Hi everyone! 🎉 The DVEC has an exciting lineup of events for August 2025—don’t forget to check out our Upcoming Events Calendar to see what’s coming up! 📅 August 20th is World Mosquito Day, a time to raise awareness about the role mosquitoes play in public health and how the tiny insect changed history. Stay […]
🔍 Class is in session, and it’s time to investigate! This week’s Crazy Science theme is Insect Investigators—where you’ll become a junior entomologist! 🐜 Explore the six-legged world through real specimens and your very own bug-hunting journal to take home and continue your discoveries. From beetles to butterflies, we’re uncovering it all! 📅 July 30th […]
✏️ Sunday Funday is sketching up something special! Join us for Draw Like an Entomologist, where you’ll learn to sketch arthropods with scientific precision and an artistic twist! 🦗🎨 Whether you’re a budding artist or a curious explorer, you’ll channel your inner entomologist and take home your very own insect illustration masterpiece! 📅 August 3rd, […]
🚁Class is in session—and it’s time to take flight! This week’s Crazy Science is all about Insect Flight 🛩️ Discover how real insects flap, hover, and glide—and then design your own flyers in our STEM flight challenge! You’ll craft and test: ✈️ Paper planes and flappers 🎯 Hoop gliders 🌪️ Whirly-birds Experiment with paper clips, […]
✨Sunday Funday is ready for takeoff—let’s Wing It! Join us on Sunday as we craft gliders inspired by butterflies, dragonflies, moths, and other flying insects we will learn about in Crazy Science this week! This fun craft is perfect for all ages! We will have take-home goodie bag with supplies and instructions for those visiting […]
🧮 Crazy Science – Mosquito Math Class is in session—and it’s time to crunch some bug numbers! This week’s Crazy Science theme is Mosquito Math, where YOU become the scientist. 🦟📊 Try sorting and counting pictures of mosquito specimens— like the pros do in the lab with real mosquitoes! Learn how math plays […]
🎨 Sunday Funday – Paint by Number Sunday Funday is getting a splash of color! Join us for Paint by Number, where you’ll bring insects to life with bright colors and creative detail—no artistic experience required. 🖌️✨ Follow the numbers to paint your masterpiece, or add your own twist for extra creativity. Perfect for artists […]
🦟 Crazy Science Post – World Mosquito Day Special This week, Crazy Science is spreading awareness for World Mosquito Day! Step into the lab with us as we explore the history of mosquito-borne disease through an engaging presentation, observe digital microscope views of Aedes aegypti and Toxorhynchites rutilus. 🎲 Then, join the fun in our […]
🦟 Sunday Funday – Build the Cycle Sunday Funday is buzzing with creativity! Join us for Build the Cycle, where you’ll make your very own mosquito life cycle spinning wheel. From eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults—you’ll spin to reveal each stage and discover how mosquitoes grow and change. ✂️✨ Craft, color, and learn as you […]
Just a quick reminder—the DVEC will be taking a short routine pause on programs from August 27th to August 31st, as we prep for the next round of exciting activities! This means Crazy Science, Feature Creature, and Mosquito Cravings will be paused during this week. 11 AM will feature story time instead. But don’t worry—Scavenger […]