{"id":104969,"date":"2019-10-21T15:47:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T01:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=104969"},"modified":"2020-03-06T13:59:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:59:15","slug":"leeward-cc-2019-discovery-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/21\/leeward-cc-2019-discovery-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"A day of family fun at Leeward CC<\/abbr> Discovery Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Families can create a hat made from recycled materials at Mad hatter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leeward Community College<\/a>\u2019s 29th annual Discovery Fair<\/a> features family fun and hands-on discovery on Saturday, November 2, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Admission, parking and all activities are free. Food vendors will offer a variety of items for purchase.<\/p>\n

The 29th Discovery Fair offers new activities such as Racing with Robots, created by the Integrated Industrial Technology program<\/a>, International Bingo and In Control, an interactive exhibit explaining motion controllers in virtual reality.<\/p>\n

New this year, Leeward\u2019s Service Committee is coordinating a toy drive to benefit the children and families affiliated with Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi<\/span> and foster children through Family Programs Hawaiʻi<\/span>. The first 250 families to bring in a new, unwrapped toy or game will receive a special thank you gift.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re so excited that we can offer all the activities for free,” said Jenny Watada<\/strong>, faculty co-chair of Discovery Fair. “Each year, the faculty and staff keep looking for new ways to make learning fun. I think that\u2019s why so many families come back year after year!”<\/p>\n

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Quicksand goo, a fan favorite at the Discovery Fair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Returning crowd-favorites<\/h2>\n
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  • Quicksand goo<\/strong>—a mysterious substance that\u2019s both solid and liquid\n
  • Slime time<\/strong>—the magic of polymers in a slippery, slimy substance that you can’t stop playing with\n
  • Play with clay<\/strong>—hands-on clay sculpting, including the opportunity to take a spin with a pottery wheel\n
  • Phun with Physics<\/strong>—physics phenomena explored: rolling, bouncing, racing, zipping, squishing and more!\n
  • Lightning bolt challenge<\/strong>—a speedy competition diving into the nuts and bolts of engines\n
  • Tours of the fossil and mineral and natural history exhibits<\/strong>\n<\/ul>\n

    Additional activities<\/h2>\n
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    • Mad hatter<\/strong>—create a fashionable hat from recycled materials\n
    • Fun with fish<\/strong>—learn the ancient art of gyotaku, the traditional Japanese method of creating an artistic fish print\n
    • Chemistry magic<\/strong>—freeze a flower or shrink a balloon with liquid nitrogen\n
    • Bubble geometry<\/strong>—stand inside a giant bubble or create some bubbles in a variety of shapes and sizes\n
    • Our story<\/strong>—take a selfie with our early human ancestor, the famous “Lucy”\n
    • Fashionistas<\/strong>—create paper dolls with Victorian Era fashions\n<\/ul>\n

      —By Kathleen Cabral<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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