Year in Discovery – July 2016 Summer Programs

@ Discovery: Summer Programs

Each year, from late June through the start of August, Discovery Museum hosts seven weeks of STEM learning fun. Week-long programs offer local youngsters the opportunity to explore through hands-on activities like designing roller coasters, creating futuristic fashion, exploring forest and ocean ecosystems, and building robots. Whether your kid is a budding rocket scientist, fashion designer, or just a kid who loves to get their hands dirty, Discovery Museum’s summer programs have something for everyone. Programs serve children who will enter grades K-9 in the fall, and topics switch almost every week. Signups begin soon after the new year, but until then, you can sort through our blog posts to learn more about last summer’s STEM learning adventures!

Global Science News: July 2016

• Juno Nears Jupiter: The Juno spacecraft entered the orbit of the planet Jupiter.
• Deep Sea Species: A study released by the University of Hawaii at Manoa showed a widely abundant and diverse view of life on the sea floor.
• Solar Flight: The first solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, completes its first flight around the globe.
• Solid Gold: Rice University scientists produce a new titanium-gold alloy that is four times harder than steel.

Thanks to Wikipedia’s 2016 in Science for the our Global Science headlines.