National Astronomy Day!

As you have probably seen from the website already, the MAS traveled east to Newton for National Astronomy Day at the Clay Center. There is really only one word to describe the day: awesome. Sandy, Gabby and I had so much fun...we all concluded it was definitely one of our favorite events that we have gone to. Everyone we talked to was just so into everything we had to say and to show them. It was awesome to see how much our liquid nitrogen demonstration excited people. We had lots of kids asking AWESOME questions about it...things that we hadn't even thought about ourselves! I can't even explain how amazing it was to see the enthusiasm in the kids and adults alike. NAD was the last event we did before the summer. I am even more excited now for all of the visits we have planned for the fall!

Here are some pictures that you might not have seen already!
Picture 1: Sandy is doing a liquid nitrogen demonstration as I look on. As you can see from the students and parents watching, it's a pretty cool experiment! The experiment in the picture is the aftermath of adding liquid nitrogen to soap and water.

Picture 2: Gabby explains some liquid nitrogen facts to a crowd.

Picture 3: A behind-the-MAS-scenes look! Here we are with the Biology Department van that I got to drive to Newton (so fun!!)

Picture 4: A guy named Benjamin Grauer had a really cool booth set up close to ours. He had a huge green screen up against the wall and on the floor, and when we stood up against it (with Monty) to take our picture, he was able to superimpose us into space. He also had some orange NASA space suits for students to wear, but, unfortunately, we were too big for them :o(






























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Until next time, remember, as always, to think, explore, learn!

~Sara