Carroll Community College

How Things Work Academic Community Activities

Fall 2010

Math & Science Awareness Day
Tuesday, Sept. 21

Stop by the Great Hall to join in the celebration of Math and Science Awareness Day. Visit tables to win prizes and have fun with Math and/or Science activities. The event is held in conjunction with Johnny Appleseed Day, sponsored by The Green Team Student Club.

Bus Trip - United States Botanic Garden/Selected Museums, Washington, D.C.
Friday, Oct. 1
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Meet the bus in Carroll's main parking lot
$3 per person - Sign-up at the Business Office
Drinks and snacks provided on the bus

The day is yours to tour the United States Botanic Garden, or to visit one of the nearby museums in Washington, D.C. The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanic garden run by Congress. The USBG includes the Conservatory, the National Garden and Bartholdi Park.

Movie - "A Brief History of Time"
Wednesday, Oct. 6
7 - 10 p.m.
Room K-100
Join us for the viewing of a documentary film about the physicist Stephen Hawking, directed by Errol Morris. The title of the movie is derived from Hawking's bestselling book of the same name, but whereas the book is an explanation of cosmology, the film is a biography of Hawking's life, featuring interviews with family members, colleagues and his childhood nanny.  The music for the film is by Morris's long-time collaborator, Philip Glass.

Bus Trip - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center
Friday, Oct. 29

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the bus in Carroll's main parking lot
$3 per person - Sign-up at the Business Office
Drinks and snacks provided on the bus

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center, located in Greenbelt, MD, demonstrates innovative and exciting work in Earth science, astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, engineering, communication and technology development. Browse the unique, informative exhibits, learn about climate change, and climb inside a Gemini capsule model. The Visitor Center at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center provides inspiration and a captivating educational experience for all ages.

Movie - "Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist"
Thursday, Nov. 11
Room K-100
7 - 10p.m.

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of the PBS program "NOVA scienceNOW," and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, located in New York City, sits with Dr. Thomas Cech, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, to discuss his own illuminating experiences as a graduate student, and how he became interested in science. Tyson gives tips for students to succeed in light of various obstacles that he had confronted during his college years, and he also discusses his outreach success in making science accessible to the general public.

Spring 2011

National Engineers' Week
Sunday - Saturday, Feb. 20-26

Bus Trip - NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center
Friday, March 25
Meet the bus in Carroll's main parking lot
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
$3 per person - Sign-up at the Business Office
Drinks and snacks provided on the bus

Earth Day Festival
Monday, April 25
Great Hall
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Bus Trip - National Zoo
Friday, April 29
Meet the bus in Carroll's main parking lot
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$3 per person - Sign-up in the Business Office
Drinks and snacks provided on the bus