 |  | | | | Thank You 31,762 Times! | |  | Thank you to our members and friends who made our #GiveforGoodLou campaign an amazing success! You helped us raise nearly $32,000 in a single day.
There are so many wonderful nonprofit organizations across our community and to see our members and friends also become our donors demonstrates your belief that SCIENCE MATTERS. We appreciate your investment, which allows KSC to continue delivering science education across our region and supporting our commitment to make science education available and accessible for everyone. | | We are fortunate to have you as part of the Kentucky Science Center family.
| | | | Camp NTI | | Start the school year with Camp NTI (Non-traditional Instruction) at Kentucky Science Center!
With JCPS and surrounding school districts going virtual for the start of the school year, we’d like to support your K-6th grade student with their virtual learning.
| |  | Camp NTI will offer your camper a sense of normalcy by providing structure and socialization all within small group pods and following COVID-19 safety guidelines. Our highly trained staff will support your child’s virtual learning assignments during dedicated NTI timeframes each day. Camp NTI will provide an exciting and engaging experience with virtual learning support, enriching activities, demonstrations, and safe exhibit exploration – everything they love about visiting the Science Center!
Questions? Check out our FAQs or COVID-19 guidelines for more information.
| | | | Camp NTI Students must bring a snack, water bottle, lunch, mask, digital learning device, headphones and applicable login/password information.
| |  |  | | | | Kentucky Science Center is now open daily! | | We've made a lot of changes to keep your family safe during COVID-19. From streamlining our check-in process, online ticketing, masks requirements for guests, and strengthening our cleaning protocols - we want to make this the best experience for your family when you visit.
KSC is open seven days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | |  | All of your favorite experiences (Science in Play, UPS Package Car, Happy Climber, Rocket Table, WLKY Weather Station, Be In A Bubble and many more) are ready to engage, entertain, and educate you.
With so much to do, each visit is guaranteed to be an exciting, new experience!
Purchase a membership and take advantage of unlimited visits for an entire year, perfect for short visits to burn off some energy and continue learning after a half-day of NTI.
Plan your visit now. We look forward to seeing you soon. | | | | | While you're here, don't forget to watch Turtle Odyssey in our four-story Digital Theater. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance ($6 for members and $8 for non-members). Watch the Turtle Odyssey trailer here.
| |  |  | Due to limited capacity, all guests will be required to make reservations in advance. If you run into any issues when trying to reserve tickets, please email us.
Kentucky Science Center will require masks or face shields upon entry for guests 6 years of age and older (no exceptions). While in the building, please stay with your travel group and maintain social distancing guidelines of 6 feet spacing from other groups.Before your visit, please read our full COVID-19 procedures and pre-screening questions.
Parking: The KSC Parking Lot is open to the public. Due to MSD construction, a temporary entrance is in place on Washington Street between 7th and 8th Street. Please exit via the normal 8th Street exit. You will then have to proceed down Washington to 9th Street. 8th Street is completely closed to vehicle traffic.
| | .jpeg) |  | | | | Virtual Youth Science Summit: September 29 | | Virtual Youth Science Summit – September 29, 2020
9:00 - 11:00 A.M. via Zoom
Meet virtually with STEM professionals who will share stories about their careers, passions, struggles, and successes. Students will get a glimpse into the wide array of careers and initiatives they can explore in the STEM field.
| |  | Speakers include:
Natasha DeJarnett – Interim Associate Director of Program and Partnership Development at the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
Norman Seawright Jr. – SDF Asst Chief Pilot UPS Airlines
John Riley – Product Manager/R&D Engineer at Samtec and Founder of Maker13
Click here for full bios. | | | | | | We Need Your Support! | | Become a member and visit ALL YEAR for as little as $97!
Members receive FREE admission to more than 350 museums around the world and discounts on parking, movie tickets, gift shop purchases, camps, and more! Not only do you get these great benefits, your membership dollars also help support the Science Center's mission to encourage people of all ages to Do Science in ways that are engaging, educational, and entertaining to inspire a lifetime of learning.
Click here for full membership benefits and levels.
Please consider making a donation.
Donations to the Annual Fund for Science are used to Do Science throughout Kentucky and Indiana. Last year, we were able to impact people in every county of Kentucky and 92% of Indiana with outreach programs like Science in Play2Go, Assembly programs in Schools, and Pulse of Surgery.
Your tax-deductible gift allows us to fulfill our mission of encouraging people of all ages to 'Do Science' in ways that are engaging, educational, and entertaining to inspire a lifetime of learning.
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| |  |  | |  | | | | Tips for NTI/Homeschool Success | |  | I’m Bridget from Rainbow Home School, and I have 4 young kiddos (they’re 5, 4, 3, and 10 months). We started homeschooling our oldest this year (plus preschool for the next two). We finished out the last school year doing NTI, but we decided to make the switch to full-time homeschooling in May. We’re new to homeschooling, and our kids are young, but I hope I can give a few tips to make your NTI experience more successful! |
• First, do your schooling in short bursts. Research has shown that young kids can only focus well for 15-20 minutes at a time. Build in breaks like dance parties, physical activity, jumping on the trampoline, etc., so when they switch subjects their brains are ready to learn. Try Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube - it’s free and super fun!
• Try to incorporate some fun into your school day if you have the time and energy. There are lots of ways to do this - it can be as simple as doing school outside on a nice day, or doing writing work on black paper with neon gel pens. You can find tons of easy science experiments and sensory experiences to try, using things you probably already have around your house! We like to make non-Newtonian fluids like ooblek out of cornstarch and water, freeze small toys in ice and let the kids “rescue” them, and do basically anything with baking soda and vinegar because kids love the way it bubbles and fizzes! (Check out our Do Science at Home videos for some fun experiments!)
• Especially if you’re just doing NTI and plan to return to traditional school when it reopens, it’s important not to get caught up trying to be like the homeschooling families with the beautiful home classrooms you see on Instagram. Sure, they’re amazing to look at and you can get lots of good tips and advice from the accounts, but you really don’t need all that extra stuff to teach your kid at home. Anyone with a notebook and a library card can give their child a full education! There are lots of extras that might be nice to have, or make things easier, but you don’t have to break the bank building a homeschool room in your house. If you do want to buy things, check Dollar Tree and the Target dollar spot - they have some great teaching and learning tools!
• Finally, and I think most importantly, remember to give yourself (and your kids) grace. This is an unprecedented time we’re in, and most people doing NTI or homeschooling were thrown into it. They likely never even planned to educate their kids at home. For most people, homeschooling is a choice made after lots of thought and research. This kind of change can be hard on anyone, including children. It’s a stressful time and lots of kids are dealing with anxiety and fear. I know a lot of people are worried about doing enough hours of school, teaching well enough, etc. Remember, when things get back to normal and everyone gets back to school, everyone will be behind. Teachers will have plans to get everyone back up to where they need to be. Just do your best, and that’s enough!
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