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The Hall at Patriot Place and Raytheon to Host Science Program for Hundreds of Girl Scouts
The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon will host 300 Girl Scouts for an interactive science program in celebration of National Engineers Week Girl Day on Feb. 20.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.– Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and The Hall at Patriot Place are teaming up to promote and celebrate what the National Engineers Week Foundation has designated as Girl Day on Thursday, Feb. 20. Raytheon will host 300 Girl Scouts at The Hall for a look at the fascinating world of math and science with two interactive shows performed by Science from Scientists.
The program is designed to demonstrate that math and science are part of the world around us. The first session will begin at 10 a.m. in The Hall’s Raytheon Theater with an afternoon session scheduled for 2 p.m.
Both sessions will feature an hour-long Science from Scientists show and a tour of the interactive Hall exhibits.
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The Science from Scientists program will include up-close experiments like Chemiluminescence (or how chemicals can glow in the dark) and Elephant Toothpaste (or how catalysts speed up reactions). The Scouts will also cheer on a scientist, who will lie on a bed of nails.
Raytheon and the New England Patriots collaborate to promote STEM education throughout the year through programs such as the Science of Sports Science Fair and The Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year initiative. The Hall also hosts more than 15,000 students on STEM-related field trips as well as teacher professional development and supplemental STEM programs.
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About Raytheon Company
Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.comand follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
About The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon
The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon is the crown jewel of Patriot Place and the only sports and education experience of its kind. Through a dazzling array of interactive multimedia exhibits and artifacts never before viewable by the public, The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon showcases the tradition of the New England Patriots, explores the history of football in New England, and promotes math and science education for the thousands of schoolchildren expected to visit each year. For more information, please visit www.thehallatpatriotplace.com.
