{"id":8621,"date":"2012-10-19T09:10:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8621"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:26:58","slug":"cool-science-comes-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8621","title":{"rendered":"Cool Science comes to campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week-long community wide science festival brought hundreds of eager learners to campus Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Youngsters of all ages participated in the signature event of the Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival with activities that ranged from \u201cgoop\u201d to rockets, explosions, and hands-on events that included dinosaur bones and cave exploration.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 organizations helped make the event a success, according to organizers.<\/p>\n<p>The Cool Science Festival continued throughout the week at various locations including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Garden of the Gods, and a downtown scavenger hunt. The festival will conclude Oct. 21.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csscp.org\/csfestival2012\/index.php\/festival-details\/schedule-of-events\">http:\/\/www.csscp.org\/csfestival2012\/index.php\/festival-details\/schedule-of-events<\/a> to see remaining events.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the event follow<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8622\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Cave-Exploration.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8622\" title=\"Cool Science Cave Exploration\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Cave-Exploration-555x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Cave-Exploration-555x370.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Cave-Exploration-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCCS alumna Anna Cordova helps her son, Elias, and nephew, Kai, learn about cave exploration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8623\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Astronomy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8623\" title=\"Cool Science Astronomy\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Astronomy-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Astronomy-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Astronomy-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Cordova, director, Multicultural Office for Student Access, Inclusiveness and Community, helps his grandson, Kai McFaddin-Cordova, learn about astronomy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8624\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Water.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8624\" title=\"Cool Science Water\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Water-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Water-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cool-Science-Water-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Youngsters, and some who were not so young, learned about water delivery at the Cool Science Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8212; Photos by Andrea Cordova<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A week-long community wide science festival brought hundreds of eager learners to campus Oct. 13. 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