Mike Rounds has declared that Saturday, July 11, is Neutrino Day in South Dakota, and the event will be celebrated in Lead with a free science festival at the Homestake mine in Lead. Activities will be held from 8:30 am until 1 pm.
Neutrino Day features:
Hands-on science activities.
Science lectures for general audiences. (9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon)
Q&A’s with scientists. (After the science talks)
Walking tours of the Yates Shaft hoist room. (All morning. Wear sturdy shoes.)
“The Ghost Particle,” a PBS documentary revealing the connection between a subatomic particle called a neutrino, the Nobel Prize and the former Homestake gold mine. (9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.)
“Fly Me to the Moon,” a feature-length 3-D animated movie for kids of all ages. (9 a.m. and 11 a.m.)
The announcement of the winners of the Neutrino Day Art Contest. (12:45 p.m.). Read more about the Sanford Lab at Homestake http://www.sanfordundergroundlaboratoryathomestake.org/
