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Re: Easter holiday programming
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"Glenn A. Walsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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> or an egg hatching exhibit.
> Martin Weiss

Well, an egg-hatching exhibit is not something that can be set-up quickly. It would require time for planning and implementation.

I created and operated such an egg-hatching exhibit, where chicks (and occasionally ducklings) were hatched in front of visitors' eyes every weekend and during holiday periods, from 1983 to 1987 at Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science. More info:

http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/biocorner/historybiocorner.html
 
2014: 75th Year of Pittsburgh's Buhl Planetarium
gaw

Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,

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On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 3:30 PM, Alex Garcia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
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Jelly bean chromatography sounds very interesting!  Would like to know the
details.


Alex Garcia
President & CEO
Urban Science Initiative Inc.
San Antonio, Texas


On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Beryl <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Egg drops (using misc. materials to wrap them before dropping from
> heights).
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> Soaking eggs in vinegar (rubber response).
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> Egg spinning (raw vs. hard boiled.
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> Make paint using yolks.
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> Beryl
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> > We've discussed this in festival-land, since spring is a busy time for
> science festivals. I've seen science/religion pieces arise from this, but
> have been waiting for a program related to "Easter Eggs" to appear:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_%28media%29
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> > Ben
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> > Ben Wiehe
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> >> On Jan 8, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Eric Siegel wrote:
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> >> first thought is that great exploratorium egg embryo exhibition...not
> sure that is the "science of easter" but it is eggs.
> >> second is something about equinox?
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> >> eric
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> >>> On Jan 8, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Stephanie Nemcsok <
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