Festival Celebrates Science in Colorado Springs

The Space Foundation's Jan. 31 Festival of Science brought students, teachers and community members together with local science-oriented organizations. Held in the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy gymnasium in Colorado Springs, Colo., the free Festival of Science focused on local middle school-aged students and their families.

Pictured: A local Colorado Springs family learns about weather forecasting at the National Weather Service's table at the Space Foundation's Festival of Science

The after-school event featured hands-on science exhibits by the following organizations:

• Boy Scouts of America, Pikes Peak Council
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
• Colorado Springs Utilities
• Colorado Springs Astronomical Society 
• Imagination Celebration
• University of Colorado Astrobiology Club
• Cool Science
• Estes-Cox Corp
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 
• Monart
• National Weather Service
• Rocky Mountain Robotics Club
• Science Matters
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), University of Colorado, Boulder 
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CSTEME