Wissenschaft für Kleine

Wenn Satelliten um die Erde „fallen“: KinderUniGraz startet Ringvorlesungen 2013/14

Wissenschaft steht im Fokus der MitarbeiterInnen der Uni Graz. Und auch die Kinder der Bediensteten haben die Chance, früh in die spannende Materie einzutauchen. Die KinderUniGraz – eine Kooperation der Grazer Universitäten und Hochschulen – bietet dafür ein abwechslungsreiches Programm.

Übermorgen Donnerstag, den 17. Oktober 2013, startet um 15 Uhr die Reihe der Ringvorlesungen mit Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Sünkel, Altrektor TU-Graz, der den Kindern berichtet, warum Satelliten um die Erde „fallen“. Empfohlen für Kinder von 8 bis 14 Jahren, Teilnahme ist aber auch für die ganze Familie möglich!

>> Details und Anmeldung unter www.kinderunigraz.at

Andreas Schweiger

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