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CALENDAR
OF
EVENTS
Public
Programs
May 2012:
MONTHLY PUBLIC
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Please
Note: Programs and
craft activities are subject to
change
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Model Rocket Launch (All
Ages) - May 5
A model rocket launch will be held
at 1pm on the Visitor Center
grounds. Models of various
rockets will be launched.
Model rocketeers are invited to
bring their own rockets to
launch. The launch will be
cancelled if it is raining or winds
exceed 18 mph. Program will
last 45 minutes.
+ Milky Ways & Globular
Clusters Children's
Program - May 12
Discover the Milky Way and our
neighboring galaxies.
Following the presentation, each
family will make their own craft to
take home with them. The
program begins at 1pm and will last
1 hour.
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Science on the Shore - Native
Plants: They're Shore Beautiful!
(All Ages)- May 19
Learn all about the benefits of
planting Eastern Shore natives from
a Plant ES Native Campaign Community
Leader. Parents: there
will be a "story time" for kids
during the presentation too!
Afterward, all participants (parents
and children) will come together to
plant their own native flowers to
take home with them. The
presentation will last 1 hour.
Sponsored by the Plant ES Natives
Campaign, NASA and the Marine
Science Consortium.
Registration is recommended.
To register call Anne Armstrong
757/824.5636
The
Science on the Shore series is a
collaborative effort of the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the Marine Science
Consortium, the US Fish and
Wildlife Service, The Nature
Conservancy and the Eastern Shore
Community College.
+ Light Storms Children's
Program - May 19
It's not magic, it's
AURORA! The mysteries of
auroras are revealed in this 60
minute program. Following the
presentation, participants will make
a craft to take home with
them. The program begins at
1pm.
+Solar
System Children's Program -
May 26
Eight planets around the sun...
How do they differ? Some are
made of rock, others of gas. Some
have rings, some do not. Do
they all have moons? This 60
minute program takes participants on
a journey through our solar
system. The program begins at
1pm.
* The Gift Shop hours are the same
as the Visitor Center.
* Schedule is subject to
change.
WEEKLY PUBLIC
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
+ Space Ace
Young explorers can earn a NASA
lithograph and "Space Ace"
certificate by completing an
activity sheet during their
visit. Ask at the Front Desk
for an activity sheet.
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