Don't Forget....

IMPORTANT SCIENCE DAY 2008 DOCUMENTS

PLEASE print out these documents, sign them, and bring them to Science Day 2008. You will NEED these documents to participate in Science Day 2008 events.

• Science Day 2008 Event Disclaimer
• Guinness World Recrods Agreement

Science Day 2008 will take place on Friday, October 3rd at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Montgomery Bank will launch 500 Science Day shirts.

Science Day Timeline

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

From 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. folks can visit various booths and try different science experiments that might get the entire family Hooked on Science.

• Saint Louis Sciencenter

• Bollinger County Museum of Natural History

• Cape Girardeau Conservation Campus Nature Center

• Bootheel Youth Museum

• Montgomery Bank

• Saint Louis Community College

• SCOPE

• NASA Educator Resource Center

• Missouri Delta Medical Center

• Craftmasters Kidsmart

• THRIVE

• Southeast Missourian

• Southeast Missouri State University Extended & Continuing Education Office

• 3R's Plus Supplies

• Doe Run

• MoDOT

• Parents As Teachers

5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

From 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. the community will unite and attempt a world record by blowing up the most balloons in an hour. This record will not only help put this region in the record books but will teach the kids that air takes up space.

Science Day Experiment

Air Takes Up Space

Air is everywhere, but since it's transparent how do we really know it's there? It's an experiment that might get you and your family "Hooked on Science."

Ingredients

• Balloon

Instructions

STEP 1: Stretch the balloon in all directions.

STEP 2: Place the open end of the balloon near your mouth

STEP 3: Inflate the balloon by using the air in your lungs

Explanation

This experiment proves air takes up space. Air is transparent, but we know it's there when the wind blows or by inflating a balloon.

Steve Spangler Science Teacher Award

There were more than 150 nominations this year and Malden High School science teacher Ms. Caysie Heil earned the Steve Spangler Science Day 2008 Teacher Award.

• 1st Place - Ms. Caysie Heil - Malden High School - Malden, MO

• 2nd Place - Mrs. Dianna Lynne Karnes - St Vincent De Paul Elementary School - Cape Girardeau, MO

• 3rd Place - Mrs. Elizabeth Jensen - Cumberland Trace Elementary School - Bowling Green, KY