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WaterVentures Florida’s Learning Lab

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WaterVentures Florida’s Learning Lab will visit “Ding” Darling on Dec. 3

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Inside WaterVentures

‘Ding’ Darling’s Water/Ways exhibit programming presents interactive WaterVentures traveling lab

In conjunction with the visiting Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibit at “Ding” Darling Visitor & Education Center through Dec. 7, 2016, WaterVentures Florida’s Learning Lab will make a one-day stop on Saturday, Dec. 3. The 53-foot traveling science center features enriching and engaging activities that offer a hands-on look at Florida’s diverse watersheds, water conservation, and recycling.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WaterVentures will provide experiential learning to inspire critical thinking and empower kids and adults to make a difference in the world around them. The WaterVentures vehicle visits schools, fairs, festivals, and events throughout Florida.

“The experience ties in nicely with our Water/Ways exhibit,” said Sarah Lathrop, associate director of the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS), the nonprofit that is funding the Water/Ways visit. “The exhibit takes a global look at water relative to the environment, culture, history, and religion, but also examines the issues and context facing our liquid assets here at home through collaborative programming we created internally.”

The Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild is simultaneously showing an artful water and nature exhibition titled “Engulfed” throughout the duration of the Water/Ways exhibit

ABOUT WATER/WAYS

Through a highly competitive bidding process, ‘Ding’ Darling was chosen as one of only six Florida locations to host the new Water/Ways. The exhibit, part of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program, examines water as an environmental necessity and important cultural element. Water covers more than 71 percent of Earth’s surface, having an impact on climate, health, economics, politics, agriculture, transportation, and industry. Water/Ways explores the endless motion of water on Earth’s surface, below ground, and in the atmosphere, and it illustrates its effect on landscape, settlement, migration, and even spirituality. For information about the exhibit, visit www.sites.si.edu.

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