DA VINCI
SCIENCE CENTER TO HOLD SPRING
SUPER SCIENCE SATURDAY
The Da Vinci Science Center will hold its first Spring Super Science Saturday this Saturday, April 4, with activities taking place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Spring Super Science Saturday will feature the super-large science of the climate and nanotechnology, the science of the super-small. A Global Climate diY Workshop will be offered from 2-5 p.m. Pre-registration from the workshop is required and participants must at least 12 years old. Spring Super Science Saturday also will feature the NanoDays 2009 celebration.
All Spring Super Science Saturday activities will be included with paid Da Vinci Science Center admission or membership entry.
ABOUT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE
diY WORKSHOP
This community workshop for will explore what a climate model is and how software
developed by Columbia University scientists let any person design and run
their own climate models. All attendees will receive a free copy of the software
to take home with them. An optional follow-up workshop will take place April
25 to allow participants to compare results and share what they have learned.
Participants are encouraged strongly to bring their own laptop computer, as a limited number of computers will be available. Participants can register by calling 484.664.1002, Ext. 112, or writing to dzehner@davinci-center.org.
ABOUT NANODAYS 2009
A part of the second annual national celebration of the same name, the Da
Vinci Science Center and Lehigh University will hold NanoDays 2009 to highlight
the cutting-edge science of nanotechnology. NanoDays will feature nearly 15
hands-on activities and experiments led by Lehigh University students and
faculty members. An interactive demonstration titled "What Makes Materials
Strong?" relating to metals, plastics, composites, and other substances,
will be presented by two Lehigh University faculty members at 12:30 p.m.
Nanoscience and nanotechnology relate to things about one billionth of a meter in size. One nanometer (nm) is about the size of five or six atoms lined up. The width of human hair is about 80,000 nanometers. When materials are reduced to the nanoscale size, their properties and uses change.
NanoDays events are organized
by participants in the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE
Net).
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