Science Weekend Cool Crawl April 29th – 30th
Cool crawls April 29th – 30th
Date: April 29 – 30
Time: 11:00 – 15:00
Price: NOK 100 per child per day (free for an adult accompanied by a child and children under 3).
Price for bat night: 125 per participant
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Spring is here and nature is awakening!
What could be better than spending the weekend exploring all the cool critters with... Vitenparken ?
Here you can take part in activities such as building your own fantasy insect, nature bingo in the park, and other fun crawling activities.
Come, join us!
This is going to be super exciting!
What is Science Weekend?
The last weekend of every month we organize Science Weekend, for children and young people at Vitenparken Here, curiosity is combined with science and creativity through fun activities for young and old.
Each Science Weekend has its own unique theme and our facilitators set the framework for educational, interactive and fun activities that help children develop their interests in science, creativity and the environment.
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Saturday – Daily program:
10 am-3 pm
All day (Drop-in): We decorate insects. Join the Science Hosts and decorate beautiful insect models. Here we let our imagination run wild!
10:00-11:30: Vitenparken Hiring Insects. Did you know that insects perform many important tasks on behalf of us humans? Join us when Vitenparken hires a new "watchdog" for the kitchen garden.
12:30-2:00 PM: Explore cool creatures that live in the water of the Duck Pond. We find species that live in the water of the Duck Pond and study them under a magnifying glass. Dedicated science hosts help!
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Stein Ivar's creep visits Vitenparken Say hello to some exotic critters as we look at the insects we've collected during the day through magnifying glasses.
Sunday – Daily program:
10 am-3 pm
All day (drop-in): Make your own hop box
10:00-12:30: Explore cool creatures that live on campus. We find insects and creatures that live in the NMBU park. We lift rocks, rake bushes, wade in puddles, and shake trees to explore the diversity. Afterwards, we study them under a magnifying glass. Committed science hosts will help! Meet at 10:00 and depart for a shared tour of campus at 10:15.
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Say hello to some cool critters! The Norwegian Herpetological Society will be exhibiting snakes, tarantulas and other exotic animals. We'll also take a look at today's catch from the park under the magnifying glass at Vitenparken . Watch and learn!
Sunday 19:00-22:00, Bat Night:
Join the Norwegian Zoological Society and bat researcher Reed McKay on a bat walk. We will gather inside Vitenparken to learn a little about bats and how we research the winged mammals, before we head out onto NMBU's campus with bat detectors and ears on point.
