DSC Fan Mail: A Membership Well Worth the Investment

Please accept our most sincere appreciation and heartfelt gratitude for the exceptional learning experience that our son, Karol, enjoyed on 19 September at the Detroit Science Center.

The new and improved Science Center is truly a marvelous place. As members we visit the Science Center every month, and discover something new every time. We are often amazed that there is so much to learn, from floor to ceiling.

The Detroit Science Center is an extraordinary storehouse of scientific information, and fortunately the Science Center is staffed by individuals of the utmost skill, intellect, and dedication.

Individuals such as Nino Torres strive to make science exciting and interesting. He has a talent for making each presentation new, vibrant, and informative. If anyone leaves one of his presentations without being educated and entertained, it is probably because they are comatose. It is readily apparent that Nino has a wealth of scientific knowledge at his command, and he maintains a highly professional demeanor, yet every time we visit the Science Center, he makes us feel as though we are his closest friends. Because of the efforts of individuals such as Nino, our beloved son Karol is far advanced in science over his contemporaries. For this, Nino and the Detroit Science Center have our heartfelt gratitude.

We most certainly will be renewing our membership in the Detroit Science Center, and urging our friends and associates to join. Our membership in the Detroit Science Center is one of the best investments in our son's education that we have ever made.

Thank you, Nino. Thank you, Detroit Science Center. Your efforts on our behalf mean more to us than you can imagine.

With most sincere respect and esteem,

The Lesnick Family

The DSC Loves Scouts!

Scout out some science fun at the Detroit Science Center! We offer camp-ins and workshops for scouts in several different badge areas. Scouts receive a badge, pin or other recognition for select workshops.

Check out our website for the many programs offered to scouts of all levels. There are additional programs for young scouts at the Detroit Children’s Museum. At the Detroit Children's Museum, we just installed a new display case in celebration of 100 years in scouting. We have a copy of the first ever Scoutmasters handbook, an Eagle scout patch and many more items.

This year (2010) is the 100^th anniversary celebration of Scouting in the U.S.! In celebration, the Detroit Science Center will be attending the 2010 Centennial Rendezvous (a national jamboree-like experience) sponsored by the Great Lakes Council, the coordinating body for scouting in the tri-county area. The Science Center will be there on Saturday, September 25^th, presenting science-based demonstrations and promoting our Scout programs for 2010/11. The objective of the Rendezvous is to instill values, leadership and character in each of the approximately 27,000 scouts in the Great Lakes Council area.

The 2010/11 scout program at the Detroit Science Center begins on Saturday, October 2^nd, with a Cub Scout Academics belt loop program on weather. The highlight of the program will be a talk presented by WDIV-TV Local 4 weathercaster Andrew Humphrey.

If you know a scout group looking for some engaging workshops or camp-in, please contact our Manager of Scouts Programs and Outreach, Don Klaser at dklaser@sciencedetroit.org.

Announcing Weather Day at the DSC!

Have you noticed how much attention weather gets on social media? I challenge you to go to Facebook on any given day and not find someone posting something about the weather! It's a part of our everyday lives, whether we like it or not!

While we all have our opinions about the weather, our interest at the Detroit Science Center is in better understanding it! On October 2, we'll have an exciting line-up of activities related to weather!

Here's our Weather Day line-up:

10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Weather related educational activities

11:00 a.m. Planetarium show "Blown Away"

1:00 p.m. Dr. Groves reading of "The Weathers" on the Science Stage

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Scout weather program (pre-registration necessary)

2:30 p.m. Andrew Humphrey (Channel 4 meteorologist) presentation in Planetarium

3:00 p.m. Planetarium show "Blown Away"

Andrew Humphrey is an Emmy award winning meteorologist and reporter at WDIV-TV Local 4. In addition, he is proud to have earned the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) distinction. Andrew is also a Trustee of the Detroit Science Center.

Dr. O. D. Groves, Ed.D, is a recipient of the Editor's Choice Award from the National Library of Poetry, a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

About Blown Away: Discover the forces that drive our weather and seasons, follow "Drippy" the rain drop as he travels around the water cycle, and learn where tornados and hurricanes come from, and how lightning strikes in this exciting exploration of our weather and climate.

Cub Scout Program: We will also have a special Cub Scout program about weather that day! The Weather Belt Loop workshop will feature the ‘Water Cycle Game’, the creation of a simple weather station that collects rainwater and shows temperature, the Humphrey talk and the Blown Away planetarium show. Scouts that successfully complete all 3 requirements will be awarded a Cub Scout ‘Weather’ belt loop along with a DSC Scout workshop patch. To register, contact reservations at 313.577.8400, option 5.