{"id":1011,"date":"2011-02-08T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T18:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2011-02-08T13:48:54","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T18:48:54","slug":"nssl-hosted-successful-booth-at-weatherfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/2011\/02\/nssl-hosted-successful-booth-at-weatherfest\/","title":{"rendered":"NSSL hosted successful booth at WeatherFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1013\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1013\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/2011\/02\/nssl-hosted-successful-booth-at-weatherfest\/img_1407\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1013\" title=\"IMG_1407\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2011\/02\/IMG_1407-316x210.jpg\" alt=\"NSSL WeatherFest booth\" width=\"316\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">NSSL has a busy boot h at the 2011 WeatherFest in Seattle, WA!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>NSSL hosted a busy booth at the American Meteorological Society\u2019s WeatherFest on January 23, 2011 at the<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_1076\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 247px\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1076\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/2011\/02\/nssl-hosted-successful-booth-at-weatherfest\/img_2866\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1076\" title=\"IMG_2866\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/nsslnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2011\/02\/IMG_2866-237x316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This shy young lady asked to have her picture taken with Chase StormDawg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Wash.\u00a0 More than 4,000 people of all ages attended the interactive weather and science fair open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>NSSL\u2019s booth featured \u201ctornado in a bottle\u201d demonstrations and looping videos about NSSL research.\u00a0 Children were anxious to help pack an emergency backpack loaded with items such as a NOAA Weather Radio, cell phone, whistle, medicine, snacks and more.\u00a0 They also identified where the safest place in a house would be in the event of a tornado warning.\u00a0 Handouts available included \u201cCareers in Meteorology,\u201d instructions on how to make a tornado in a bottle at home, coloring pages, a word search, and an information sheet on NSSL research.<\/p>\n<p>The booth was also part of a scavenger hunt where participants had to visit us to get the question, \u201cWhat is the difference between a severe weather watch and a severe weather warning?\u201d answered.<\/p>\n<p>WeatherFest is an interactive outreach event designed to instill a love for math and science in children of all ages, and inspire young people to consider a career in the fields of science and engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSSL hosted a busy booth at the American Meteorological Society\u2019s WeatherFest on January 23, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Wash.  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