Saturday April 30 at 8am - meet Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi at El Camino Space Day

This is an update to my last blog about El Camino Space Day .... it looks like the astronaut who is presenting the keynote presentation is a veteran astronaut with extensive experience with both US and American space programs.  It will be an exciting presentation, I am sure.  Here's the detailed info on your choices of activity this year with a new paper airplane contest :)

Again, if you would like to have me stand in line at the front of the line for our group (Familyfunlearning or DaVinci Academy), please leave a comment here or email me at familyfunlearning@gmail.com.

I can only collect 6 tickets per breakout session ... so be sure you know which sessions you want to attend.

GCB

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Dear Space Enthusiast;

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The attached information will help make your experience with Space Science Day, this Saturday, April 30, an enjoyable one. Our guest NASA Astronaut is Soichi Noguchi and his bio can be viewed at www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/noguchi.html

LUNCHES

ONLY THE FIRST 800 STUDENTS TO CHECK IN WILL RECEIVE A FREE LUNCH TICKET

GROUP TICKETS

INDIVIDUALS COLLECTING BREAKOUT TICKETS FOR GROUP CHECK-IN WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SELECT 6 TICKETS MAXIMUM PER BREAKOUT PRESENTATION

Traffic Note – Around 7 a.m. the morning of April 30^th, Manhattan Beach Blvd. on the north side of the ECC campus will be closed from Crenshaw Blvd. to Hawthorne Blvd. for the Lawndale Youth Parade. 

The day will begin at 8 a.m. with check-in at the Marsee Auditorium located at the corner of Crenshaw and Redondo Beach Blvd in Torrance. Parking is free in Lot L located on the south side of Redondo Beach Blvd. A map is attached and can also be found at www.elcamino.edu or www.elcamino.edu/about/directions.asp

If you have received this email, you have a reservation.  Only the first 800 students to check in will receive a lunch ticket. After you check in and pick up your lunch ticket, you will move on to select tickets for the two breakout sessions for the students only. 

Important Note: Because of the demand to attend Space Science Day, we want to allow as many students as possible to participate in the breakout sessions. Therefore, parents, adults and young siblings are asked not to select tickets to the breakout sessions. Adults will be able to stand in or outside of the classrooms or you may enjoy our outside demonstrations. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Again, we want the students to access the breakout sessions.    

The following breakout sessions will be repeated so students may select two of the following (more details on these breakout sessions will be available in the program which will be provided at check in):

See Tonight's Stars and Planets, and Constellations:  Planetarium Show

Let’s take a Birdwalk!

Paper Airplane Contest (*New for 2011)

Eyes on the Solar System

Paint-Making: Prussian Blue (Participants must be at least 10 years old)

Get Your Hands On Chemistry

Robotics Demonstration

Ready for a Close-Up?

Explorations in Science

The Buzz on Space “Bugs”

Conversations with the Astronaut (1^st Session Only)

The World of Insects

So You Want to be an Engineer?

Rock and Fossil Discovery Zone

Solving the Mystery of the Owl’s Dinner

Dude, Where’s My Air – Getting to Mars

Egg Drop Construction

Puzzlers in Everyday Physics

After selecting your sessions, find a seat in the Marsee Auditorium by 9 a.m. for our morning presentation featuring our astronaut.  The first breakout session will run from 10:30 to 11:15 and the second session will begin at 11:30 and end at 12:15. Lunch will follow the second session and the Egg Drop Competition will be presented during lunch.

Have a great day rain or shine!!