Families with children, job seekers, teachers and anyone with a curious mind are invited to check out the free, public events at the AAAS (Triple-A-S) Annual Meeting, 12-16 February, in Seattle, Washington. A summary of free AAAS events is provided below. Look for details online at http://www.aaas.org/meetings/.

FAMILY SCIENCE DAYS
Saturday-Sunday, 14-15 February, 2004, Noon to 5:00 pm
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Exhibition Hall

From hair-raising electricity to mysterious "Oobleck" goo demonstrations, the AAAS Family Science Days promise excitement. Free ice cream will be made with liquid nitrogen four times daily, and all participants will receive a free flashing yo-yo, while supplies last. Drawings for fun prizes are planned both days. The schedule includes:

TABLE-TOP ACTIVITIES SHOWS & WORKSHOPS
12:30 Super Cool Science
12:45 FeedingFrenzy

--Slow Ball Machine
--Marvelous Moon

1:30 Ecosystems Workshop
1:15 Respiration Station

Space Odyssey Exhibits
2:45 Ecosystems Workshop
2:00 L'Oreal /Hair Affair

Physics on Wheels Exhibits
3:45 Volts & Jolts
3:15 Construction Instr.

Make a Mission
Starlab Planetarium Shows:
12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:15

MARINE SCIENCE PAVILION
Saturday-Sunday, 14-15 February, 2004, Noon to 5:00 pm
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Exhibition Hall

Children and adults who stop by the Convention Center for Family Science Days also should visit the Marine Science Pavilion. A special theater within the Pavilion will feature recent ocean expeditions and cool deep-sea technologies.

"OCEANS FOR EVERYONE" TOWN HALL
Sunday, 15 February, 2004, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Rooms 2A and 2Bl

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Contact: Monica Amarelo
mamarelo@aaas.org
206-774-3660
American Association for the Advancement of Science
5-Feb-2004

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