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

Why should adults have all the fun? Come toast the New Year at noon and 2:00pm at Discovery Science Center! Enjoy a ginger ale toast to 2011 and learn about how different time zones celebrate ringing in the New Year. http://www.discoverycube.org/events.aspx?e=250

The Smoky Hill Museum is offering a free Holiday Open House, Saturday, December 4, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Enjoy a heartland holiday with carriage rides, a pioneer Santa, crafts, music, refreshments and more. Free carriage rides will be offered on a first come first serve basis. Tickets are needed and will be available in the Museum during the Open House. Carriage rides are sponsored in part by the Historic Downtown Lee District. A prairie pioneer Santa will be on hand to visit. Be sure to bring your camera for a picture.

We offer Art and Musical Theatre to supplement your Home School curriculum. Art participants learn observation drawing, sketching and cartooning in addition to working with visual elements, texture, paint and canvas. They are also exposed to Art History. The Musical Theatre program combines speech, drama, music and movement. Participants learn to memorize dialogue, speak with confidence, sing in a Musical Theatre style and work on stage performance. Both programs run beginning the week of January 24 through the week of May 7th.

Register for our Home School P.E. program for ages 6 – 18. This home school fitness program combines group fitness and play into an engaging and effective format. The class is divided into two age ranges and benefits beginners and active youth alike as supplemental curriculum. Activities are performed both indoors (including climbing wall) and outdoors, weather permitting. Facility members receive a significant discount on this and other programs. Register 12/1/10 through 1/11/11. Program dates are Tue/Thu the week of January 11th – May 12th from 1:30pm – 3:00pm.