Celebrating Science 2010

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Join us at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California
for a celebration of science and imagination!

An interactive Family Science Faire at the SETI Institute
SATURDAY, May 22, 2010, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
or join TeamSETI now for early admission.

ADMISSION IS FREE!

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You can still register at the door on the day of the event.
See you there!

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At our Celebrating Science 2010 Family Science Faire, you will have the opportunity to meet SETI Institute scientists and discover what the future holds for SETI and astrobiology. Learn about the SETI Institute's pioneering exploration of life, our solar system, and beyond, including the search for signals from other civilizations.

Your opportunity for hands-on science! We will have fun, interactive activities for youth aged 8-15. They will be able to sign up on a first-come, first-serve basis for educational science-based activities. We will also have fun and creative activities for our younger up-and-coming scientists.

Meet the father of SETI and author of the Drake Equation, Dr. Frank Drake. Visit the gift shop for a Drake Equation t-shirt and ask Dr. Drake himself to sign it!

Hear Seth Shostak speak at 2:45 on "Why Your Grandkids Will Live in Space." Dr. Shostak will be available to autograph his latest book, Confessions of an Alien Hunter.

There are plenty of photo opportunities, so be sure to bring your cameras!

The SETI Institute is located at
515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View CA 94043

The Louisiana Territory's Cajun Cookin' will be here, offering fresh and delicious Cajun and Creole specialties at extremely affordable prices. Bring your appetite!

Interested in volunteering for the event? Please email Gail Jacobs at gjacobs@seti.org or call 650-960-4565.

Some of the interactive activities planned include:
Just Added! Starlab Portable Planetarium Experience the wonders of the night sky in Chabot Space & Science Center’s Starlab Portable Planetarium. Learn what the color of stars tells scientists. Listen to stories about the ancient Greek legends of the stars.
	Kepler Mission Learn about the Kepler Mission at One Year. Hear about the discoveries and ongoing observations and analysis as we proceed down the path to finding Earth-like worlds.
Take a virtual tour of Hat Creek and the Allen Telescope Array Learn about the SETI Institute's search for radio signals.
	Interactive activities for kids of all ages Create your own model of the earth spinning on its axis, build a catapult or your own weather station that you can take home. For ages 8-15. On-site sign-ups required for the 3 - 4 pm session on a first-come, first-served basis. TeamSETI members may pre-register for the 1:30 - 2:30 session. For our younger friends, have some fun and create your own unique souvenir of your time at Celebrating Science!
Earth Speaks If we discover intelligent life beyond Earth, should we reply, and if so, what should we say? People from around the world are invited to submit pictures, sounds, and text messages that they would want to send to other worlds. The project aims to foster a dialogue about what we should say to extraterrestrial intelligence, as well as whether or not we should be sending intentional messages. Now in Spanish!
	Experiment with an infrared camera The light our eyes see is but a small part of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. On the immediate high energy side of the visible spectrum lies the ultraviolet, and on the low energy side is the infrared. See what you look like to an infrared camera.
Meet a Limnologist Find out what a limnologist is (hint:you'll be checking out microbialites)
	Stump the Scientist! Ask SETI Institute Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak questions and learn answers to the secrets of the universe. Seth will also be available to sign his latest book, Confessions of an Alien Hunter, available at the gift shop.