The Center’s Family Science Night program takes place at the most visited museum on the planet. Millions of visitors a year come to the National Air and Space Museum to see the machines that gave life to human dreams of flight in air and space. A school field trip designed for family learning, Family Science Night is held after hours so that hundreds of students, parents, and teachers from Washington, DC, metro area schools may have the museum to themselves.

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The following evenings are currently scheduled for 2012—

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
“Friends” Night

Audience: Friends Community School, Sandy Spring Friends School, and Sidwell Friends School

Talk: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words (see description)
Presenter: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE Center Director

IMAX Film: Hubble 3D

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Audience: District of Columbia Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools
Stuart Hobson Middle School, Watkins Elementary School, Westlawn Elementary School

Talk: Human Exploration – the Journey Continues (see description)
Presenter: Dr. Timothy Livengood, Adjunct Space Science Researcher

IMAX Film: To Fly!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Audience: Fairfax County Public Schools
Cameron and Forestdale Elementary Schools

Talk: Human Exploration – the Journey Continues (see description)
Presenter: Dr. Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE Center Director

IMAX Film: Magnificent Desolation 3D

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Audience: Arlington Public Schools
Randolph, Oakridge, Carlin Springs, McKinley, and Arlington Traditional Elementary Schools

Talk: Saying Hi to E.T. on a Planet Far, Far Away (see description)
Presenter: Dr. Harri Vanhala, NCESSE Deputy Director

IMAX Film: Blue Planet