Hands-on learning at science museums
• April 29, 2008  ( By JOE MENDEN, Independent Record – Associated Press )
• When Staci Dawes took her East Valley Middle School health class to ExplorationWorks museum on Friday, she saw an amazing thing happen — and it wasn’t part of an exhibit...

ExplorationWorks thankful
• Jan. 27, 2008  ( By the Helena IR )
• We at ExplorationWorks would like to thank Helena and the more than 9,000 visitors who have made ExplorationWorks’ inaugural exhibit, Your Healer Within, a tremendous success. If you haven’t yet seen Your Healer Within, you have a few mor...

ExplorationWorks programs for month listed
• Jan. 19, 2008  ( By the Helena IR )
• ExplorationWorks is featuring “The Healer Within” Exhibit for another month, and has many other programs scheduled for this month. All programs are free for museum members or with paid admission. Following is a list of upcoming programs....

Culture, science, brewing
• Jan. 12, 2008  ( By the Helena IR )
• Brian Smith and Brad Simshaw, founders of the Blackfoot River Brewing Co., packed 7,000 years of brewing history and emptied three pony kegs Thursday night during a crash course on beer. Swirling suds and talking shop, they hit the high points of bre...

Mental potential: Helena author’s book teaches readers to focus, maximize brain power
• Jan. 5, 2008  ( By the Helena IR )
• If you want to get the most out of your mind, pay attention to your attention. That’s the message of Jim Robbins’ book “The Open-Focus Brain: The Evolution of the New Brain Wave Biofeedback,” which he co-wrote with Les Fehmi o...

Museum slates fun science event
• Jan. 2, 2008  ( By the Helena IR )
• Feel like your brain could use a little stimulation after the holiday break? ExplorationWorks might have just the ticket tonight for both children and their parents. Dr. Robyn Temple, a molecular biologist at Shodair Children’s Hospital, will...

ExplorationWorks presents the Colossal Colon
• Nov. 10, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• ExplorationWorks is offering the chance to take a sight-seeing trip through a “colossal colon” this weekend while soaking up some potentially life-saving information. The traveling Colossal Colon exhibit, whi...

The fun side of science
• Nov. 4, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• A team of mad scientists dressed in white lab coats rappelled from the ExplorationWorks rooftop with a pair of giant scissors Saturday morning, officially opening Helena’s new museum of science and culture. Mayor Jim Smith, joined by Exploratio...

ExplorationWorks is a wow
• Nov. 2, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• Thumbs up to ExplorationWorks, the interactive science museum holding its grand opening Saturday. The non-profit museum, at the north end of the Great Northern Center, is the result of seven or eight years of fund raising and hard work. It looks as t...

ExplorationWorks! set for grand opening
• Nov. 1, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• Moving the rubber ball across the table isn’t a laughing matter. In fact, if you laugh, chances are you’ll lose. The biofeedback game, based on brain waves and one’s ability to relax and focus, is just one of many interactive exhibi...

ExplorationWorks! gets grant for Girl-Tech
• Sep. 17, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• The Women’s Foundation of Montana has awarded $3,710 to ExplorationWorks! for support of a Girl-Tech class that encourages young girls to engage in science and technology through the use of robotics. The program encourages girls from lower...

Visitors offered sneak peek of ExplorationWorks!
• Aug. 24, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• Museum’s official opening slated for fall Theo Schultz’s eyes grew wide and his grin expanded as he ran his wee 3-year-old fingers over fossil-shaped tiles. “Is this a spider?” he asked. His mother, Carolyn Schultz, confirmed ...

ExplorationWorks
• Aug. 19, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• Still four months out from opening to the public, the ExplorationWorks! Museum already has some exciting exhibits planned. Many of the exhibits are being designed and produced locally, once again, allowing the community to become part of the Explorat...

ExplorationWorks! museum nears completion with help of community
• Aug. 19, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• The ExplorationWorks! Museum of Science and Culture is preparing to open its doors this fall thanks to more than 900 volunteer hours put in by the Helena community. According to executive director Suzanne Wilcox, the building is taking shape because ...

Something special in the works
• Aug. 12, 2007  ( By the Helena IR )
• Something special for Helena has been in the works for several years now, and soon it’s finally going to open its doors on what should be a statewide destination ExplorationWorks!, an interactive museum of science and culture that’s sur...