Family Science Days during AAAS annual meeting in San Diego
BackFamily Science Days during AAAS annual meeting in San Diego February 20, 2010 to February 21, 2010 San Diego Convention Center Exhibit Hall 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego The American Association for the Advancement of Science is offering free Family Science Days during their annual meeting in San Diego. Browse interactive tabletop exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by experts convened by AAAS. This free event is open to all, but organized especially for middle- and high-school students. Meet the Scientists at AAAS Family Science Days! Visit Family Science Days during the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Browse interactive tabletop exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by experts convened by AAAS. This free event is open to all, but organized especially for middle- and high-school students. All events will take place Saturday and Sunday, 20-21 February in the San Diego Convention Center Exhibit Hall B1, 111 West Harbor Drive. This community science showcase—featuring hands-on demonstrations and other family and kid-friendly activities—shines a spotlight on a broad range of formal and informal science educators who promote an interest in science among the general public. It is a FREE event for the general public and one of our most popular. Want more science? Register for the scientific sessions at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Schedule of Stage Shows * Events Schedule * Programa de Eventos Saturday, 20 February NOON The Physics of Superheroes Jim Kakalios, Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota, and Science Consultant, Watchmen 12:30PM Computer Science Roadshow—Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science 1:00PM Pollution on Coral Reefs Melissa Garren, Ph.D. Student in Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1:30PM Name that Mammal—Science, Naturally! 2:00PM NUMB3RS: Solving Crime with Math Gary Lorden, Math Consultant, NUMB3RS, and Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, California Institute of Technology 2:30PM Kinetic City Science Gym—AAAS 3:00PM From Africa to San Diego—Innovative Science Education Jay Vavra, Biology Teacher, Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High 3:30PM Energy Matters—General Atomics Sunday, 21 February 12:30PM Computer Science Roadshow—Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science 1:00PM Preparing for California Earthquakes and Other Disasters Lucile Jones, Seismologist and Chief Scientist of Multi-Hazards Project, U.S. Geological Survey 1:30PM Its Fun Being on Cloud 9—How the Weather Works 2:00PM The Science of Cold Rick Lee, General Atomics 2:30PM Kinetic City After School—AAAS 3:00PM Explore Beneath the Ocean Floor Talk live via satellite with scientists onboard the JOIDES Resolution, a research ship in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. 4:00PM Energy Matters—General Atomics The San Diego Air & Space Museum and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center will both have hands-on exhibits.
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