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Sites and Wonders

Welcoming the Summer Solstice

Let’s welcome the Summer Solstice, Friday, June 21st at 1:04 AM EDT, the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year. Of the sun, Pliny wrote: “He furnishes the world with light and removes darkness; he obscures and he illuminates the rest of the stars; he regulates in accord with nature’s precedent the changes of the seasons and the continuous rebirth of the year; he dissipates the gloom of heaven and even calms the storm clouds of the mind of man . . .”

Early Childhood

Tackling School Summer Reading Lists

by Trish Reed

Wed, June 19, 2013

Like many parents, you may have just attended an end-of-the-year conference with your child’s teacher. If you did, your child’s teacher probably recommended that he/she read over the summer from a list of required or recommended books. Some children welcome the idea of reading books from a summer reading list. For others, particularly weak or reluctant readers, school reading lists can seem like a chore. Try some of these tips to make sure your child’s required summer reading goes smoothly.

Science on the Radio

Question Your World: How'd We Get Our Hips?

Belts, hula hoops, and the hokey pokey are just a few examples of things that involve the use of our hips. So, how did we end up with our hips anyway? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Science on TV

Science Wednesdays: Invasion of the Giant Pythons

Florida’s Everglades National Park is one of the last great wildlife refuges in the United States, home to numerous unique and endangered mammals, trees, plants, birds and turtles, as well as half a million alligators. However, the Everglades is also the dumping ground for many animal invaders — more than 15 species of parrot, 75 kinds of fish and 30 different reptiles from places as far away as Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

Tune In

David Suchet on the Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special

With glamour, insight, charm, beautiful photography, and fascinating stories, David Suchet (“Poirot”) leads viewers on a blissfully homicide-free excursion aboard the modern-day Orient Express.

Events

VCU Creative Arts Day Camp: “Up Close and Contemporary!”

The VCU Creative Arts Day Camp is an arts-based community program offered by the VCU Department of Art Education. The goal of the program is to create a fresh, alternative learning environment that provides kids with the time and resources to engage with a variety of media, including digital media, sculpture, printmaking, painting, drawing, bookmaking, fibers, and more.

Science on the Radio

Question Your World: How Did Life On Earth Begin?

Did life-forming matter crash down to Earth on a comet? Did the chemistry here cook just right? Was it Aliens, man?!? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to find out.

Science on TV

Science Wednesdays: Ape Genius

The great apes — which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos — seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes; our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined.