EXPLORER AND INVENTOR CLUBS HOLD SATURDAY MORNING SHOWCASE
The Da Vinci Science Center's Explorer and Inventor clubs for member children held their 2009 Saturday Morning Showcase today.
The Saturday Morning Showcase represented the clubs' final Saturday Morning Programs for 2008-2009. It also provided the boys and girls from grades 4-6 a chance to show family members, visitors, and industry professionals the projects they have created during the previous eight months. Their projects were be judged by lawyers and engineers using industry criteria.
Inventor Club member Billy Schopf of Whitehall filed a U.S. Provisional Idea patent for an invention he presented in the 2008 Saturday Morning Showcase. Billy, who now is 11 years old, continues to develop his top-secret project with hopes of earning a U.S. Patent.
Offered exclusively to Da Vinci Science Center members, the Explorer and Inventor clubs' monthly Saturday Morning Programs give children a chance to explore topics that interest them, be more involved with the Center directly, and receive guidance from successful individuals from the science and technology fields.
Member children in other grades may enjoy benefits of larger Explorer and Inventor club programming throughout the year.
All Saturday Morning Showcase participants, listed below, received certificates for completing their respective programs.
EXPLORER CLUB SATURDAY
MORNING PROGRAM
Mary Baddoo, Center Valley
Michelle French, Allentown
Tilman Guenther, Schnecksville
Jacob Licker, Alburtis
Jessica Licker, Alburtis
Nithin Rajaram, Schnecksville
Honorette Relming, Bangor
Alyssa Smith, Emmaus
Shika Veera, Orefield
Yogeshwar Velingker, Orefield
INVENTOR CLUB SATURDAY
MORNING PROGRAM
Steven Easterbrook, Macungie
Judson Freidl, Bethlehem
Ethan Hassick, Bethlehem
Andrew Johnson, Zionsville
Max Kuscan, Allentown
Hunter Lutte, Allentown
Mercy Pawlowski, Allentown
Zac Potter, Sellersville
Sharun Rajaram, Schnecksville
Sam Rappaport, Whitehall
Seth Rappaport, Whitehall
Albert Yuan, Bethlehem
Victor Yuan, Bethlehem
Victoria Zataveski, Quakertown
The next series of Explorer and Inventor club Saturday Morning Programs will begin in October. Families with a Da Vinci Science Center membership can enroll a boy or girl in grades 4-6 by calling 484.664.1002, Ext. 144.
ABOUT DA VINCI SCIENCE
CENTER
The Da Vinci Science Center is an independent nonprofit organization that
promotes hands-on science learning through inquiry, highlights vibrant and
important career opportunities in science available to every young person,
and encourages all people to embrace curiosity, creativity, and imagination.
The Center delivered upon its mission in 2008 to approximately 75,000 people
through its dynamic exhibit floor, which features more than 200 hands-on exhibits;
its professional development programs for teachers, including its signature
Da Vinci Teacher Leader Institute for elementary teachers; its public programming;
and its outreach programs, including its Visiting Scientist Lab (VSL) programs
and After-School Science Lab (ASL) programs. The Da Vinci Science Center stresses
the inquiry method. Utilized by scientists and recognized as the most effective
way to learn, the inquiry method encourages questioning, experimenting actively,
observing, communicating results, and connecting all knowledge. Additional
information can be found on the web at www.davinci-center.org.
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