{"id":49659,"date":"2014-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/06\/03\/kids-of-all-ages-wowed-by-science\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:20:40","slug":"kids-of-all-ages-wowed-by-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/06\/03\/kids-of-all-ages-wowed-by-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids of all ages wowed by science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\nThe 2014 Nebraska Science Festival had something for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\nAdults sipped a special Belgian Hibiscus beer (yes, it was pink), asked questions of a stem cell scientist, sat inside electric cars and learned the science of bacon and wine.<\/p>\n<p>\nToddlers and teens launched soda rockets, touched a sheep heart, made rubber balls, ate spoonfuls of a special SciFest ice cream and went on nature hikes.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd, that only scratched the surface of the four-day Nebraska Science Festival, which drew approximately 12,000 people to 30 venues in such cities as Omaha, Lincoln, Ashland, Kearney and Wayne.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor the second year, SciFest fans enjoyed hands-on activities, talks, tours, nature experiences, exhibits, performances and other science-related events. Presented by UNMC, the festival is designed to make science accessible, interactive, relevant and fun for kids and adults alike.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;Every day, I heard kids and adults say, &lsquo;whoa, this is awesome,&rsquo;&rdquo; said Kacie Gerard, science outreach programs coordinator at UNMC and organizer of the Nebraska Science Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;Watching them enjoy science and learning made me say, yes, this is awesome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\nDuring his free keynote presentation, Jeff Corwin &ndash; executive producer and host of the award-winning weekly series, Ocean Mysteries &ndash; explained the importance of environmental conservation by showcasing an American boa constrictor and such keystone species as an alligator snapping turtle, cane toad and American alligator.<\/p>\n<p>\nBack this year was the Dancing Scientist, aka Jeffrey Vinokur, whose chemistry demonstrations &ndash; set to hip-hop music and done while dancing &ndash; educated and entertained thousands of SciFest fans.<\/p>\n<p>\nElsewhere, the Omaha Children&rsquo;s Museum&rsquo;s Mad Scientist made mega foam explode from a tiny beaker and Michael Sibbernsen of the Strategic Air &amp; Space Museum made kids&rsquo; hair stand on end with an electrostatic generator. Whatever the site or activity, SciFest fans discovered the broad impact science has in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn addition to UNMC, sponsors included the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures and media sponsors KETV and the Omaha World-Herald.<\/p>\n<p>\nPlanning already is underway for the 2015 Festival, which runs from April 10-18.<\/p>\n<p>\nView photos and a video from this year&rsquo;s Nebraska Science Festival at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nescifest.com\">www.nescifest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its second year, the Nebraska Science Festival continues to 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