NATIONAL MEDICAL MUSEUM TO EXHIBIT AT
NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN BALTIMORE
Washington, D.C.—November 1, 2010: The National Museum of Health and Medicine will be among more than 100 science-based organizations and agencies exhibiting at the 2010 National Science Teachers Association--Baltimore Area Conference on Science Education on November 11-13, 2010.
NMHM will offer an overview of its tours, discovery programs, and outreach activities. Visitors to the Museum's booth will get the opportunity to view plastinated human organs; participate in a bullet extraction demonstration with a Civil War-era medical kit; and create a biological profile using bone casts from the Museum's forensics workshop. The Museum will also feature information on its "Empathy Belly" Pregnancy Simulator program, which allows teenagers and adults to wear a weighted "garment" that enables males and females to temporarily experience more than 20 of the typical symptoms and effects of pregnancy.
Additionally, the booth will provide information on curriculum-related materials to tours/discovery programs. Teachers can learn about how they and their students can take part in Brain Awareness Week, an annual event at the Museum that features numerous hands-on activities designed to inspire a new generation of scientists interested in the brain and the field of neuroscience. Brain Awareness Week 2011— which will mark the 12th year for the event—will be held March 14-18. Teachers can also find out more about volunteer and internship opportunities at the Museum.
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About the National Museum of Health and Medicine
- The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, established in 1862, inspires interest in and promotes the understanding of medicine—past, present, and future—with a special emphasis on tri-service American military medicine. As a National Historic Landmark recognized for its ongoing value to the health of the military and to the nation, the Museum identifies, collects, and preserves important and unique resources to support a broad agenda of innovative exhibits, educational programs, and scientific, historical, and medical research. The Museum is an element of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), a tri-service Army, Navy and Air Force agency of the Department of Defense with a threefold mission of consultation, education and research. The Museum is located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Visit the Museum Web site at www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum or call (202) 782-2200.
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