The seventh annual event hosted by the Madison County Museum and Madison Public Library was held Thursday, October 3. What started in 2007 as a Book Banquet has now evolved into a Science Expo with emphasis on the importance of developing scientific hands-on experiences and good reading habits for students.
Five hundred fifty-nine students, thirty-three teachers and seventy parents and teacher assistants from ten schools participated. They included all three Madison schools and schools from Atkinson, Battle Creek, Clarkson, Lindsay, Norfolk, Neligh/Oakdale, and Tilden.Forty-two Madison residents volunteered with various events which included a Teddy Bear Clinic, Planetarium, Science Investigations with the Madison Sheriff Office, Wildlife Encounters, the Pierson Wildlife mobile display and sixteen areas in the City Auditorium providing students with other opportunities to interact with a variety of science experiences as well as view scientific posters from the Madison Middle School science department.
These science opportunities included bees, health care, entomology, wildlife, dinosaur dig, panning for gold, horticulture, dairy, electricity, minerals and fossils, and culminated in viewing the 30’x50’ running “H-O” scale trains in the west museum building.
Each school received books so that students each had their very own book to enjoy as a part of the busy day in Madison, Nebraska.
Everyone appreciates the wonderful assistance from our volunteers and the City of Madison in helping make this day a success. Even the weather (a very important part of our science) cooperated!
