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Summer Science program offers free fun and facts at Rocky Reach Dam

Chelan County PUD
News Release
 5/26/2010

Fish, electrons, airplanes and energy are some of the topics of free science programs for students offered weekly, June 22 through Aug. 10, at Rocky Reach Dam.

It’s all about hands-on science made fun in the hour-long classes taught by Rocky Reach staff.

Classes are 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays (second- through fourth-graders) and Wednesdays (fifth- through seventh-graders) at Rocky Reach Dam, seven miles north of Wenatchee on Highway 97A.

Call 663-7522 to register.

Sessions include: 

  • June 22 and 23 - Light and Energy
    Experience the wonder of the electro-magnetic spectrum (light) and the marvel of visual reception and interpretation (sight). Together, light and sight bring color, shapes and depth to our world.
  • June 29 and 30 - History of Energy and Transportation
    From the wheel to the train to modern-day aircraft, learn how energy moves our world. Grasp not only the history of how we moved in the past, but also the possibilities of how we may move in the future.
  • July 6 and 7 - Electrical Energy and Our Future
    Understand six major sources of electrical energy in the United States (coal, natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and hydro).
  • July 13 and 14 - Fish Anatomy
    Learn all about external fish anatomy including the location and uses of fins; how fish sense vibrations; how they balance; how they go and how they stop. Make your own fish anatomy Gyotaku fish print.  
  • July 20 and 21 - The Solar Experience
    It’s all about solar power! Use the sun to power a water fountain, drive a go-cart, and toast marshmallows. Understand photons and electrons.
  • July 27 and 28 - The Electron Circus
    Learn how to gather, transport, use and have fun with electrons. It is a hats-off and hands-on experience.   
  • Aug. 3 and 4 - More than Salmon
    Discover the life cycles and habits of the “other” fish in the Columbia River including the Pacific lamprey, white sturgeon, bull trout, northern pikeminnow, chiselmouth and peamouth.
  • Aug. 10 - Summer Science review picnic and celebration

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For more information, call Debbie Gallaher, Visitor Services manager, at 661-4960. To register, call Rocky Reach Visitor Center at (509) 663-7522.

The Visitor Center is open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Rocky Reach Park is open until 9 p.m.

Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VisitRockyReach.


Christy Shearer
Deputy Public Information Officer
Chelan County PUD
509.661.4258 office
509.421.4258 cell
509.661.8117 fax
christy.shearer@chelanpud.org