Science departments, Cheney Lions Club team up for new 'Spooky Science'
Area families will get a special treat this Halloween as Eastern Washington University faculty and staff provide trick or treating fun with HarvestFest.
This year's annual Eastern Washington University HarvestFest will be three events in one.
According to Brian Davenport, EWU's director of community engagement, the annual trick or treating around campus on Oct. 31 begins with guided tours to various buildings to collect treats from staff. The first tour leaves Hargreaves Hall at 3:15 p.m. and the last tour leaves at 4:30.
"We are expecting about 350 kids from the community along with their families," Davenport said in an email. "They visit seven different buildings on campus, Showalter, Sutton, Martin, Williamson, Library, Tawanka and Hargreaves along the route."
Families may park for free in lots P1, P15 or P17.
Next up is the Cheney Kiwanis carnival, also in Hargreaves for after the tour. It runs from 4-6 p.m. in the second-floor reading room. The Eagle women's basketball team is helping run the carnival, which involves a variety of games and activities for kids
New this year is "Spooky Science" in the Science Building. This activity is being put on by various science departments and is supported by the Cheney Lions Club.
According to EWU science professor Jennifer Pfeifer, "Spooky Science is an opportunity for kids in our community to meet EWU scientists, enjoy some cool activities and experiments all while learning about the underlying scientific principles that are involved in this fun."
The activity is a collaborative effort between the department of biology, chemistry, geology, physics and environmental science.
"Our goal is to actually take the "scary" out of science; to encourage the kids in our community to engage in and get excited about science," Pfeifer said.
Pfeifer said they will have three main lab rooms set up. The black light room will include experiments involving SPF, glowing geology, and some radiant plants and creatures, with one room hosting the "creepy crawly variety" of bugs.
Families will have a chance to look at pond and specimen samples under microscopes, and kids get to mix up some slime and sample liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Spooky Science is also part of the tour, running from 4 – 6 p.m.
John McCallum can be reached at jmac@cheneyfreepress.com.
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