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Mobile Discovery Center To Visit Holy Family School
BRICK - Discovering the wonders of science and math comes in many forms and can be accomplished in a variety of ways. When the National Science Center's Mobile Discovery Center (MDC) van visits Holy Family School on June 5, students and teachers alike will be immersed in the excitement of hands-on science.
Housed in an 18-wheeler van and staffed by U.S. Army military and Department of Army civilian personnel, MDC van presentations show young people that studying science, technology and math can be exciting and fun as well as essential to their future.
The MDC van combines three functions. They are a theater, a classroom and an exhibit hall into one facility. As a theater, it presents HDTV, DVD and other video programs. As a classroom, it features hands-on science demonstrations designed to be fun and informative and to involve the visitors in the demonstrations. And as an exhibit hall, it showcases small interactive exhibits and displays. A 50-minute MDC presentation combines a high-energy DVD program, ArtificialIntelligence assistant demonstrators and hands-on interactive science demonstrations. Normally, six sessions are conducted each day, and each session accommodates from 35 to 40 students.
Mobile Discovery Center programs are made possible by a partnership between the U.S. Army and the National Science Center, Inc. To findout more about the programs and services offered by the National Science Center and its mission to excite America's youth about math, science and technology, visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.
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