WORLD OF DISCOVERY

The World of Discovery children's program is no longer available.

Some of the earlier World of Discovery activities

2015:
Jan. 10: "Bugs!"
Jan. 17: "Easy Recipes with Guest Cooks"
Jan. 24: "Paddleball Tournament"
Jan. 31: "How Your Heart Works"
Feb. 7: "Start a Heart Chart"
Feb. 14: "Pumps, clocks, robots
Feb. 21: "Putting air, water & gravity to work"
Feb. 28: "Indiana stories and poems". 
March 7: " Balloons & Kites"
March 14: "Zeppelins & Flying Wings"
March 21: "Planes & Rockets"
March 28: "What Didn’t Get Off the Ground?" 
April 4: " Fun Science Projects"
April 11: "Celebrate Earth Day"
April 18: "One Potato Two Potato"
April 25: "How Does your Garden Grow?"  
May 2: "Caring for Your Pet"
May 9: "The Tooth And Nothing But The Tooth" 
May 16: "Happy Birthday Daniel Fahrenheit" 
May 23: "Solar Powered!" 
May 30: "Da Vinci"
June 6: "Water, Water Everywhere"  
June 13: "Bugs That Buzz"  
June 20: "Indiana Authors"  
June 27: "Miscellaneous This and That" 

ACTIVITIES—2014:
March 1 – Beatlemania: Life in the 60's.
March 8 – Have you ever been to Popcorn? Small towns of Lawrence County.
March 15 – The Mystery of Vanishing Buildings: A look at Lawrence County buildings that have come and gone.
March 22 – Women in History: Who was the first woman to play golf? What character represented working women in World War II?
March 29 – Edison's Gifts: Static electricity. What is a circuit? Making a simple battery.
April 5 – Science Fair Science
April 12 – Fitness is Fun: 
April 19 – Introduction to Chess
April 26 – Nano, Mini, Itsy-bitsy
May 24: The Civil War—An American President, Abraham Lincoln.
May 31: The Civil War—Something from Nothing, Clothing and Feeding Armies and Families.
May 31: The Civil War—Something from Nothing, Clothing and Feeding Armies and Families.
June 7: Mathmagic!—Mobius strip, lucky numbers
June 14: Rubies are red, sapphires are blue—About rocks, fossils and precious stones
June 21: Chess! And other games
June 28: Make a Flag! Celebrate Old Glory!
July 5: In days of olde, week 1: In the realm of knights and ladies. King Arthur: Fact or Fiction.
July 12: In days of olde, week 2: Heraldry. Make a shield.
July 19: Don’t bug me!
July 26: Celebrate around downtown. Farmers market, Wiley House, museum tour, “homemade” fun.

 Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: hiatus due to illness

Let’s Visit China (September)
Sept.  06: The Land
Sept.  13: The People/Food & Fancies
Sept.  20: Soldiers/Horses/Houses – a city underground
Sept.  27: They Might Be Dragons

A Chill is in the Air!  (October)
Oct.  04: Halloween Decorations
Oct.  11: Welcome to Popcorn
Oct.  18: Bees if you Pleez!
Oct. 25: Stories with Grammaw Ghoulie

A War in Winter (November)
Nov.  01: Revolution 1776
Nov.  08: Outdoor Cooking/Living
Nov.  15: Thanksgiving with George Washington:
Nov.  22: Crossing the Delaware
Nov.  29: Hypothermia & Frostbite   Br-r-r-r-r

A Bavarian Christmas (December)
Dec.  06: Deutschland
Dec.  13: Sew! It’s almost Christmas
Dec.  20: Cravings, Kuchen, Carvings
Dec.  27: From the Black Forest

EXAMPLES FROM 2013 ACTIVITIES: 

May 11, 2013: Toys from 1950-80: Enter a Hula Hoop contest, design your own Lego creation, adopt a Pet Rock and play Nintendo games.
May 18, 2013: Toy cars:  Explore Matchbox cars, balloon cars, pinewood derby cars and car experiments.
June 22, 2013: Focus on Lawrence County's namesake and other Lawrence Counties in the United States.
June 29, 2013 and July 6, 2013: Learn about the history of the places you see every day. Find out if anyone famous may have ever lived in you house. 
July 6:, 2013 What was What? Kids can explore the history of familiar buildings, including in some cases their own homes.
July 13, 2013: Christmas in July
July 20, 2013: Marble tournament and other marble games
July 27, 2013: A 1970's summer
Aug. 3, 2013 – Prehistoric and native people of Lawrence County: Build a miniature camp site.  Dig for artifacts.
Aug. 10, 2013 – What lights up Lawrence County Skies: Prepare for upcoming meteors, comets, and other-worldly displays.  Make a lantern to take home.
Aug. 17, 2013 – How to get the word out: How to plan and prepare communications about your big event.  Choose to create an invitation, flyer, poster or press release.
Aug. 24, 2013 – What ‘s wild in Lawrence County: A look at the native wildlife both plant and animal.
Aug. 31, 2013 – Pet extravaganza: Featuring, guests, Dog Trot with prizes.  Experts, and folks “who know” to visit.  Pet show.
Sept. 7, 2013 – Sharks! Puzzles, games, quizzes. Make Mega Mouth. Make a shark tooth necklace.
Sept. 14, 2013 – Clues in stone: Visit predetermined downtown sites to look for “clues” to help solve a limestone riddle.  Return to museum for related games and events.
Sept. 21, 2013 – Up in the sky: Explore the Isom comet, meteor showers and other things happening in your night sky.
Sept. 28, 2013 – Pioneer day 2—Husking corn, making quilts, churning butter, making applesauce, soap-to-go and many other projects. 
 Oct. 12, 2013 – One moon, two moon, blue moon, new moon: All about our friendly satellite and its history.  Making a telescope.
 Oct. 19, 2013 – Fingerpainting and its uses: Hands on fun.  Make a one-of-a-kind poster.
 Oct. 26, 2013 – Here comes Miss Mess: Her hairs uncombed – her shoes don’t match but she can show us a thing or two about organization. 
Nov. 2, 2013– A fall cottage: Bringing together all sorts of bits and pieces associated with fall.
Nov. 2, 2013 – A fall cottage: Bringing together all sorts of bits and pieces associated with fall.
Nov. 9, 2013 – Ready for winter: How animals prepare and survive winter months.
Nov. 16, 2013 – Let’s talk turkey: The history and uses of the old butterball.  Making and using quill pens.  Turkey Quiz.
Nov. 23, 2013 – AMAZING: Constructing games, puzzles, and mazes out of everyday items.  Play for prizes.
Nov. 3, 2013 – Who done it?: There’s been a crime.  Can you gather the clues and help solve it.
Dec. 7, 2013 – Pearl harbor: Where is Pearl Harbor and what happened there?  How kids lived in America during World War Two.
Dec. 14, 2013 – December the 25th: Celebrate an old fashioned Christmas.  Play old games, sample recipes of tasty treats.  Make an ornament from reclaimed and repurposed items.  Make your own wrapping paper.
Dec. 21, 2013 – Look out! Here comes 2014: Making plans for the New Year.  Trivia quiz about 2013.  Prizes and surprise quests.
Dec. 28, 2013 – Drop through time: Spending some moments in 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.  Look at the styles, what was newsworthy.  Visits from some “time travelers.”

Directors during the years of World of Discovery Children's Program
Originally sponsored by Duke Energy grant

Glenda Reynolds

Anna Westfall (and sometimes her husband, Aaron helped). They often came in costume.

Penny May