UT Sessions March 6 Feria's

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  1. Upon arrival at UT early at 9:00 there are two choices pick one
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    Lyndon B. Johnson library and Museum (lBJ) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Those arriving early on campus for UT Explore can enjoy the LBJ Library and Museum, which will open at 9 a.m. Highlights include: a replica of the Oval Office, a life-size President Johnson who moves as he tells tall tales, the First Lady’s Gallery and an opportunity to learn about Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson set against the backdrop of the times, the turbulent 1960s. www.lbjlib.utexas.edu  
    Campus Scavenger Hunt The University of Texas at Austin Visitor Center – Information available at the Littlefield Fountain, 10 a.m. Meet in front of the Littlefield Fountain to embark on a fun and educational scavenger hunt around campus. Look for clues and guess the answers to questions about UT Austin history as you search the campus. Guides will be available to lead the hunt for children and their families.  


  1. Choose one for 11:00 am-12:40
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    11 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. Get into the End Zone Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (STD) Gate 16 - North End Zone (NEZ): Red McCombs Red Zone Experience the game like players do as you walk in the end zone of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, home of UT football. Bring your camera for photos for this once-in-a-life- time opportunity. Enter the Red McCombs Red Zone through Gate 16 at 23rd Street. Intercollegiate Athletics  
    11 - 11:40 a.m. Program repeats at noon, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Campus Walking Tour Main Building (MAI) West Mall Rally Area Take a student-led tour of campus to learn about our unique history, culture and resources. Hear from a student about life as a Long- horn. Comfortable  
    11 - 11:40 a.m. Program repeats at noon, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Challenging Gravity: Explore Water Flowing Uphill Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall (ECJ) B.111 Stretch your imagination and check out characteristics of water you never knew existed. Observe the flow of water with lasers and a specialized camera, and watch it flow uphill in this water hydraulics laboratory demonstration. Cockrell School of Engineering: Civil, Architectural and Environmental  
    11 - 11:40 a.m. Program repeats at noon, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Goop, Weird Science and Chemistry for Kids Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building (CPE) 2.214 Experience the different phases of matter — solid, liquid, gas while concocting liquid nitrogen ice cream and goopy goop. Learn about chemical engineering from the Korgel Research Group, a graduate student group that focuses on nanotechnology. Cockrell School of Engineering: Chemical  
    11 - 11:40 a.m. Program repeats at 1 and 3 p.m. Solar Car Workshop Engineering Teaching Center II (ETC) 2.114 T Learn about the uses of solar energy by assembling a miniature solar-powered car and testing it out. This event will accommodate a maximum of 20 people per session (10 teams of 2). Cockrell School of Engineering: Mechanical  


  1. Choose one for 1:00-1:40 pm
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    1 - 1:40 p.m. A Day in the life of an Electrical Engineering Student Academic Annex (ACA) 1.104 Find out what it’s like to major in electrical and computer engineering. Undergraduates and undergraduate advisers discuss work load, study strategies and the rewards of this academic discipline. Cockrell School of Engineering: Electrical and Computer  
    1 - 1:40 p.m. Explore Engineering for Middle School Students: Cool Science Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM) 4.102 Learn about engineering and science. Engineers affect everything in our everyday lives. Find out what engineers do and have some fun while you’re at it. Cockrell School of Engineering  
    1 - 1:40 p.m. Get Hooked on College: life As A College Student North Office Building A (NOA) 1.124 Have you ever wondered what college is really like? This interactive workshop discusses what is to be expected from college students once they arrive as well as the experiences students have during their first year. Division of Diversity and Community Engagement  
    Noon - 12:40 p.m. Program repeats at 1 p.m. Chemistry Circus Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) 2.224 Participants are sure to get a bang out of this fun and exciting (not to mention loud and smelly) interactive demonstration of chemistry experiments performed by Dr. David Laude, senior associate dean of the College of Natural Sciences. College of Natural Sciences  


  1. Choose one for Noon-4:40
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    Noon - 4:40 p.m. A Vision of Science and the Science of Vision Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM) 2.312 Take a look at a series of slides and movies showing the “art of science.” Participants can enjoy some fun optical illusions as well as view poster displays that describe how we see and how the brain processes the things we see. College of Natural Sciences  
    1 - 1:40 p.m. Program repeats at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. potpourri of 3-D Earth Visualizations Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) 2.216 Virtually experience geoscience as no human can. Travel into solid earth, fly high above the earth without a plane, peek into microscopic spaces. 3-D goggles provide an eye-popping view of real data. Show limited to 20 people at a time. Jackson School of Geosciences  
    1 - 4:40 p.m. physics Mathematics Astronomy library open House Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM) 4.200 Scientists and students depend on scholarly information to conduct their work in physics, mathematics and astronomy. The library is the gateway to electronic and printed information they use every day. www.lib.utexas.edu/pma University ofTexas Libraries  
    2 - 2:40 p.m. Sherlock Holmes: probably The Greatest Statistician Who Never lived Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) 2.246 Dr. James Bryant provides a novel perspective on Sherlock Holmes — how the great criminologist employed statistical methods and critical thinking to solve crimes. An understanding of Holmes’ methods can help us solve challenges in our daily lives. College of Natural Sciences  
    3 - 3:40 p.m. Easy, Hard, Impossible Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building (ACE) 2.402 Experience computing challenges with puzzles and games. College of Natural Sciences  


  1. Open House sessions through out the day.
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    liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) West Plaza Enjoy a free ice cream sundae compliments of the Dean’s Scholars Honors Program of the College of Natural Sciences. Watch as ice cream forms instantly with only a few ingredients and some liquid nitrogen. College of Natural Sciences  
    Marine Science Touch Tank with live Critters Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) 2nd Floor Hallway Meet marine biologists — enjoy vivid photos detailing research activities at UT’s Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas and around the world. Explore touch tanks with live critters from the Gulf of Mexico and receive souvenir handouts. College of Natural Sciences  
    physics Circus North Speedway Mall The Physics Circus is a traveling science show that encompasses some of the most important results of classical physics. Learn about heat, motion, states of matter, properties of air and electricity. This is a great event for all ages, including teachers. College of Natural Sciences  
    Modern Alchemy: Transforming Algae Into Valuable Biofuel Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) 2nd Floor Hallway Members of the Poenie Lab demonstrate techniques for extracting oil from common algae with a bioreactor. Algae has the potential to provide renewable fuel to supply the needs of everyone in the U.S. and cleanse the atmosphere of carbon dioxide. College of Natural Sciences  
    See Venus in the Daytime Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM) Rooftop Get an up-close view of the sun using a high- powered solar telescope. Weather permitting, you may even be able to see Venus during the daytime. Observation may be delayed if clouds block the view. College of Natural Sciences  





Mrs. Hinojosa
Special Education Teacher
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Pharr, TX