G-Squared student displays premiere at Science Center at Math Mania Night

The Science Center and Prairie High School are joining up on Math Mania Night. Prairie High School's Junior G-Squared students will have their latest project displayed at the Science Center starting April 9. Students will be present to discuss their work live with patrons from 5:30-7:00pm on April 12.

In these projects the students looked for patterns in objects in the world around them and wrote sequences for these patterns. The display includes images of the objects they identified patterns in, those same images with their number patterns and sequences written into them, a written description of the math behind their work, and a QR code that the viewer may scan in order to view a video of the student explaining their work. In addition to the Junior G-Squared students, this project also boasts the work of Mr. Hanisch's woodworking students who constructed the shadow boxes that the images are displayed in.

This particular date and time is also the Science Center's free "Math Mania Night: where math is the name of the game." In addition to the G-Squared students' display, the Science Center will be pleased to bring you fractions, probability, tangrams, and more! The host will be Jeanne Giles from Mathnasium in Cedar Rapids, who will guide learners through hands on activities and fun. The Mathnasium components of the evening will be geared for kids in grades 2-5.

The evening is sure to be mathtastic! Snacks will be served. Learners should be accompanied by an adult. If you are wondering what to do with younger learners the Science Center's gallery exhibits will be available for play and are best suited for ages 2 and up. This is a free family fun night, but registration is required for youth that want to participate in the activities. RSVP by filling out the Special Events Registration Form at the bottom of the following site: http://crsciencecenter.org/resources.html

"I think the Science Center and Prairie High School share the goal of helping people, especially youth, understand the utility of math and science in the real world and to not only understand its utility, but also to actually use math in authentic ways. This event will help us work towards that goal with the Prairie High School students gaining from having an authentic audience and the patrons of the Science Center being inspired by how they can see math in the world around them." - Nate Miller, PHS Math

The Science Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm and Sunday noon to 5pm. Admission during public hours is $3.00. Located at Lindale Mall, the museum has ample parking and is conveniently located between First Avenue and Collins Road.

Contact the Science Center at 319.363.STEM (7836) or www.crsciencecenter.org for more information.

The Science Center is a not-for-profit science and technology museum. The mission of the Science Center is to be an innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) based learning center providing exciting and engaging facilities and programming meant to inspire and stimulate the imagination of the children, families, school/youth groups, and the individuals they serve.