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Harvard Biologists to Host 120 Cambridge Schoolchildren
Cambridge, Mass. - January 13, 2005 -
| WHO: | Harvard's MCB-HHMI Outreach Program and ExperiMentors, an organization of undergraduate biology students, and 120 elementary school students from Cambridge |
| WHAT: | A day of hands-on science lessons titled, "The Science of Exercise" |
| WHEN: | Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Harvard Science Center, 4th floor |
Harvard University's ExperiMentors and Molecular and Cellular Biology-Howard Hughes Medical Institute Outreach Program will welcome 120 Cam-bridge schoolchildren on Thursday, Jan. 13 for a day of hands-on science lessons titled, "The Science of Exercise."
The second and third-graders will participate in demonstrations on exercise physiology led by undergraduate members of the ExperiMentors, assisted by graduate and postdoctoral students. The students will learn about metabolism, nutrition, and muscle groups. In a series of activities, they will also examine the effects of exercise on their heart rate, temperature, and muscles.
The event is co-sponsored by ExperiMentors, an undergraduate group that pairs Harvard students with Cambridge elementary schools classes for weekly science lessons, and Harvard's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. For many years, MCB has offered outreach programs for biology teachers, high school stu-dents and others to share the latest research discoveries, foster excitement about science and encourage students to continue studies in biology.
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