4 December 2009
Ornamental Bonding:
Papier-Mâché Workshop
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Make ornaments to hang on your tree, menorah, bicycle, or door knob as you learn about the science behind the process from CHF staff. Find out what it is that makes this tradition stick, both literally and figuratively, at this final Manual Science event of 2009.
Making Modernity, the museum's ongoing exhibit, and sLowlife (on display until January 13), will also be open.
Please note First Friday programming at CHF will resume in March 2010.
November 2009: Carnivorous Plant Feeding
November's Manual Science event featured feedings of carnivorous plants. The terrarium-enclosed insect eaters tied in to the sLowlife exhibit. The program featured Martha Miller, educator and carnivorous plant expert, and Joe Rucker, chemist and carnivorous plant enthusiast.
October 2009: First Anniversary Celebration
Our party in honor of the first anniversary of the museum opening featured Michael McCaulley, the wine director and partner of Tria. McCaulley discussed the science of winemaking and offered tastes of Spanish cava, a double-fermented sparkling wine. The festivities also included a Periodic Table of Cupcakes by Jennifer McCafferty of JPM Catering.
August 2009: Flip, Twist, and Sprout
Participants assembled flipbooks using images of plants and flowers from sLowlife, the traveling multimedia exhibit at CHF that explores plants as complex, living beings.
July 2009: Make Your Own Batteries
At our Independence Day First Friday "Manual Science" event, we celebrated the spirit of Founding Father Ben Franklin by learning how to generate electric currents using everyday household items.
June 2009: Botanical Sunprints
June's First Friday "Manual Science" event featured local photographer and UArts TA Laurie Beck Peterson teaching attendees how to make science beautiful through the process of botanical sunprinting. Participants learned how to create their own botanical sunprints using only photographic paper, water, and botanicals.
May 2009: Hyperbolic Crochet
At May's installment of CHF's "Manual Science" First Friday series, we spun a "yarn" or two about science — in crochet form. Participants learned about hyperbolic curves and single-celled organisms and how scientists use models to visualize the molecular world. Special thanks to Loop for providing hooks and yarn!
April 2009: Molecular Origami
For our April First Friday event, we took on molecules you can make yourself—in origami! Visitors learned some things about how molecules form and made replicas of buckminsterfullerene, ammonia, and methane to take home.
