NASA Family Education Night Set For Sept. 10

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

Sept. 9, 2011

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov 

Andrea Farmer
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla.
321-449-4318
afarmer@dncinc.com 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M32-11

NASA FAMILY EDUCATION NIGHT SET FOR SEPT. 10

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor 
Complex are hosting the annual NASA family education night Sept. 10 
from 5 to 9 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame near NASA's 
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

The event, for fifth- through eighth-grade students and their parents, 
will focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or 
STEM, educational activities that will feature "gee-whiz" 
presentations, astronaut appearances, a hovercraft, vortex cannon and 
alternative fuel vehicles.

The back-to-school event is part of NASA's Summer of Innovation 
initiative to provide interactive learning experiences to middle 
school students nationwide. The program is a cornerstone of the 
Educate to Innovate campaign announced by President Obama in 2009.

For more information about the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, visit:

http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com 

For more information on NASA's Summer of Innovation, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/soi

For more information on NASA education programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/education 

	
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