Dr. Teresa Scott Soufas, Dean, Temple University College of Liberal Arts

William Parshall, Executive Director, Temple University Ambler

Dr. Jeff Featherstone, Director, Center for Sustainable Communities

Melissa Magee, Action News Meteorologist,
6-ABC, Main Stage Host

The Philadelphia Zoo’s animals don’t just stay in Philadelphia! Through the Zoo’s “Zoo On Wheels” program, traveling naturalists bring animals and bio-facts to students from pre-school through 12th grade for an educational and exciting encounter with wildlife! Be a part of the Zoo on Wheels!

From Sea turtles to polar bears, many animals call the U.S. home. In this interactive program, students will explore a variety of local habitats and learn how their choices can help protect these fascinating places and the creatures that share our home.

Hammer a nail into solid wood with a banana? Blow up a balloon ... from the outside? Wondergy will help you explore how matter changes from solid to liquid to gas with liquid nitrogen.

At 320 degrees below zero, it’s the coolest stuff around!

Topics of this fascinating presentation will include: molecules, thermal motion, heat transfer, air pressure, density, physical changes, and more!

The Commitment to Sustainability Award is presented each year to a school, student organization, or educator that has shown an exemplary commitment to the environment and environmental stewardship through educational programs, events, and grassroots initiatives.  

The 2011 recipient is Palisades High School!

How to Build a Storm: The Weather Show

Lightning, twisters and hail — oh my! The Franklin Institute's How to Build a Storm: The Weather Show reveals the science of weather … to the extreme.

Where does our weather come from, and what factors make it a sunny day or a blustery one?

We’ll make a cloud, explore thunder and lightning, and even create snow. We promise a stormy ending to this show as we demonstrate the power of a tornado.

The Kids Grow Expo, featuring the Junior Flower Show, is a horticultural exhibition by and for school age children in the greater Philadelphia region.

Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society as an educational project, the Expo creates an awareness of horticulture and the natural environment and encourages active participation of youth in growing, gardening, and related activities.

The Kids Grow Expo theme for 2011, "Magical, Mystical Trees," will intrigue and inspire classroom gardeners and scientists through a variety of tree-related classroom projects.  

The Kids Grow Expo partners with Temple University Ambler EarthFest allowing youngsters to celebrate Earth Day with a number of activities and interactive displays related to environmental awareness.