American Museum of Natural History Hosts Science Fair Saturday Today, 6/9

The American Museum of Natural History will have the biggest middle school science expo in NYC. It will feature over 300 science projects. 

WHEN Today, June 9, 1 to 4 p.m. Photo Op is 1 to 2 p.m.

WHAT More than 500 public middle school students from all five boroughs of New York City will show off more than 300 of their best science projects across a wide array of disciplines during a major science expo celebrating the conclusion of the successful eighth year of Urban Advantage: Middle School Science Initiative.

Hailed as a national model, this pioneering education program has helped thousands of 7th and 8th graders pursue authentic scientific investigations at eight science-rich New York City institutions, including the Museum, and complete their science exit projects, a requirement of the NYC Department of Education for advancement to high school. This year Urban Advantage was also introduced in 6th grade in 69 middle schools.

The projects covered a variety of topics, including:
· comparing the levels of exercise fatigue experienced by men and women
· investigating the effect of music on plant growth
· observing the surfacing behaviors of sea otters
· discovering the effect of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem
· predicting how gender and race effect prevalence of asthma and kidney disease

WHERE American Museum of Natural History
Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

VISUALS AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Interactive demonstrations; models of science projects; 13- and 14-year old public school students from Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island and Manhattan. For a sample of what to expect, here’s video from the 2010 Science Expo:
http://www.amnh.org/news/2010/07/strong-showing-at-2010-urban-advantage-science-expo/

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