Kid*Vention
An Annual Celebration of Everything Science
Strap on your goggles and slip into your lab coat for Kid*Vention, the Virginia Discovery Museum’s annual celebration of everything science! Every February, this community event inspires children to explore the world around them with all their senses as families meet dozens of local exhibitors and investigate biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, physics, zoology, and more through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, and games.
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Date & Time
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(Key Recreation Center)
Ages
Recommended:
Children 2 & Up
with Adult Caregiver
No Registration Required
Featured Exhibitors
Local exhibitors are at the heart of Kid*Vention, which is celebrating its 21st year, and the Museum is excited to welcome 47 diverse groups to this year’s festival. Meet our 7 featured exhibitors for 2020 below as we take a sneak peek at some of the things you’ll see at the event!
Camp4Real
Activity: Food Detectives
Food detectives assemble … various unhealthy ingredients have been hidden in our food through tricky advertising! Kid*Ventors will crack the case by investigating what’s really in some popular foods as they learn how to read labels, identify certain artificial ingredients, and choose healthy alternatives.
Charlottesville – A Green City
Activity: “How to Be a Green Kid in a Green City”
Go green! Kid*Ventors will gather some helpful tips about sustainability, including how to save energy, save water, compost, and keep our water clean, then create their own Sustainability Fortune-Tellers to share these green tips with family and friends.
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Activity: “Leaf Matching”
Bring the outdoors in! Kid*Ventors will match different leaves to their corresponding woody perennial plants as they discover Virginia’s many native trees.
National Speech Language and Hearing Association at UVA
Activity: “Be Mine, Valentine” & “What Do You Eggs-Pect?”
Listen closely! Kid*Ventors will learn about signs for speech and hearing delays as they work to match heart-warming words to their rhyming partners and deduce what’s inside various egg-shakers.
Rivanna Conservation Alliance
Activity: “Exploring the Rivanna Watershed”
Make a splash! Kid*Ventors will create a watershed model as they discover how streams and rivers form, search for aquatic critters in a virtual stream, and learn how local scientists and volunteers monitor and protect water quality in our community.
Rockfish Valley Foundation
Activity: “Environmental Literacy”
Get in tune with nature! Kid*Ventors will identify animals by observing pelts, droppings, and mounts; discover how to attract and repel different wildlife; and learn what to do when they encounter injured or orphaned animals.
Tech-Girls
Activity: #TechGirlsChallenge
Spread the Internet health movement! Kid*Ventors will customize a security avatar “trading card” as they practice different ways to protect their privacy online. Will you be a Password Genius, Sharing Hero, Data Guardian, Privacy Doctor, or Clickbait Expert?
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Contact Us
Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Contact Education Manager Maggie Hancock at (434) 977-1025 x106 or maggie@vadm.org to learn more about the Museum’s Kid*Vention family science festival.