District 157-C Family School Partnership (FSP) to host Exploration Night

A special Exploration Night will be hosted by the FSP and presented by The Science Alliance of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It will be held on Friday, January 22, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Chelsea Intermediate School, 22265 S. 80th Avenue in Frankfort. This event is free to all kindergarten through eighth grade students from Grand Prairie Elementary, Chelsea Intermediate and Hickory Creek Middle School. It will include two 50 minute shows and some hands-on experiments. The same show will be presented at 5:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and will allow up to 40 audience participants per show.

The show, “PHYSICS! - Lights, Camera, Action!” was developed for SC Johnson’s Educational Series and demonstrates the wonders of basic Physics. The program explores light and sound, wavelength and
frequency, prisms and ROYGBIV, the colors that make up the visible spectrum. The children will learn about angular momentum while balancing on a rotating disk and feeling the forces of a spinning wheel. They can get a charge out of learning about safe static electricity with hair-raising results. Volunteers will ride a real hovercraft and jet-powered tricycle, an exciting way to learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion. In addition to the show, there will be experiments and demonstrations outside the gym. These include volcanoes, elephant toothpaste, disappearing foam cups, CD hovercraft and more hands-on fun.

If you enjoy science, the FSP can use your help as additional volunteers are needed for the event. To sign up to volunteer, go to this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044ea4ab2ba5f85-fspexploration. Questions may be directed to the event chairperson, Tina Kohler at fsptina@yahoo.com