"Come exercise your brain with puzzles, take-apart models, and comparisons of human bones and organs with those of animals," said Karen Davenport of the Bradbury Science Museum. "Build a model of a skeleton from individual bones, test your coordination skills, and find out more about how your brain works," she continued. "The exhibits are stimulating on a variety of levels, so adults as well as children will find the experience valuable and entertaining,"
The show is self- guided and is made up of more than 25 exhibits that include activities and information about the human bones, brain, organs, senses, and cells. Bradbury Science Museum educators also will be on hand to facilitate the exhibit and answer questions.
The "Road Show" makes its first stop Thursday and Friday (July 6 and 7) at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center on 3221 Rodeo Road in Santa Fe. It moves to the Española-Alcalde area July 13 and 14 at the Oñate Center on NM 68 Building 854; August 1 and 2 at the Taos Convention Center, 120 Civic Plaza Drive; and August 8 and 9 at the Rural Events Center on NM 84 to County Road 554 in Abiquiu.
"We're excited about the addition of the Human Body Road Show to the Bradbury's Summer Teaching Series," said Lillian Montoya-Rael, Community Programs Office director. "It's educational programs like these that continue to offer the public helpful information on a wide variety of subjects."
The Bradbury Science Museum is part of Los Alamos' Community Programs Office. The museum is located at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Museum hours are 10-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. It is open seven days a week with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.