schedule of events
9 am-4 pm
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schedule of events 9 am-4 pm |
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Organization |
Time |
Place |
Activity |
Comments |
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| 1 |
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism |
3 sessions: 10 - 10:30
am |
Bldg. 10/ Room 3C103 |
"Tour of the Brain" (Brain Imaging) |
Limited to 6 children per session |
| 2 |
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research |
10 am - 12 noon |
Bldg. 30/ Lobby area |
Display of mouse/rat housing and food |
No limit on number of participants |
| 3 |
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research |
10 am- 12 noon |
Bldg. 30/ Lobby area |
Computer Lab Tour |
No limit on number of participants |
| 4 |
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research |
12:30 - 1:00 pm |
Bldg. 30/ |
Exhibit on the skeleton: "How do you make teeth and bones?" 15-minute presentation on bone and teeth |
Limited to 40 children |
| 5 |
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research |
10 am -12 noon |
Bldg. 30/ |
Oral bacteria collection demonstration |
No limit on number of participants |
| 6 |
National Institute of Arthritis, Muscular & Skeletal Disorders |
9:30 am -2:30 pm |
Bldg. 31/Patio |
Exhibits, skeleton on display |
No limit on number of participants |
| 7 |
Office of Equal Opportunity |
11:30 am -1 pm |
Bldg. 31/ Patio |
Face painting |
Open continuously. No limit on number of participants |
| 8 |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
10 am - 12 noon |
Bldg. 31/ Room 8A28 |
"Know Your Brain"-- Various demonstrations related to the brain |
Open continuously. No limit on number of participants |
| 9 |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
2 sessions: 1:30 pm- 2:15 pm 2:30 pm- 3:15 pm |
Bldg. 31/ Room 8A28 |
"A Brainy Adventure" --Hands-on interactive events illustrating how nerve cells & the brain work. |
Limited to 12 children ages 8-13, at each session |
| 10 |
Clinical Center Dept. of Transfusion Medicine |
2 sessions 1pm -1:45 pm 2 pm - 2:45 pm |
Bldg. 10/ Room 1C726 |
What blood type are you? |
Limited to 18 children per session. Hands-on activities include blood typing, mock blood donation, behind the scenes in the laboratory |
| 11 |
Medical Arts and Photography Branch |
11 am- 1 pm |
Bldg. 10/ B2L104 |
"Kids TV"--See yourself on television |
Limited to 30 children |
| 12 |
Recreation & Welfare Country Western Dance Club |
2 sessions: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm 12:45-1:45 pm |
Bldg. 10/ |
"Learn Line Dancing" |
Limited to 30 children & parents per session |
| 13 |
Clinical Center Clinical Pathology Department |
2 tours: 10 -11 am 1 - 2 pm |
Bldg. 10/ Room 2C306 |
"Laboratory at Work"--Guiding health care in the new millennium |
Limited to 40 children including parents per tour |
| 14 | Children’s Inn |
4 tours: 10 - 10:45 am 11 - 11:45 am 1 - 1:45 pm 2 -2:45 pm |
Children’s Inn Bldg. 62 | Tour and video 45 minutes each | Attendance limited to those who have not been exposed to infectious diseases such as chicken pox in the prior 2 weeks or who do not exhibit flu-like symptoms or fever. Video alludes to the death of a child. Parent must accompany the child. 40 total people per tour. |
| 15 |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
11 am -12 noon |
Bldg. 49/ |
DNA Detective See, Touch & "Spool" real DNA |
20 children & parents view chromosomes under a microscope & see how scientists cut out parts of chromosomes to study genes, witness live cancer cells dividing, chat with scientist about cells, genes and more |
| 16 | Clinical Center Surgical Services |
4 sessions: 1 - 1:30 pm 1:30 - 2 pm 2 - 2:30 pm 2:30 - 3 pm |
Bldg. 10/ 3rd floor Observation Room |
Operating room nurse will take the children through the equipment and preparations for an operation |
30 children including parents ** May be cancelled any time due to emergency surgery |
| 17 | National Library of Medicine |
3 sessions: 9 - 9:45 am (ages 12 -15) 11 - 11:45 am (general) 1 - 1:45 pm (ages 8 — 11) |
Bldg. 38/ Lobby | "Breath of Life"–Tour, interactive demonstration, video | Limited to 16 children and parents per session |
| 18 | Office of Director, Office of Science Policy | 10 - 10:45 am | Building
31/ 1B44 |
"Cloning: The Science of Dolly" Presentation includes rudimentary discussion of reproduction |
Limited
to 30 children ages 10 — 15 |
| 19 | Clinical Center Surgical Services | 2 — 2:30 pm |
Building 10/ Room 2C525 (2nd floor OR Outpatient Entrance) |
Surgical Staples: Sewing in Surgery has been replaced by staples. Come and see our surgical staple assortment | Limited to 30 children, parents can wait in waiting area |
| 20 | Clinical Center Surgical Services | 2:30 — 3 pm |
Building 10/Room 2C525 (2nd floor OR Outpatient Entrance) |
"Introduction to Transplant Organs" Kidney Transplant |
Limited to 30 children, parents can wait in waiting area |
| 21 | Clinical Center Surgical Services | 3 — 3:30 pm |
Bldg. 10/ Room 2C525 (2nd floor OR Outpatient Entrance) |
" The Brain Game" --Create 3D images of the brain from MRI & CAT scan & plan surgery | Limited to 30 children, parents can wait in waiting area. For older kids with computer background. |
| 22 | Division of Public Safety, Crime Prevention | 9:30 am - 3 pm | Bldg. 31/Patio | Public safety information, hand-outs and crime prevention tips | No limit on number of participants |
| 23 | Division of Public Safety, Fire Prevention | 9:30 am — 3 pm | Bldg. 31/Patio | Fire safety information, demonstrations, displays and hand-outs | No limit on number of participants |
| 24 | Division of Public Safety, Police Branch | 9:30 am — 3 pm | Bldg. 31/Patio | Tour of Command Vehicle Kid Care, K-9 demos, and fingerprinting for children. | No limit on number of participants |
| 25 | Center for Information Technology | 2
tours: 10 am — 11 am 1 pm — 2 pm |
Bldg. 12A/ Lobby | Computer Lab Tours | Limited to 15 children, ages 11-15, with computer background |
| 26 | Take Your Child to Work Day Planning Committee | 3 pm — 4 pm | Bldg. 10/ 14th floor Assembly Hall | NIH
Poster Session You can make a poster about what you "discover" at the NIH on Take Your Child to Work Day and "hang it up" for millions of people throughout the world to see on the official NIH World Wide Website |
Limited to 30 children |
| 27 | Take Your Child to Work Day Planning Committee | 1:30 — 2:30 pm | Bldg. 10/Masur Auditorium | American Sign Language Storytelling Artist | No limit |
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