March 23, 2011

Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 tracy g young@nasa gov

Jill Revelle Busch Gardens, Tampa, Fla 813-987-5401 jill revelle@buschgardens com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M14-11

NASA PARTICIPATES IN BUSCH GARDENS PHYSICS DAY ON MARCH 24

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- Educators from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla , will travel to Busch Gardens in Tampa on March 24 to participate in one of the park's annual events, Physics Day

The educators will provide four, 30-minute lessons focusing on what happens when physics and fun come together The event is geared toward middle and high school students and designed to demonstrate how physics is encountered constantly Topics covered during the sessions will include Newton's Third Law of action and reaction, combustion and propulsion, kinetic and potential energy, states of matter and phase change, inelastic collisions and sound waves

It is part of NASA's strategy to engage students in the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, disciplines critical to NASA's missions Students from throughout the country can become a virtual member of the audience by tuning in to the live webcast at:

http://dln nasa gov/dln/

For more information on Busch Gardens Physics Day, visit:

http://www buschgardensgroupevents com/fla/youth_programs/physics_day asp

For more information on NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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