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Welcome to Kids Day @ SLAC 2009
Morning Welcome/Science Talks with David Fritz and
Yvonne Edmonds.
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SLAC's young scientists talk about how they became
interested in their field of research.
Due to space limitations, sponsors, parents, and escorts
will not be able to attend the morning sessions. |
9:00 am, Panofsky Auditorium
9 - 11 years old
David Fritz |
9:00 am, Redwood Rooms (ROB)
12 - 16 years old
Yvonne Edmonds |
Afternoon Science Talks with Joy Hayter and Risa
Wechsler
Kids, sponsors, escorts and other workshop volunteers are invited
to an ice cream social on the lawn in front of the breezeway
of Panofsky Auditorium at 2:30, just after the last workshop
is over. There will be an opportunity to relax and re-energize
before the final, fun science talks.
3:00 pm, Panofsky Auditorium
9 - 11 years old
 X-ray
vision
How do you take pictures of things thinner than
one of the hairs on your head? You use an x-ray
microscope with tiny lenses. X-rays are made of
light with wavelengths so small you can't see it
with your own eyes, but they are perfect for looking
at very small things. We will see some pictures and
movies of miniscule creatures from the sea, the
insides of mouse bones, and look at the insides of
diamonds. |
Joy Hayter |
3:00 pm, Kavli Auditorium
12 - 16 years old
Galaxies: The Universe's Time Machine
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time?
Although for that your best bet may be a souped up
DeLorian, giant telescopes that observe far away
galaxies allow us to see back in time. In fact,
because light from distant galaxies takes time to
travel to us, everything we see in space provides a
glimpse into the past. In this presentation we will
see how this allows us to actually observe the
formation and evolution of the galaxies from the
earliest moments of time to the present. |
Risa Wechsler |
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