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Purpose of Family Science Events:
The Family Science Events are meant to provide a cross-generational learning experience for parents and their children, in subjects that are part of the science curriculum.

Take a journey to the space frontier with your family.
Family Science Events provide a family learning experience in exciting human space flight, Earth and space science subjects that are connected to the curriculum. The hallmark of these performances is audience participation. You will leave with a sense of wonderment about our world, and the experience will spark discussions between family members for weeks afterwards.

Family Science Events provides parents a window on the education of their children, schools a way to build bridges to the familiar, and researchers an opportunity to share what it's like to work on the great frontier of space.

Family Science Day

Sunday February 8, 2009
9am - 4pm

Wednesday February 11, 2009
4pm - 8pm

The Family Science Events will be held at the I`miloa Astronomy Center and will include ongoing planetarium shows, featured speakers, along with exhibit hall, dining room and gift shop open.

Admission into the Events will be by ticket only. Please call Gemini Observatory, 974-2500, for free tickets. Tickets are LIMITED.

February 8, 2009
10:00am
Tim Slater, University of Wyoming

 


Alien Worlds, Real and Imagined February 8, 2009
11:00am
Inge Heyer, Joint Astronomy Centre

With new and more sensitive technology it has finally become possibly to search for planets around other stars. Since the age of science fiction people have imagined what other worlds might look like, now we can at least infer some of their characteristics. It won't be long until we will be able to take pictures. What are these worlds like? Can we compare them to our planets? And if there should be life on these worlds, how might it perceive the Universe? We will go on a journey, both fanciful and very real, to see what we have found in our search for alien worlds.


Physical Science on the Big Island: Perspective Checks All Around February 8, 2009
1:00pm
Scott Fisher, Gemini Observatory

There is a huge amount of science taking place on the Big Island every day. From the telescopes on Mauna Kea to the seismometers near Pu'u O'o, teams of scientists are working on cutting-edge research right here in our own backyard. This lecture will pull together results from different fields in an attempt to show that the Big Island is a very scientifically active location. Although I will meander between geology, oceanography, and atmospheric science, the talk will concentrate on the latest astronomical research being conducted atop Mauna Kea that is designed to give the participants a 'perspective check' on the scale of the Universe.


"Hands-On Space" February 8, 2009
2:00pm
Kevin Caruso, Stankraft

Get ready for a Fun, Energetic, Space Presentation which starts with a quick Hubble View of our Space Neighborhood, and then a closer hands-on look at some of our closer planetary neighbors. Get Ready: Several Volunteers Requested!


February 8, 2009
3:00pm
Kevin Grazier, JPL

 


February 11, 2009
4:15pm
Kevin Grazier, JPL

 


"Hands-On Space" February 11, 2009
3:00pm
Kevin Caruso, Stankraft

Get ready for a Fun, Energetic, Space Presentation which starts with a quick Hubble View of our Space Neighborhood, and then a closer hands-on look at some of our closer planetary neighbors. Get Ready: Several Volunteers Requested!


Physical Science on the Big Island: Perspective Checks All Around February 11, 2009
6:15pm
Scott Fisher, Gemini Observatory

There is a huge amount of science taking place on the Big Island every day. From the telescopes on Mauna Kea to the seismometers near Pu'u O'o, teams of scientists are working on cutting-edge research right here in our own backyard. This lecture will pull together results from different fields in an attempt to show that the Big Island is a very scientifically active location. Although I will meander between geology, oceanography, and atmospheric science, the talk will concentrate on the latest astronomical research being conducted atop Mauna Kea that is designed to give the participants a 'perspective check' on the scale of the Universe.



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