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Denver Museum of Nature and Science Field Trip

Body World and Expedition Health Exhibits

6^th grade & up, Limit 35

April 8^th, 1pm-5pm

Location:  2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

We will meet at the South Side of the building (School Entrance) at 1 pm. 

Cost:     $8 per person, Due April 6^th

Contact: Monique:  greenclan@mesanetworks.net

Details:  Please read the Content Advisory before you sign up your children.  It is also my understanding that the exhibits could show the Plastinates genitals.  This is why I have set the age for Middle and High School.  This is considered, by the Museum, a student tour, so we need to keep the ratio of students to adults, higher for students.  That means, if we have too many adults signed up for the tour, it will not be considered a student tour and the price increases significantly.  Thus, if this happens, I will have to cut the needed number of adults from the list. 

Reservations are for both Body Worlds (1:30) and the Expedition Health (3pm)

BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart, an all-new exhibition, will reveal — through the lenses of anatomy, cardiology, psychology and culture — how the heart nourishes, regulates and sustains life. The exhibition will give Museum visitors profound insight into the human body, health and disease, and the intricate world of the cardiovascular system. The exhibition will awe visitors with more than 200 human specimens, including whole-body plastinates, organs and translucent body slices.

Each exhibition is designed to teach us what our bodies look like on the inside and how they function by using real human bodies from individual donors. BODY WORLDS & The Story of the Heart exhibition focuses on human health, including how our bodies break down when we smoke or don’t eat well. Plastinates of the human body show details of how the body is designed to move, respiration, reproduction, the skeletal, locomotive, nervous and cardiovascular systems. 

CONTENT ADVISORY

The Museum is recommending this exhibition for schoolchildren in grades 5 and above. Given the nature of the exhibition, it is up to the parents, guardians or school staff to decide whether their children are at the appropriate age to attend BODY WORLDS. The exhibition contains whole-body specimens that have no skin, enabling the visitor to see the bones, muscles, tendons, nerves, organs, and blood vessels. Eyes and reproductive organs remain in many of the plastinates. Written descriptions accompany all specimens. This exhibition features a separate area containing specimens, such as embryos and fetuses, that document prenatal development. Visitors may choose whether or not to view this area. We suggest that you read the contents of the Educators and Family Guides before visiting for helpful tips and more information for visiting the exhibition with children.

Body Worlds Family Guide:  http://exhibitions.dmns.org/media/2475/bw3%20family%20guide.pdf 

Expedition Health is not simply another exhibit about the human body. Expedition Health is about YOUR human body—how it is constantly changing and adapting in ways you can see, measure, and optimize through the choices you make.

In the exhibition gallery, visitors will experience highly-interactive, highly-personalized activities, immerse themselves in a theater experience that will engage all of their senses, look at microscopic cells from their own bodies in a laboratory, participate in live demonstrations and programs, and meet new “buddies” who will help them learn about their health.

Mom’s Night Out

March 18th
6:30 pm to ???
Meet at Cracker Barrel
120th on the west side of I-25

When: Friday March 19th

Time: 6 PM

Location: Northglenn Christian

There is a Talent Show Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 16th, at 12:45pm in the chapel.
This rehearsal is mandatory for those who want to perform!

There will be a sign-up available starting March 9, for Talent Show
& Dress Rehearsal at the Main Table. 
What you must have for Dress Rehearsal:
* – Music or musician that will accompany you (CD’s or tapes), the title of your song, who it was written by, etc…
* – Dressed in your entire costume, from head to toe!
* – If you are playing an instrument, the piece you are playing, with the title and the composer.

The purpose of a dress rehearsal is to determine the information necessary for programs, determine what stage equipment is needed and to get a general idea of the line up. 

Have fun preparing for this event.  Please keep in mind that your audience will encompass all ages, so please keep   costumes modest and music appropriate.

The Art of Racing in the Rain ~ by Garth Stein 

If you’ve ever wondered what your dog is thinking, Stein’s third novel offers an answer. Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny’s old racing videos, coins koanlike aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter. Enzo is a reliable companion and a likable enough narrator, though the string of Denny’s bad luck stories strains believability. Much like Denny, however, Stein is able to salvage some dignity from the over-the-top drama.
 We will meet to discuss this book on Tuesday, March 16th at 11am (Northglenn Atlanta Bread / 104th & I-25). 

 

We are once again offering the popular Lunch Money Coupon Books fundraiser!  The Lunch Money Coupon Book is filled with 16 local restaurants. Each has monthly “buy-one get-one free” offers for over $1,000.00 in savings!

 Here is a sample of these great values:

• Gunther Toody’s gives a Buy One Entrée at Regular Price & Get One Entrée of Equal or Lesser Value FREE! (That’s like a $7.00 value X 12 months = equals $84 in savings—and that’s just one restaurant!).

 These books are great gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, thank you gifts or any occasion. 

The best part is that, you’re not only saving money, you are also helping support your child at the same time. In fact, 70% of the $10 will go directly into your child’s account at FACE. Your friends, family and co-workers will love it, too! 

 We have books for these areas: Broomfield, Louisville/Superior/Flatirons, Arvada /Westminster, Thornton/Northglenn. You can sell books for any area you want.

 There is no up-front cost.  Sell the books, return the money and you get $7 for each $10 book into your FACE account.

Pick up your books to sell next Tuesday (February 16th) from Barb Scott  coscottsx61@Hotmail.Com or 303-519-8385.  Sales run from February 16th to March 9^th.

International Towne is a one-of-a-kind educational program offered to 5^th to 11^th grade students about global economics through fun, hands-on, experiential learning. We will be studying 33 lessons. The final activity is a trip to the International Towne facility, where the students spend the day role-playing as consumers and producers in a global marketplace of 16 countries. It’s an unforgettable experience that fosters lifelong learning!

 Teacher: Barbara Scott 303-519-8385 or coscottsx61@hotmail.com
One time class fee of $25 covers IT Curriculum and the day at IT

Chapter 1: Global Economics

• Interdependence
• International trade
• Advantages and disadvantages of free trade and protection policies 

Chapter 2: Currency Exchange

• Import/export
• Foreign currencies
• Currency exchange  

Chapter 3: Cultural Awareness/Communications

• History of games played around the world
• Greetings and gestures used around the world
• History of flags and their symbolic meanings for countries and regions around the world
• Importance of cultural awareness
• International law
• International advertising
• Interviewing skills 

Chapter 4: Country Preparation

Students prepare for their day in IT by holding country meetings and training for their Towne positions as Presidents, Customs Agents, Finance Ministers, and Currency Exchange Specialists. 

Chapter 5: Closing Activities
These lessons evaluate country productivity and test concepts learned through fun activities such as GLOBE Bingo and International Trivia. 

As always we will meet at Atlanta Bread (Northglenn – I-25 & 104th) on Tuesday, February 23rd at 11am.

This month we will discuss 2 books:

Demon; A Memoir by Tosca Lee
“A riveting look at one demon’s reflection on his fall from grace, and the shuddering implications for each of us. This story is about YOU; it will change the way you look at life–for the better.” — –Austin Boyd, author of The Evidence, The Proof and The Return

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter . . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by the elite valuation firm of Underwood Samson. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of september 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love.

Hope to see you all there!
Justina
303-710-5505

Graduation is right around the corner!!

 If you have a student that is planning to graduate from FACE this year, whether or not you plan to participate in the ceremony, it is important that you contact Julie at julie@faceschool.org or 303-774-1800 by Friday, February 19th.

 A special breakfast in honor of the graduates and their parents will be held on March 13th.

The graduation ceremony will be on May 29th.

More details will be made available upon contacting Julie!

 200 W 121st Ave
303-457-0220

5:30 – 7:30PM
Admission $4
(regular skate rental $1)

Dinner Special $3
Hot Dog, Chips & Drink OR 2 Slices of Pizza and a Drink