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Description: Exercise isn't a chore…really! With some helpful hints from Emily Kolakowski, MS, Clinical Exercise Physiologist at Suburban Hospital, you'll learn how easy it is to incorporate physical activity into your daily life, whether you're 8 or 80. You - yes, you - can increase your daily activities and get healthy for life!
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Location: Bldg. 38A, NLM Visitor Center Room 129
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Learn more about the Nutrition Facts labels on food packages from one of the experts who helped develop them. Once you know what labels mean and what they're telling you, you'll be able to make wise food choices. Presenter Camille Brewer from the FDA will demonstrate how to use the label via FDA's interactive , Web-based program, "Make Your Calories Count." She will also demystify the Food Pyramid and talk about how it can be used with the Nutrition Facts labels, for healthier eating.
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Location: Bldg. 38A, NLM Visitor Center Room 129
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: FOODPLAY is a national award-winning theater show that combines fantastic feats of juggling, captivating characters, music, magic and audience participation with motivating health messages to help children take charge of growing up healthy and fit. With an accent on nutrition, fitness and self-esteem, FOODPLAY provides kids with the practical tools they will need to improve their eating and exercise habits - all in a spirit of fun and celebration!
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Location: Bldg. 38A, Lister Hill Auditorium
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Ages: 8 - 11
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm 51 spaces available
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm 40 spaces available
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Description: So you think you may be interested in becoming a scientist? Here's your opportunity to talk to two NIGMS scientists about their career paths and get tips on how to prepare for a future in biomedical research. This session targets high school students who are interested in a science career - come prepared to ask questions and get advice! This session is for students only - parents are welcome to accompany their child but will spend their time in a separate room where they will learn about various NIH training programs for high school students and beyond.
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Location: Bldg. 45 Room 2AS-10
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Description: Want an affordable yoga min-retreat for the whole family? Under the guidance of Dr. Rachel Permuth-Levine of NHLBI, experienced yogis and complete yoga novices can enjoy a restorative stretch on the NLM patio. Comfortable clothes, please.
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Location: Outside Bldg. 38A, Patio, just beside main entrance to 38A
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: The children will pose for four digital snapshots of the face from which 3-dimensional images will be created. These 3-D images will be used as controls for craniofacial imaging studies. During picture-taking, the children will be able to watch themselves on the video screen. This activity is part of an NIDCR clinical trial and will require parents to complete Admissions paperwork prior to their child's participation. Parents of children registered for this activity will be contacted by Clinical Staff prior to April 24th.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Room 1B-01
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Ages: 8 - 15
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10:00 am - 10:45 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 11:45 am * This activity is full *
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Turning back the time to the 19th century, Clarence Hickey portraying Dr. Stonestreet will give an insider's look into the developments in medical science that occurred during the career of Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet. He will be dressed and carrying a medical bag of the 19th century with medical artifacts, medical tools and implement that demonstrate the fascinating changes that occurred in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He will conduct an interactive demonstration on how physician made their own medicine before there were pharmacies.
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Location: Bldg. 31 Room 6C6
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Ages: 8 - 11
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: A multimedia presentation demonstrating how to render molecules and scenes on a supercomputer, and other biomedical computational wonders.
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Location: Bldg. 12B conference room, over the cafeteria
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: See what cigarette smoke does to your lungs. View and touch actual pig lungs that have damage from cigarette smoke. Beware, this is not for the faint of heart! Also, measure your oxygen saturations and see how deep of a breath you can take at our Respiratory Therapy Station!
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Location: Bldg. 10/CRC, Room 4-3523
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Ages: 8 - 15
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10:00 am - 10:30 am 1 spaces available
11:00 am - 11:30 am * This activity is full *
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm * This activity is full *
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: NIH is home to many scientist who study various areas of research for the benefit of the public. But did you know that the scientists couldn't do their groundbreaking research without great administrative support? Come and learn through games, trivia, and hands on activities. What a day in the life of an Administrative Officer (AO) is.
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Location: Bldg. 50 Room 5328
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: A poster session for children to express or share through art what "Diversity" means or looks like to them.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Room 1SE Patio
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 7 spaces available
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 30 spaces available
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 21 spaces available
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 21 spaces available
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Description: Participants will learn how the Bldg. 49 Central Animal Facility (CAF) supports animal research for 6 (six) Institutes (NHGRI, NIMH, NINDS, NICHD, NIDCR, and NEI) at the NIH. After a brief introduction, participants will visit various areas including: Facility Support, Surgery, Transgenic Mouse Core, Histology Laboratory, and the Aquatic Animal Housing Area.
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Location: Bldg. 49, 1st Floor Lobby area
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Bones and Teeth are the hardest tissues in your body. In this session Dr. Young will explain how scientists do research on bones and teeth. Come hear about how these hard tissues are "made" and why they are so important. Dr. Young will also tell you what it is like to work at the NIH as a scientist and what a typical scientist does everyday. After a 15 minute presentation, there will be time for a "hands on" activity where you can bend bones and see how eggs in their shells can be soft by removing Calcium (a very important element in bone). All questions will be welcome.
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Location: Bldg. 30, Room 117
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Ages: 8 - 12
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Description: This is an introduction to how cell culture research at NIH adds to understanding of health and disease. Children can see cells in culture under microscope and have hands on activity with laboratory materials.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Room 2B47
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Description: Students will conduct a tour of the NIH telephone switch room which provides dial tone to over 60,000 telephone systems. Students will also conduct a tour of a computer router room which serves as a core component of the NIH Wide Area Network backbone. Students will learn how voice and data services are provided to over 100 buildings at the NIH.
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Location: Bdlg. 10 Room B1 (Yvonne Brooks will meet participants by at the entrance of Masur Auditorium)
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: This workshop will cover the process of designing and developing a website for NIH, including graphic design, navigation, basic website architecture, and HTML development.
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Location: Democracy Plaza 2 Suite 304, Room 310
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: A detailed tour of the NIH Data Center, a multi-system federal data center that provides high-speed connectivity and host processing for the applications of NIH and other federal agencies throughout the United States. The tour will include Room 1100 CSAs and the Enterprise portions of the main data center and also the 2nd Floor Scientific Data Center.
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Location: Bldg. 12A, Data Center
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Design Engineers: How do they contribute to medical research at NIH? We will show several clinical and biomedical instrumentation technology development projects to help our young visitors understand the job of an engineer. For each project, we will briefly describe the medical research application and the engineering work used to design a system. Some topics to discuss include electronics and mechanical design, software development, video image processing, cancer research on tissue, gait analysis, small animal research, microscope image display, and x-ray image display.
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Location: Bldg. 12A, Room 2020
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Description: An educational venture through the many areas of a clinical laboratory. There will be a hands-on mock laboratory setting for the children and a guided tour of the main laboratory for adults. Activities include a demonstration of collecting blood specimens, chemical analysis, and the use of various equipment including microscopes to view blood cells, bacteria, and parasites.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Room 2C-310
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: 1. Demonstrations and explanations of four imaging methods. Infrared: See an infrared image of your face and get a copy as a souvenir. Be amazed by tricks—see through an opaque bag; know what objects a person has touched, even after the person has left the Room; see invisible pictures drawn with an ice cube; see colorful patterns as warm and cold liquids mix. Light Microscopy: See beautiful microscopic algae swim on a glass slide. Learn about cell locomotion. Scanning Electron Microscopy: See a common household insect as you've never seen it before - "up close and personal," and Transmission Electron Microscopy: See what's inside a cell, when viewed through a high-powered electron microscope.
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Location: Bldg. 13, Room 3N-17
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Learn about DNA - the genetic 'blueprint' common to all living creatures. You will build a sweet take-home model of DNA, and be a hands-on genetics researcher - extracting DNA from a strawberry and using a decoder to read DNA's hidden secrets.
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Location: Bldg. 40, Room 1201/1203
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Participants will learn about the function of muscles in daily activities & sports; the importance of keeping them strong; be exposed to electro-diagnostics in patient evaluation; a brief anatomy review; surface electrode EMG demonstration; understand how muscles function during speech and swallowing, and how muscles are analyzed during activities.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Clinical Research Center, Room 1-1469
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Ages: 10 - 15
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Description: Have you ever wondered how important health messages get formed? Sun safety, bike safety, and staying fit? Messages about topics like these are important to all of us. Join us for an interactive session and learn how to create health messages for topics important to you and your friends! Representatives from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and The National Institute on Aging (NIA) will help you learn ways to develop, promote, and communicate healthy behaviors using a public health campaign approach - and create messages that matter. If you're looking for a fun and educational experience, this session is for you!
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Location: Bldg. 31, Room 10A06
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Description: NIH is home to many scientist who study various areas of research for the benefit of the public. But did you know that the scientists couldn't do their groundbreaking research without great administrative support? Come and learn through games, trivia, and hands on activities. What a day in the life of an Administrative Officer (AO) is.
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Location: Bldg. 50 Room 5328
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Ages: 8 - 11
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Description: Bring your children to the Audiology Clinic where they will experience a sound isolation booth, have a hearing test, and work the dials of an audiometer as they give a hearing test. Next, they will learn about the balance system and have an opportunity to test and challenge their balance skills on a moving platform.
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Location: Bldg. 10 5th floor outpatient clinic, Room 5C306
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: An invigorating experience with bones, joints, muscles and skin framed into four stations, a passport and sun tan lotion.
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Location: Bldg. 50, Room 227/1233
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: One-hour of country western line dancing lessons.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Masur Auditorium
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Description: Children will participate in a mock committee meeting in which they will participate and learn about effective decision making. Children will be given animal choices and have the opportunity to work together to make a group decision on which animal should be selected for the zoo.
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Location: Bldg. 1, Room 151
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Description: Every day we experience sound in our environment from MP3 players, computer games, TV, school concerts, basketball games, and a whole lot of other sources. But when a person is exposed to sounds that are too loud, sensitive structures in the inner ear can be damaged, causing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
In this session, NIDCD intramural scientist Dr. Matt Kelley will explain how we hear and what happens to hearing structures when they are exposed to loud sounds. Dr. Kelley will also tell you why and how he studies hearing in his lab. After a 10-minute presentation, you will participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations. And you will receive a "goodie bag" that includes activity sheets to do at home and bookmarks, earplugs, and other fun items to help you protect your hearing from damaging noise for a lifetime.
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Location: Bldg. 31 Room 3C05
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Description: I Don't Want Your Germs will be an interactive session to demonstrate how easily germs are spread and the importance of hand washing followed by a friendly game of germ dodge ball.
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Location: 6610 Rockledge Drive Room 2012
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Description: Children will review fun, made-up research applications to understand and appreciate the peer review process, the central activity NIH uses to find the best applications for advancing science and curing or preventing disease. Pretending to be "real reviewers," children will evaluate and score short, child-friendly research projects presented in PowerPoint. Children in the audience will participate by separately scoring the applications. Children who volunteer to be reviewers will rotate to maximize the number of children who participate.
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Location: Hatfield Clinical Research Center/Bldg. 10, Room 1SE Patio
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Description: Children will review fun, made-up research applications to understand and appreciate the peer review process, the central activity NIH uses to find the best applications for advancing science and curing or preventing disease. Pretending to be "real reviewers," children will evaluate and score short, child-friendly research projects presented in PowerPoint. Children in the audience will participate by separately scoring the applications. Children who volunteer to be reviewers will rotate to maximize the number of children who participate.
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Location: Rockledge 2 Room, 6087
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Description: Ace reporter Tracy Starr will interview Meredith, the lab mouse, about her experiences living and working at NIH. Find out what mice eat and drink, what their houses are like and what toys and special care they get. Meredith will tell us how important her work is in saving people's and animal's lives. Hands-on materials will be available for all to touch and see up close.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Lipsett Auditorium
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Description: Interact With Kids Around the Country Using the Access Grid: An Electronic "Open House." Employees are invited to bring their children to the NLM Collab (Bldg. 38A; Room B1N30F) to see the Access Grid, a technology developed at Argonne National Laboratory enabling people at many different locations to meet virtually and see, hear and interact with each other in real time. Several universities and research centers will have their Access Grids on display for their visiting daughters and sons. Several sites will be online throughout the day. Although we cannot guarantee there always will be children at the other sites because of scheduling and time zones differences, there will be other adults present at remote sites and we're happy to at least demonstrate the technology.
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Location: NLM Collab (Bldg. 38A; Room B1N-30F)
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Description: We would like to offer children and their parents an opportunity to visit the metabolic program at the Clinical Center. The activities will focus on healthy lifestyle choices for weight regulation and highlight several professions working together to promote healthy lifestyles.
Body Composition - Dr. Chen and his team will be discussing the importance of exercise and hosting an activity in the exercise lab. His team will use various clinical tools (skin calipers and pedometers) to introduce the notion of why the body stores fat and talk about different ways to change personal habits for a healthy lifestyle.
Staying Healthy - The Clinical Center nutrition team will talk to the children about making healthy food choices with fun examples of "super size me". The 5SWN Clinical Center Nursing Department team will focus on ways children can reduce health care risks. They will be using a variety of fun activities to measure blood pressure and heart rate focusing on keeping the heart healthy.
Teaching materials focusing on healthy lifestyles will be available for the children and their parents.
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Location: Bldg. 10, Room 5SWN Patient Care Unit
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Description: The sun's light gives us many colors that affect us in ways we can and can't see. Indoor lights look white and have many colors too, but are different and we'll show how. We'll learn how different colors of light affect us and how to use new technologies to mix just the right colors to make healthier and more energy efficient light.
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Location: Bldg. 9, Room 1S112
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Description: Students will learn how doctors can take detailed pictures of the organs deep inside the body. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners are powerful magnets about 30,000 times as strong as the Earth's magnetic field. MRI scanners take detailed pictures of the inside of the body non-invasively, in other words without entering the body. MRI scanners are commonly used to take picture of the brain, spine and joints. We have been developing and research ways of using MRI scanners to detect abnormalities in the heart and blood vessels. Students will get an opportunity to see how MRI pictures are taken and to see digital movies of how the heart beats. We will also show high-resolution 3-dimensional pictures of the blood vessels.
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Location: Bldg. 10, B1D-416
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Ages: 8 - 15
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9:00 am - 10:00 am * This activity is full *
10:00 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
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Description: Participants will learn various Eye Clinic functions and basic ocular exams, with visual images, along with a basic eye anatomy talk.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Room 10C306, clinic front desk area
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
11:00 am - 1:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: This interactive session will highlight how healthy behaviors help keep kids (and adults) healthy. Focusing on healthy eating, tooth brushing and flossing, kids will plan a day of healthy meals, conduct an experiment to show the effects of soda pop on teeth, and have a hands-on demonstration of why daily flossing is part of a healthy routine.
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Location: Bldg. 31 Room 2C19
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:45 am - 10:45 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 12:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: As Chemist and Biologist we separate many compounds everyday. The workshop will look at different ways compounds can be separated. The students will separate different colored ink using paper chromatography, separate proteins using electrophoresis, and separate different size balls using a very large sizing column.
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Location: Bldg. 9, Room 1S-112
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Ages: 8 - 11
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Time:
9:00 am - 10:00 am * This activity is full *
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
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Description: Passport to Global Health is an exploration activity in the "Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health" exhibition. Participants will learn about diverse health problems and solutions from around the world by solving geography puzzles, gathering global health information, and viewing interviews of diverse global health professionals. The participants will be encouraged to consider careers in health, voice their own perspectives on improving health, and how they can make a difference like those featured in the exhibition.
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Location: Bldg. 38, 1st Floor Lobby
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:00 am - 9:50 am * This activity is full *
10:00 am - 10:50 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 11:50 am * This activity is full *
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm * This activity is full *
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm * This activity is full *
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: To help youth understand and practice the Three R's; Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Contestants should construct a solar oven at home by reusing one or two pizza boxes. On the day of the event, the pre-constructed ovens will be used to harness renewable pollution free energy to melt an ice cube. All registered contestants who bring their ovens to the contest will receive a reward for their participation. The two contestants who design ovens that melt ice cubes in the shortest time will receive $25 gift certificates to Ledo Pizza.
See NIH Earth Day Contest Rules [PDF 76KB] for more detail.
Note: Viewing PDF files requires Adobe® Reader®. You can download it for free from Adobe's Web site.
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Location: Bldg. 1 Lawn, NIH Campus
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: After attending an event you may come in and use your creativity and artistic ability by drawing and coloring an illustration of what you have learned at the NIH as a participant. There are no boundaries!!! Water based tattooing will take place during this session; your choice of limited designs. Open to All Ages.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Room 23750
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
10:30 am - 11:30 am 24 spaces available
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 36 spaces available
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 12 spaces available
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 4 spaces available
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Description: Public Speaking: What's in it for me? Learn the benefits of public speaking. Audience participation and some basic public speaking techniques.
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Location: NLM Bldg. 38A 3rd floor Room B
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
8:30 am - 9:30 am * This activity is full *
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Description: Brain attack (stroke) is the third leading cause of death in adults in the U.S. Through a fun game similar to the popular show Jeopardy, students will build awareness of the symptoms of stroke and the need to act quickly. We will review basic brain structure and how the brain functions. We will talk about the definition of stroke, risk factors and the signs of a stroke. The presenters will give answers about stroke and the students will have to determine the correct question, similar to the Jeopardy game show format.
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Location: Bldg. 31, Room 8A-28
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Ages: 10 - 12
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Time:
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm * This activity is full *
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm * This activity is full *
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm * This activity is full *
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Imagine have recess again at lunch time! Enjoy the pleasures of play and at the same time get the benefits of exercise. Age-appropriate activities (hula hoops, jumping jacks - even "Simon Says," with a dash of calisthenics) will challenge and strengthen your muscles as well as your family bonds! and if you really want to reclaim the childhood experience - a water balloon fight for the first 50 participants who sign up for this activity. We ask that you consider the age and size of your child. Each participant will be given 3 balloons, which we encourage be shared Parents must accompany and be responsible for their children. Towels will not be provided. We will try to accommodate as many people as we can for recess. First come, first served.
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Location: Bldg. 38A, Grassy strip in front of 38A, and beside 38 (NLM)
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Searching for the Allergen is a hands-on activity demonstrating the importance of proper patient identification, sample collection for multiple tests, with special emphasis on allergens and the importance of the collaboration with reference laboratories.
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Location: Hatfield Clinical Research Center/Bldg. 10, 3-1608
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 12:00 pm * This activity is full *
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Arts and crafts to affectively teach children the awareness of security in technology.
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Location: Fernwood Rd. Room 3E02
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:30 am - 10:30 am 2 spaces available
10:30 am - 11:30 am 25 spaces available
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Description: Children will have the opportunity to see with ultrasound imaging how the heart looks and how it works. They will learn about the different types of tests used by cardiologists to diagnose and treat heart disease. They will also learn how to begin early to prevent heart disease.
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Location: Bldg. 10 CRC 5NE Room 1436
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:00 am - 10:30 am * This activity is full *
10:30 am - 12:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: We join our heroine, Dr. Ima Goodwin, in the adventures she faces as a veterinarian supporting research on the NIH campus. What do scientists have to do to use animals in research? How do we know they are properly cared for? Learn all this and about the ways animal research has helped save both human and animal lives!
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Location: Bldg. 10, Lipsett Auditorium
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
11:15 am - 11:45 am * This activity is full *
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Description: NIH Rocket Boy, Terrence Boylan, will share his amazing story: When he was 9 years old in 1957, he sent a request to NIH for a $10 to build a better rocket ship. Against all odds, Terence got a little NIH "grant". His story will show how wonderful things happen when we invest in researcher and kids with big ideas and dreams.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Masur Auditorium
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time: (slot openings include accompanying adult)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm 26 spaces available
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Description: In this activity you will hear about the nerve cell and its neighbors: other nerves cells, glial cells and blood vessels. You will learn about the parts of the brain's surface, what they do, and how a person's behavior changes when these parts are damaged. Find out why wearing a helmet is a sign of intelligence and imagination.
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Location: Bldg. 31, Room 8A-28
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 10:45 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 11:45 am * This activity is full *
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Description: The science of healthy behavior will be presented with a case example of Joe M, who is at risk of developing heart disease. Objectives include: (1) Define behavior (2) Provide examples of at-risk behaviors for heart disease (3) Identify behavioral risks for heart disease the CAN be changed or modified.
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Location: Democracy 1, Room 987
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm 10 spaces available
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Description: In our laboratory we study how information moves through the nervous system. For some of our work we do experiments with the sense of smell in insects. We will offer tours of our insect colony (here in Bldg. 35), demonstrations of the chemical odorants that underlie the scent of grass, a peak at the brain of an insect, and a demonstration of how nerve cells in the insect brain respond to puffs of odor.
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Location: Bldg. 35 Room 3A106
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Vaccine Development: (1) Designing vaccines (2) Testing vaccines in people (3) Discovering if the vaccine works
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Location: Bldg. 40, Room 1207
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Ages: 10 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 10:30 am * This activity is full *
10:30 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
11:00 am - 11:30 am * This activity is full *
11:30 am - 12:00 pm * This activity is full *
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm * This activity is full *
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm * This activity is full *
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: "Totally Toxic" is an interactive learning session on potential environmental hazards in the home and community. Participants will have hands-on computer time exploring the National Library of Medicine's environmental health and toxicology Web sites for kids. Participants will receive promotional items to encourage kids to return to the Web sites and share the information with others.
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Location: Bldg. 38A, NLM Training Room 4S-412
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: In this session NIAMS scientists will offer a glimpse into the exciting fields of state-of the-art electron microscopy. Highlights will include a discussion on how this technique, along with computer-enhanced digital imaging analysis, is used in our research to study the surface and internal structures of viruses that are too small to see with light microscopes. Students will meet the scientist, tour the labs, see an electron microscope, and conduct an exciting hands-on activity.
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Location: Bldg. 50 Room 1327
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Time:
11:30 am - 12:15 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: We Can! Is a public education outreach program designed to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight by improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. The participants will experience interactive "We Can" activities and learn about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity.
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Location: Bldg. 31, 5A05
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:00 am - 10:00 am * This activity is full *
10:00 am - 11:00 am * This activity is full *
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Description: Game show: What is Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering? Virtual knee surgery computer demonstrations.
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Location: Bldg. 31, Room 1C-07
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am * This activity is full *
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Description: In this CIT session, students will be given a presentation of the history of the PC in pictures. On display will be some old technology PC devices. A demonstration will be given on the correct procedure to open a PC and remove and replace some critical components.
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Location: Bldg. 12A, Room B51
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Ages: 12 - 15
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Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: In this CIT session, students will work in teams to estimate which color chocolate will be most predominant in their bag. They will then learn to use Excel 2003 to create and modify a pie chart and bar graphs using the information gathered and identify the color that did appear most in their bag.
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Location: Bldg. 12A, Room B51
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Ages: 8 - 11
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Time:
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: Patterned after the popular TV program "Who wants to be a Millionaire," the game will provide children with the opportunity to find out what they know about how illicit drugs and nicotine act in the brain. Participants will answer a series of questions on a variety of topics related to how drugs act in the brain. If they are unsure of an answer, there will be a neuroscientist available to help them. Winners will receive a certificate and everyone will receive publications designed for students and parents.
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Location: Bldg. 31, Room 1B-59
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Ages: 8 - 12
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Time:
10:00 am - 10:20 am 4 spaces available
10:30 am - 10:50 am 4 spaces available
11:00 am - 11:20 am 12 spaces available
11:30 am - 11:50 am 9 spaces available
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm 14 spaces available
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm 9 spaces available
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm 3 spaces available
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm 7 spaces available
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm 16 spaces available
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Description: Wonders of the Brain is a fun and interactive presentation that focuses on how sight affects the brains ability to process information or think. During this session, children will view a series of optical illusions that challenge their visual processing skills. This session is appropriate for age groups.
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Location: Bldg. 10 Room 4N230 (NIMH IRP Conference room) from 9:30 am - 10:45 am, Bldg. 10 Magnuson Room 2C116 from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:30 am - 10:00 am * This activity is full *
10:15 am - 10:45 am * This activity is full *
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm * This activity is full *
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Description: What are the cool and amazing things that your brain can do? Why is your brain so much smarter than the biggest and most expensive computer ever built? How can we remember so many different things and why are we better at remembering thing when we are kids? These are just some of the questions that will be addressed in this 30-minute interactive presentation on brain function followed by a 15-minute lab tour and demonstration.
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Location: Bldg. 35 Room 2CD900
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Ages: 8 - 15
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Time:
9:00 am - 9:45 am * This activity is full *
10:00 am - 10:45 am * This activity is full *
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