Energy — we can’t seem to live without it. Whether we’re driving to the store, walking through a museum, surfing the web or waves, energy is all around us. Get charged up as you discover new ways to save energy at home and find out about alternative energies that will power our future at the Family Energy Festival at the Science Museum of Virginia, Saturday, April 30, 10 am-4 pm. WIN TICKETS BY CLICKING HERE TO ENTER. We’ll announce winners by Monday, April 25, 2011.
The festival is filled with fascinating things to do from touring the Virginia Tech Solar House and investigating New Energy Virginia exhibits to witnessing Nicola Tesla and Thomas Edison disagreeing over the effectiveness of direct current and alternating current electricity. Kids can use a simple solar oven to cook s’mores, check out a hydrogen fuel cell model car travel with no emissions and water vapor as its only byproduct and cheer on solar powered model cars in the Junior Solar Sprint, weather permitting.
The Family Energy Festival is sponsored by EnergyForward, which is a community outreach initiative designed to engage people in meaningful dialogue about energy and our energy future. For EnergyForward information visit www.energyforwardonline.com.
The first 1,000 visitors receive free Museum exhibit admission thanks to sponsor EnergyForward. The Family Energy Festival is included with exhibit admission. Tickets are $11 for ages 13-59 and $10 for ages 4-12 and 60+. Members are free. For more information call 804.864.1400 or visit www.smv.org. The Museum is located at 2500 West Broad Street in Richmond.
