2009
From molecular origami to carnivorous plant feeding, CHF’s 2009 First Friday events invited visitors to explore science through art and observation.
March 2009
For this month's First Friday event, we watched sprouts dance to greet the dawn at the opening celebration of sLowlife, a dynamic multimedia exhibit that presents plants as complex, living beings.
April 2009
We took on molecules you can make yourself—in origami!
May 2009
For this month's installment of First Friday at CHF, we spun a "yarn" or two about science—in crochet form.
June 2009
This month's First Friday event was a lesson in making science beautiful through the process of botanical sunprinting. Participants learned how to create their own botanical sunprints using only photographic paper, water, and botanicals.
July 2009
For our Independence Day First Friday we celebrated the spirit of Founding Father Ben Franklin by learning how to generate electric currents using everyday household items.
August 2009
Participants assembled flipbooks using images of plants and flowers from sLowlife.
October 2009
To celebrate the first anniversary of the museum opening, CHF featured a discussion on the science of winemaking as well as tastes of Spanish cava and a Periodic Table of Cupcakes.
November 2009
Back by popular demand, Manual Science featured feedings of carnivorous plants, with talks from Martha Miller and Joe Rucker.
December 2009
We found out what it is that makes this tradition stick, both literally and figuratively, at this final First Friday of 2009.