Session Code: Special Event | Submitting Committee: / Co-Sponsoring Committee:

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Name of Special Event: An Evening of Exploration at the Museum of Science

Date: Friday, July 5th

Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Location:
The Museum Of Science
Museum Of Science Driveway
Boston, MA 02114
(Approximately 3 Miles from The Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel)

Ground Transportation:
Arrive via a picturesque view of the skyline via the Seaport Ferry, mass transit (Google Maps has integrated bus/subway routes), or Lyft and Uber, and consider ending your evening with a sunset stroll along the Charles River Esplanade to the nation’s first public botanical garden, or the historic Old North Church before dining at America’s oldest restaurant or another place in the North End.

Special Event Description:

The Museum Of Science and the AAPT-New England Section welcome a national gathering of the American Association of Physics Teachers on Friday July 5th, 5 PM to 8 PM. The Museum of Science will generously open their exhibit area so that meeting attendees can enjoy an evening of exploration and discovery. Witness the effects of the Earth’s rotation as its Foucault pendulum incrementally topples pylons. Delight in gazing through a rotating analyzer to see hidden aspects within a polarized mural wax and wane. Observe the dynamic interplay of pendula, gates, balls, ramps, jumps, and wells in a kinetic sculpture entitled “Archimedean Excogitation”. Marvel at the world’s largest open air Van de Graaff generator, built by its namesake Robert Jemison himself, hurling megavolt bolts accompanied by musical Tesla coils during live shows at 5:30p and 6:30p in the Theater of Electricity. Arrive via a picturesque view of the skyline via the Seaport Ferry, mass transit (Google maps has integrated bus/subway routes), or Uber, and consider ending your evening with a sunset stroll along the Charles River Esplanade to the nation’s first public botanical garden, or to the historic Old North Church before dining at America’s oldest restaurant or another place in the North End.

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