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Description |
Program # |
Max Age |
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| DISCOVER GENOMICS! | Come aboard Discover Genomics! Mobile Laboratory and learn about the spread of diseases in a population by the sharing of simulated ""body fluids"". | 525 | 13 | 10 |
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| I Think Mice Are Nice | Hands on introduction to the care and handling of laboratory mice. Activities include feeding, cage changing, handling and observing mouse behavior. Find out what mice really like to eat, how they exercise, communicate what mouse family life is like. | 225 | 13 | 6 |
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| From DNA to Mice | Children will extract DNA from mouse cells.
Mouse pups of different days will displayed | 130 | 13 | 8 |
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| Ready, Aim, Fire! | Use a real fire extinguisher to put out a real fire. | 620 | 13 | 6 |
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| Micro World | Explore plants, bugs, cells by light and electron microscopes. | 150 | 13 | 8 |
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| A Day in the Life of a Veterinary Pathologist | Come explore the world of veterinary pathology. Find out about what pathologists examine to study diseases in animals. Come learn about what makes animals different from one another by looking at skulls.
What does a heart from an animal look like? Can you tell the difference between hearts from different animals? How does the heart work? What does it look like under a microscope? Learn the answers to these questions...and more! Try on some of the protective equipment that pathologists wear when they do a necropsy (this is an autopsy on an animal). Make sure your parent brings a camera so you can have your picture made, just like a veterinary pathologist in a protective suit! | 450 | 13 | 7 |
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| You Be the Investigator | There are a lot of scary diseases throughout the world. Scientific investigators create ways to protect people from these diseases. In ""You Be the Investigator"", your job is to create a way to protect your patient (an egg) from these dangerous diseases. Using different building materials and your imagination, you will build a protection device and test it for safety on a challenging obstacle course. Then, you will learn about some of the diseases that scientists are studying. | 575 | 13 | 6 |
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| Pus is Us | Take a trip in the world of white blood cells and see how they eat germs just like Pac-Man!! Look at cells that have eaten bacteria under a microscope. Learn how cells make hydrogen peroxide and how this is involved in the killing of bacteria. | 240 | 13 | 6 |
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| Wind and Wings | Build, decorate, and fly your very own kite! | 210 | 13 | 6 |
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| Insect Mimicry | Interactive talk about why insects look the way they do. The talk is ""illustrated"" with a number of insect specimens. | 140 | 13 | 6 |
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| Zany Brainy Olympics | Come and participate in a new and unusual world of Zany Olympic fun! We will play basketball with a new twist and many other fun activities that will test your abilities in ways that are a little tricky.
This program will highlight special abilities. If you are felling adventurous come to OHS. | 555 | 13 | 6 |
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| Environmental Envoys: Water-Watch with the Army | This program will showcase technologies that use fish, frogs, and other living things to tell us more about the water we use. The United States Army Center for Environmental Health Research stays on the cutting edge of technology, while keeping our fish and frogs in the spotlight. | 155 | 13 | 6 |
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| Debbie Banna Returns! | Last year Debbie Banana showed up to talk about whole foods verses processed foods! Who knows what the Mad Scientist has been up to since then, but we are sure Debbie Banana will return to give you the scoop on healthy eating and good nutrition! | 565 | 13 | 6 |
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| ""Plant a Tree, Clear the Air; Swap a Book, Save a | Come to the Library to learn things that you can do to help care for the Earth. Save a tree - bring one book you are finished with to ""swap"" with others in your session for a book 'new' to you. Plant a tree, take it home, and watch it grow! | 585 | 13 | 6 |
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| Art of Diversity | Children participate in brief discussion of what ""diversity"" means to them and their families and at NIH. Then they draw pictures based on the discussion. The NIH Diversity Council will preserve the children's art for an exhibit in the NIH Clinical Center in December 2008. Children and parents will be invited to return for the exhibit where they'll receive certificates of participation. We'll return the art to the families once the exhibit closes. | 590 | 13 | 6 |
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| Fuell Cell vs. Solar Race-Off! | Join us as we race a solar power car against a fuel cell car and explain how each one works in a vaguely cartoonish way. | 385 | 13 | 6 |
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| Basic Mechanical Advantages | The presentation will demonstrate three types of mechanical advantage used to accomplish work in the business place and at home. The three types are the lever, the wheel and the incline plane. | 570 | 13 | 6 |
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| Why Plants Get Sick | Did you know plants get sick too? Sometimes the cause of the illness is neglect, but other times it is a disease or bug. Come and discover some of the fungi, bacteria, viruses, and insects that attack plants in our local community. | 435 | 13 | 6 |
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| Traditional and Modern Carpentry Tools | Demonstration of traditional carpentry/locksmith methods used to install a door and a second demonstration of a computer operated router table to fabricate a variety of products from wood and phenolic materials. | 580 | 13 | 6 |
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| Unlocking the Mysteries of Brain | An opportunity to ""touch"" and study the brain. Through interactive experiences, we will discuss brain safety and the senses of smell and hearing. You will also have the opportunity to ""see"" as if your vision was impaired from drinking alcohol. | 200 | 13 | 6 |
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| Chesapeake Bay Sources of Pollution | Sponsored by the Chesapeak Research Consortium. Interactive model of the pollution to the Chesapeake Bay. | 595 | 13 | 6 |
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| Robotic Road Trip | Children can pipette various colors of water into 96 well plates, then run the robot to do the same. Patterns of the children's initals or the lab's initials can be programmed. | 170 | 13 | 8 |
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| CPR and First Aid Basics | Participants will learn to recognize selected emergencies, such as, sudden cardiac arrest, shock, seizures, anaphylaxis, diabetic and environmental emergencies, as well as, how to respond to each situation. | 600 | 13 | 6 |
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| 'You're in the Army Now'! | Kids will be introduced to the basics of Land Navigation, and the Army way. | 605 | 13 | 8 |
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| Come See What's Inside | The Small Animal Imaging Program uses the latest and greatest technology to look internally at the development and progression of tumors in research mice, including MRI, ultrasound, and other optical imaging. | 615 | 13 | 10 |
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| Glitter Goo, Frozen Bubbles and Bouncing Balls: Chemistry is Fund | Join us for adventures in chemistry making glitter goo, freezing bubbles and making a bouncing ball you can take home! We think chemistry is fun and we think you will too!! | 610 | 10 | 6 |
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| Maryland Relay | Come meet Mr. Michael Hollywood from Maryland Relay. Maryland Relay is for anyone who wants to communicate with someone who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, or speech disabled, and who uses a TTY (Text Telephone). Mr. Hollywood will teach you about Maryland Relay, Deaf culture, and even teach you a few signs! | 625 | 13 | 6 |
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| Physical Training and Drill and Ceremony | We will be giving physical training and a block of Drill and Ceremony training to the children to show them how we train on a daily basis. | 630 | 13 | 6 |
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Over the past several years, many
registered children did not attend the programs for which they registered and did not provide notification that they
would not be attending so those program slots could be made available to other children.
Please be considerate of your fellow workers and their children by providing notification (kidsday@ncifcrf.gov or
301-846-7400) if your child will not be attending.
Very few program slots are available for the large number of children wanting to attend, so, please let us
know if your child will not be attending any or all of the programs for which they have a confirmed registration on their
itinerary. We also do a disservice to the Program Sponsors by not opening these slots to other children; Program sponsors
work very hard to make their presentations interesting, educational, and fun for the children.
We request that, unless an emergency comes up, you provide at least five days notice for a cancellation. Cancelling less
than five days prior to the event makes it extremely difficult to fill your program slots. All cancellations should be
submitted, either via email to kidsday@ncifcrf.gov or to 301-846-7400 NO LATER
THAN FRIDAY, 25 JULY 2008.
This page will be updated for TYCTWD 2008 as new information is available. Please check back for updates.
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