

To view Outreach to Space, please visit us at the following venues: 

July 4^th - Ashland 4^th of July

July 7-11th - Medford Kids Unlimited Summer Camps

July 12th - Rogue Valley Balloon Rally

July 14th - Ashland YMCA Summer Camp

July 15-20^th - Jackson County Fair

Aug 2^nd - KTVL Kid's Day (Alba Park, Medford)

Sept 27,28 - Air Center Open House, Medford Airport