A plaque outside the Legislative Chamber in the Old Capitol Building in Milledgeville reads, “These grounds witnessed the greatest and most brilliant convocation ever held in the Commonwealth of Georgia. The Secession Convention January 16-19, 1861.” On January 18 & 21, 2011, one hundred fifty years after this historic event, the Legislative Chamber will again ring with the words of the irascible Herschel Johnson, the ardent secessionists Thomas Cobb and Senator Robert Toombs, and the ambitious unionist Alexander Stephens, in a reenactment of that historic and fateful 1861 convention.

Homeschool and family groups are invited to visit the Crocker Art Museum regularly for thematic gallery adventures designed to intrigue children six and older. Registration is required. For pricing specifics and registration, visit www.crockerartmuseum.org or call (916)808-1182.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM CLOSES APRIL 27, 2011. Students travel through geologic time in the Fossil Gallery beginning with the formation of planet earth then moving through the various eras of prehistoric life to the present, observing the evolutionary changes in species of fossilized life.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRARM CLOSES APRIL 18, 2011. Highlight your study of electrical energy with this electrifying program.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ENDS APRIL 11, 2011. This program explores the energy we use to power cars, aircraft, and rockets and in the planetarium show, “Heart of the Sun” we learn about the ultimate energy source, the Sun. Alternative energy sources, with an emphasis on Biofuels made from non-food plants, are appropriate for transportation and do not put as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as fossil fuels. Students will investigate how plants can be converted into fuels for combustion engines.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM CLOSES MARCH 30, 2011. What is an element? Have you ever wondered why elements in the same group number on the periodic table have similar chemical reactivity? Who thought up the idea of a periodic table? How did it get its name? How does it affect our everyday lives?

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PREREGISTRATION. REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM CLOSES MARCH 9, 2011. Pre-K program available January through May only. Have your four- and five-year-old Pre-K students join Big Bird and Elmo with their friend Hu Hu Zhu from China as they explore the sky in One World, One Sky planetarium show. They learn about the Big Dipper and the North Star and take an imaginary trip to the Moon.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PREREGISTRATION. THIS PROGRAM CLOSES REGISTRATION AT FEBRUARY 21, 2011. Isn’t a rock a rock? Students discuss, study, and sort specimens into the three major rock types.

PROGRAMS REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION. THIS PROGRAM CLOSES REGISTRATION FEBRUARY 9, 2011. The Earth’s crust is continually shifting, crashing, and spreading, creating various geologic happenings.

Float your way to Discovery Science Center for Orange County's most astounding spring break bubble spectacular! It's good, clean fun for the entire family as Bubble Scientist Fan Yang brings his Gazillion Bubble Show to Southern California. http://www.discoverycube.org/programs.aspx?q=74