{"id":15300,"date":"2010-09-21T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T19:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=15300"},"modified":"2013-03-28T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T22:38:10","slug":"flagstaff-festival-of-science-is-fun-for-all-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/flagstaff-festival-of-science-is-fun-for-all-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagstaff Festival of Science is fun for all ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Flagstaff Festival of Science and<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Northern Arizona University events<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mountain Campus Science and Engineering Day <\/strong><\/p>\n

1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25,<\/p>\n

High Country Conference Center<\/p>\n

Live science with NAU faculty and students<\/p>\n

NAU sustainable building tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25,<\/p>\n

Applied Research and Design building<\/p>\n

A guided tour of the sustainable living action at the state-of-the-art, LEED certified building<\/p>\n

Earth, Wind and Fire Panel Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28,<\/p>\n

High Country Conference Center<\/p>\n

A discussion about forest heath focusing on this summer\u2019s Schultz and Hardy fires and how to restore overgrown forests of the Southwest<\/p>\n

Campus Sky Viewing<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:30-10:30 p.m. every weekend<\/p>\n

(Friday Sept. 24- Sunday Sept. 26;<\/p>\n

Friday Oct. 1 \u2013 Sunday Oct. 3),<\/p>\n

NAU Campus Observatory<\/p>\n

View the heavens with the 20-inch Barry Lutz <\/strong>Telescope and guidance and education from faculty and students.<\/p>\n

Touching at a Distance:<\/strong><\/p>\n

An exhibition of Figure Drawing<\/p>\n

6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25,<\/p>\n

Coconino Center for the Arts<\/p>\n

NAU art lecturer Shawn Skabelund<\/strong> and students from NAU, ASU and U of A draw the connection between art and science as they emphasize the importance of anatomy with drawing. The exhibit runs from Sept. 28-Nov. 6., with an opening reception where you can meet the artists on Saturday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As fall approaches, the\u00a0Flagstaff Festival of Science<\/a>\u00a0returns to excite and inspire the next generation of scientists and offer educational activities for science lovers throughout the community.<\/p>\n

\"Flagstaff<\/a>\u201cThe most exciting part of the festival is making available to young people how exciting science and engineering can be through hands-on activities that are lots and lots of fun,\u201d said\u00a0Molly Munger<\/strong>, NAU director of Community Relations.The 10-day festival \u201cLivin\u2019 Science\u201d focuses on sustainable living with more than 65 activities planned for Sept. 24 through Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

A local favorite, Mountain Campus Science and Engineering Day, promotes youth learning and interest in science with hands-on activities including ugly bugs, a chemistry science show and electron microscope viewing.<\/p>\n

Giant centipedes, neon-colored cockroaches and glow-in-the-dark scorpions are just a few of the creepy-crawlies that the Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center brings to campus. The \u201cbug\u201d museum is home to more than 250,000 arthropod specimens from the western United States and Mexico as well as large, colorful and live specimens from around the world.<\/p>\n

New this year, NAU will hold a panel discussion that will \u201creflect current activity in the community, so this year the Schultz and Hardy fires will be the topic,\u201d Munger said.<\/p>\n

The collaboration across Flagstaff includes more than 45 sponsors and is part of NAU\u2019s “One Community” campaign.<\/p>\n

The festival also coordinates opportunities for scientists and experts in the field to give presentations in Flagstaff United School District schools to open up the world of science to youth. About 50 presentations will take place outside of the festival.<\/p>\n

All events are free and open to the public. Visit the festival’s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0Flagstaff Visitor\u2019s Center<\/a>\u00a0to print your passport and make reservations for specific events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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