Join DISCOVERY to celebrate National Nutrition Month with nutrition inspired activities – including creating a collage using different healthy foods, exploring the similarities and differences between fruits and vegetables and learning balanced portion sizes demonstrated in MyPlate, the successor of the food pyramid. In addition, guests can learn about the President’s role in our country and how this role works alongside other branches of government in Patents Pending. Museum goers can learn about The White House while designing their own replica and exploring a variety of artwork highlighting the Nation’s Presidents, then use art materials to create a poster honoring their favorite president. In addition, museum goers can celebrate the contributions of Henrietta Lacks and her “Immortal” cells, read The Tortoise and the Hare illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, celebrate the scientific accomplishments of George Washington Carver and his innovative botanical work, recreate the scene of a popular African Folk Tale and celebrate Alexa Canady, the first female African American neurosurgeon and her contributions to the world of neurology.ĭISCOVERY is celebrating Presidents’ Day all day long with special programming. Guests can explore artwork that honors Rosa Park’s legacy in the civil Rights movement and the contributions from African American artists Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Throughout February, DISCOVERY will celebrate Black History Month with special programming. 25 – 31ĭISCOVERY welcomes guests to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Year of the Rat inspired activities – including creating a rat puppet inspired by Chinese art, learning about the Year of the Rat and how Chinese New Year is celebrated and exploring skull and tooth specimens from different species of rodents in Patents Pending. Museum goers can create an inspirational piece of art, as well as one inspired by peace, and observe a meaningful infographic timeline while listening to the historic “I Have a Dream” speech. Members can create their own dance routine with movement cards, create a motion inspired collage, and join in the exploration of the human body by using anatomical models. Guests are invited to join DISCOVERY in welcoming its new traveling exhibit, Run!Jump!Fly!, which focuses on the many benefits of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle through collaborative and hands-on activities. Guests can design their own 2020 calendars, create New Year’s inspired glasses and learn how long it takes the planets to make one rotation around the sun. Museum members can continue ringing in the new year as the celebrations continue at DISCOVERY.
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