This Sunday, 7/25, Is ‘Family Fun’ Day
Lab Open on Summer Sundays Until 8/8
July 23, 2010
This Sunday, July 25, bring the family in to BNL for a fun-filled day of hands-on science! Play with magnets, mirrors, and more at the Science Learning Center. Tour the galaxy in StarLab. Visit the new Science Book Nook. Let the Anti-Gravity show lift your spirits.
Summer Sundays
In addition, exciting science shows, tours of world-class science facilities, and entertaining activities for children and adults are all part of the free fun and learning opportunities offered to the public by BNL during Summer Sundays, which continue until August 8.
No reservations are needed to take part in Summer Sundays at Brookhaven Lab, but visitors 16 and older must bring a photo ID. Visitors may arrive any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. A different tour and exciting new science show will be featured each week. Arrive early to avoid crowds and to take advantage of the full program.
The last facility visit takes place at 3 p.m. each week, and science shows will be held at noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. each Sunday in Berkner Hall. A new hands-on exhibit, Creating Our Future, Sustainability by Design, will be available every Sunday in the Berkner Hall lobby. The cafeteria and gift shop, both in Berkner Hall, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The remaining Summer Sundays schedule follows:
August 1 — Storm Trackers: The National Weather Service
See how scientists at the National Weather Service forecast the weather and track storms across the New York metropolitan area. See a weather balloon up close and watch it soar at 3:30 p.m. Enjoy the Weather show.
August 8 — Atom-Smasher Extraordinaire: RHIC
Visit the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a world-class particle accelerator where physicists recreate conditions of the early universe to study the fundamental forces of matter. Stump a physicist and be amazed by the wonders of Phenomenal Physics. This tour is appropriate for adults and children 10 and older.
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