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		presents: 3^rd Annual Faraday's Holiday Event Michael Faraday began a tradition of giving a lecture for children on Christmas Eve in 1827. He would show the children various experiments that he had been working on during the year at a time when education for young people was scarce. Many of the basic discoveries that Faraday made, make the technologies we use today possible. Press Release Third Annual Faraday's Holiday Event December 27, 2010 Keynote Speaker: Jens Trauntvein, ATK The Third Annual Faraday's Holiday Event will be held Tuesday, 27 December 2011 at the Whittier Center 290 North 400 East, Logan, UT beginning at 6:30 pm, with the Keynote Speaker at 7:00 pm in the gym. This year we will be adding Stellarium presentaions into the mix. This year we are partnering with Firehouse Pizzeria in Logan as part of our fundraising efforts. If you bring in one of the fliers to Firehouse on Wednesday, 28 December 2011, they will donate a portion of the proceeds to the StarHouse Discovery Center. 2010 Time Table: 6:30 Doors Open, Stellarium Presentation in Pink Room 7:00 Keynote Speaker - Jens Trauntvein, ATK 7:15 Home Science Demo - Neil Dabb 7:30 Reception & Booths 8:00 Stellarium Presentation in Pink Room 8:30 Clean up 2011 Booths: USDA Forage & Range Research Laboratory USU's Get Away Special team Campbell Scientific Radio Club TBD Telescopes (outside, weather permitting) Suggested Donation: Kids under 12: $.50 Teens 12 - 18: $1 Adults over 18: $2 Stellarium Presentations: as desired additional donations accepted Home Science Demo: This year's demo is still TBD. Check bacck soon for more information. Last year's demonstration was electricity experiments you can do at home with the extra LEDs that come in the new Christmas light sets. 2009's demonstration was on flourescent lights & electricity with oranges. StarHouse Discovery Center presented a Faraday-type event on December 29, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Over 80 people came, mostly children and their families. They greatly enjoyed hearing Don Lind speak about some of his experiences as an astronaut, but an even bigger hit was the opportunity to try out some of the electricity experiments for themselves, as well as participate in the hands-on activities brought by local students (both high-school and college) and professionals. We also made it onto the front page of the Herald Journal on Thursday, 31 December 2009. What a way to end the year! The Second Annual Faraday's Holiday Event was held Tuesday, 28 December 2010 at the Whittier Center 290 North 400 East, Logan, UT beginning at 6:30 pm, with the Keynote Speaker, USU Physics Professor Shane Larson, at 7:00 pm. Once again, it was a success, with a larger crowd than last year, and everyone had fun. A special thanks to Macey's for donating the refreshments. 2009 Booths: USDA Forage & Range Research Laboratory USU's Get Away Special team Germatics Puppets Cache Valley Stargazers Campbell Scientific USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Intech CHS FIRST Robotics Team Telescopes (outside, weather permitting) 2010 Booths: USU's Get Away Special team Paper Airplanes USDA Forage & Range Research Laboratory Glass star pictures Campbell Scientific Marcy Skinner - Author of A Crack in the Night - Story Express American West Heritage Center ATK Intech CHS FIRST Robotics Team Flare Radio Controled cars

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