Weekend

The Discovery Science Place, the hands-on children's museum in downtown Tyler, will introduce nano-based activities during Nano Day beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, museum officials announced.

The museum is one of 100 across the country selected to participate in the national nanoscience and engineering public awareness week. Visitors to Nano Day will explore the world of the very small with nanoscience activities and workshops which will be facilitated by Texas College students.

For more information, contact Vel Williamson at 903-533-8011 ext. 24 or by e-mail at vel@discoveryscienceplace.com.

Discovery Science Place is a non-profit, hands-on learning environment whose purpose is to open young minds to science, technology, math and cultures in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

Located at 308 N. Broadway in downtown Tyler, it is supported by grants, donations, admissions, memberships and special events.

Ambbrea Nelson, a student at Caldwell Elementary, 11, of Tyler, tapes together a model of a “Buckyball,” which is a spherical fullerenes made up of carbon allotropes, molecules composed entirely of carbon and used in nanotechnology at the Discovery Science Place.
(Staff Photo by Tom Turner)