For Immediate Release: November 20, 2007
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
2007 Discover Engineering Family Day: Media Advisory
What
The National Building Museum and the National Engineers Week Foundation welcome families, scout groups, and all curious visitors to this exciting engineering festival to kickoff and celebrate National Engineering Week. Discover how engineers make a world of difference in the world around us. Future engineers will participate in many stimulating hands-on activities and meet professional engineers. Kids of all ages can enjoy a day of inspirational fun, hands-on activities and discover how engineers turn ideas into reality.
Throughout the day, children and adults can:
- Build a scale-model railroad bridge to see how much weight it will hold
- Make “slime” with chemical engineers
- Take a Polaroid picture with Digit™ from the PBS KIDS GO! series Cyberchase
- Meet cast members from the new PBS KIDS GO! series Design Squad
- Discover what makes something “flink,” neither float nor sink
- Check out an unmanned aerial vehicle used for space
- Create foam plate gliders and paper helicopters
- Watch student-designed robots compete
- Build cantilevers from drinking straws
- Solve all kinds of design and engineering challenges
- Try much, much more!
Major funding for the Discover Engineering Family Day is provided by the National Engineers Week Foundation and IEEE-USA. Local support is provided by the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers Nation's Capital Chapter.
Who
Most appropriate for ages 5 to 13 and their adult companions.
Where
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
When
Saturday, February 17, 2007
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Free. $5 donation suggested. Drop-in program. Scouts and other large groups should register by calling 202.272.2448 or via email at family@nbm.org.
Contact
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Public inquiries: 202.272.2448 or visit www.nbm.org. Connect with us on Twitter: @BuildingMuseum and Facebook.
