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Feb 19, 2021 Clients of Learning Options perform an experiment involving electricity and circuitry at a previous Science Saturday.SUBMITTED PHOTO WHITE HALL — Supplemental education nonprofit Learning Options Inc. is bringing back one of its signature events, Science Saturdays. This time, the activities planned for Science Saturdays will be set up with COVID-19 precautions in mind. “We, of course, have struggled just like everyone else has with COVID,” said Dana Powell, executive...

Science City has been around for over 20 years and offers fun activities and exhibits for all ages.

A delicious-looking subject to paint Step-by-Step Instructions: 1.  Use a pencil (or colored pencil) to draw a light sketch of your subject. Hold the pencil lightly to create soft lines that will blend in when you paint over them, and think about the geometric shapes that make up your food item: Is it a cylinder? A cube? A triangular prism (like a slice of cake or deep-dish pizza)? 2.  To create the illusion of depth and make your picture look three-dimensional, you can use the one-point pers...

Step-by-Step Instructions: 1. First, separate the yolks of your eggs into small bowls. Crack each egg over a bowl or a sink, carefully making sure that the yellow yolk doesn’t spill out. Pass the yolk back and forth between the two halves of the shell until all of the egg white has spilled out, and then place the yolk in its own small bowl. 2. Choose a few spices with different colors, and mix a spoonful of one spice together with one egg yolk. Stir until the two ingredients are well combine...

will be added to the mix featuring content from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Virginia Zoo and the Science Museum of Virginia. Educator-produced and geared toward middle and high school students, these programs all correlate with the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs). Also, stay tuned for a program from Fitness DAWGS geared for children ages 4 to 7. The show will focus on childhood health and healthy living and incorporate Virginia Foundation Blocks for Health and Physical Development ...