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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration  

Join the Celebra la Ciencia coalition of 8 Museums and their community partners for adventures in science and fun!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

11 am – 3 pm

New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

1801 Mountain Road in Old Town

Featuring:

• Fun bilingual science activities for the whole family
• Dancing ~ Mariachi Band

FREE ADMISSION

On October 17th families are invited to join the Celebra coalition at a fun-filled bilingual science celebration for the whole family.  Participants will design their own paper balloons and helicopters (Balloon Museum & Balloon Explorium), explore the energy of wind & electricity (National Museum of Nuclear Science & History),  discover the hidden lives of Albuquerque’s Wildlife (Rio Grande Nature Center), experiment with electrical circuit boards and mysterious mixtures (Explora), discover how climate has shaped past and present New Mexico (New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science) and take an a journey to the Bering Sea to see how climate change is affecting the peoples of Alaska (Maxwell Museum of Anthropology). 

Celebra’s community partners will be there to share their resources: ENLACE New Mexico, “Weaving a web of support for Students”; STEM Education Outreach Programs at UNM – “promoting science, technology, engineering & math education in NM”; New Mexico MESA -  “building tomorrow’s mathematicians, engineers, and scientists … today!”

The Washington Middle School Mariachi band and dancers will provide music and entertainment for all!  Don’t miss this exciting celebration! 

Contact: Carolyn Gregory at carolyn.gregory@state.nm.us

or 505-841-2814.

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