Port Discover’s Afterschool Science on October 24th
“Fireballs,
Meteors, and Bolides, Oh My!”
Elizabeth
City, NC — Will meteors hit the Earth? Will there be manned missions to nearby
asteroids in the future? Join astrophysicist Dr. Malcolm LaCompte, as he
presents “Fireballs, Meteors, and
Bolides, Oh My!” Port Discover’s Afterschool Science on Thursday, October 24th
, at 4:00 pm.
Afterschool
Science is Port
Discover’s free, interactive science program featuring a different and timely
topic each month. Afterschool
Science is made possible thanks to the City of Elizabeth City.
Port
Discover is located at 611 East
Main Street 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm , and
Saturday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm . Programs can be arranged at other times for
special groups. To register for this program please call 252-338-6117 or
email portdiscover@portdiscover.org. Find out more about Port Discover at www.portdiscover.org. Visit us on Facebook!
A
hands-on science museum for the kid in all of us, Port Discover is a community-based,
non-profit organization, established to enhance the public’s understanding and
enjoyment of science through engaging programs, activities, and exhibits. Elizabeth City State University along with
the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the project that has
attracted broad community support, including Elizabeth City Morning Rotary,
College of the Albemarle, Albemarle Hospital, Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth
City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public
Schools. Port Discover is also a member of ASTC
and the NC Grassroots Science Museum
Collaborative.
(Source: www.manhattangmat.com)
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