A Week With the Scientists at Penn State University
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- You know what moves me? Exercising my mind
- Let’s keep walking to a minimum and avoid stairs when we can
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Inn check in from 4:00 p.m.
Program Registration: 4:30-6:00 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar table in the lobby to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule th...
Getting on/off a trolley necessitating a few steps.
We’ll set off on a narrated trolley ride around the Penn State campus. After arriving at Davey Lab, we’ll get started with an orientation to the solar system with our instructors.
After returning to Davey...
Getting on/off a trolley necessitating a few steps.
At the Davey Lab with our instructors, we’ll learn about the birth and evolution of stars.
Our lecture series will continue in Davey Lab with our instructors to address black holes, planetariums, phases o...
Getting on/off a trolley necessitating a few steps.
Strap in for a brief history of the universe and the Big Bang with our instructors in the Davey Lab.
We’ll have 2 lectures in Davey Lab including a 3-D fight through the universe and an interactive learni...
Getting on/off a trolley necessitating a few steps.
At the Davey Lab, we’ll start off the day with a lecture about the Big Bang and dark energy.
Attend 2 lectures about asteroid impacts and science, religion and the nature of existence followed by an open ...
Hotel check out 11:00 a.m.
Our last session will be a lively review at the hotel following breakfast with Q&A, and wrap up with the instructors. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy all your Road Scholar learning adventures and we look forward to ha...
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