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Discovery Nights

Discovery Night is sponsored by Fayette Window Cleaning

Join us at the Living Arts & Science Center to experience art and science.
On the first Thursday of every month we invite a local artist or scientist to come
and show us a little of what they do. Hands-on art activities and
frequent StarLab Planetarium shows are also featured!

Suggested Donation:
$2 for 12 - Adult; $1 for children under 12
 

*** Cancelled due to weather ***
Dogs on Patrol!

Thursday, January 7, 6 - 8 pm

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police Canine Unit was established in 1962 and is the oldest in the state of Kentucky.  This group of dogs is highly trained and able to detect explosives, search buildings, sniff out illegal drugs, help with patrols, and even apprehend criminals!  Think your dog can do that?  Come learn more about these amazing animals and the officers that work with them!  Also during Discovery Night, create some unique canine art to take home!
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There will be no discovery night in February.

 

Chemistry in Your Kitchen!
Thursday, March 4, 6 - 8 pm

Why do fudge recipes call for a little corn syrup when they already contain so much sugar?  Why is there vinegar in my banana bread recipe?  What are these fabulous antioxidants in chocolate?  Did you know that some of history’s first chemists were cooks?  Join the LASC and University of Kentucky Chemistry professor, Dr. Anne-Frances Miller, for a fun filled evening of rolling up our sleeves and experimenting with some of our favorite culinary concoctions!  Delve into the amazing chemical devices lurking in some of our favorite dishes, and much more!  Everything will be edible (if not tasty)!

 

Lego Robots!
with special STARLAB Planetarium shows
Thursday, April 1, 6 - 8 pm

Robots are fascinating mechanical devices that are capable of performing a variety of tasks on command or according to instructions programmed by engineers!  Robots are currently being developed to help humans explore space, perform delicate surgeries, help the disabled, destroy underwater mines, and much more!  Join the LASC and Dr. Bruce Walcott, Director of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Manufacturing & Associate Dean for Commercialism and Economic Development, as we explore the fun and fundamentals of robots made of legos!  Learn how a robot is constructed and programmed and test it’s skills on a challenging obstacle course! 

Also enjoy the night sky in our STARLAB Planetarium!  Special shows will highlight constellations to look for and planets to identify in April’s night sky!

 


Suggested Donation:
$2 for 12 - Adult; $1 for children under 12

StarLab Planetarium
Star hop through the night sky and look at a variety of Native American stories and myths pertaining to the night sky.
Starlab shows begin every half hour beginning at 6:15 pm.



 Current Science Exhibit:
 

The Architecture of Life

Explore life in a new way -- by looking beneath the surface in our new hands-on Discovery Exhibit, The Architecture of Life! Students will have the opportunity to investigate natural and created structures as they:

• Find out what bones, skeletons, buildings and bridges have in common by looking at the structure and function of animals, plants, and man-made structures!

• Explore adaptations of vertebrates and invertebrates by comparing an array of amazing skeletons such as mammals (including humans), birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians and by climbing inside an exoskeleton costume to see how it feels to wear your bones on the outside!

• From spider webs to skyscrapers, and bee hives to bridges compare animal made habitats with those of humans while investigating building designs that are based on nature!

• Use your own energy to make the life size LASC skeleton move while learning about skeletal and joint structure and function, open a larger than life model bone to catch a glimpse of what bones are made of, or climb on an enormous vertebrae to learn fun facts about the importance of the spine!

• Dream up an architectural design all your own with interactive design software as well as traditional architectural design tools and methods while learning about the elements of art and principles of design.

• Learn about the insides of plants and our LIVE animals as we study their structures and how they fit into the food chain and larger ecosystem patterns!

• Dig into the Earth as you search for fossilized bones in our archaeological dig site and learn about Earth materials used in constructing buildings!

• Uncover the past as you try forensic sculpture for a day - explore the human facial bones and muscles!

• Become an engineer for a day while learning the physical science of arches and bridges in our hands-on building site, and much more!

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