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Contact: Allison Dyer (828) 254-6373, Ext. 332
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FREE FAMILY DAYS TEACH THE SCIENCE BEHIND COMMUNICATION AT THE HEALTH ADVENTURE

ASHEVILLE – From codes to cartoons, three upcoming programs hosted by The Health Adventure will explore the structures we use in sending and receiving information, and families can enjoy the fun for free.

Held in conjunction with the museum’s traveling exhibit, Get the Message, the Family Day events will offer children and adults a fun introduction to various scientific principles associated with communication. Family Days will be held once a month from March through May, and are free with museum admission.

Visitors can get more adventure at:
Codes and Ciphers    Saturday, March 22 from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m.
How do you communicate a secret message? You and your family will learn how to make different kinds of codes and find out what a cipher really is. There will also be fun spy books available for purchase from Spellbound Children’s Bookshop. 

Chimpanzee Acting 101    Saturday, April 26 from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m.
Primal communication made easy! Your family can hoot, bark and grunt like chimpanzees in the forest. Discover how chimpanzees express their feelings to one another in their own unique language. Hopping and screaming is encouraged!

Cartoon Communication    Saturday, May 17, from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m.
We use our faces and bodies to tell others what we mean. Bring your family to play with us as we make cartoons and characters to tell a story. Get ready for something interesting--no cartoons will look alike!

Families can also explore Get the Message before the exhibit closes on May 25. Designed through a collaboration of Discovery Center Museum of Rockford, Illinois and the Family Museum of Arts and Sciences of Bettendorf, Iowa, Get the Message is composed of fourteen interactive exhibits. In Totem Tales, visitors can tell a story by building their own totem poles. Changing Faces uses rotating face parts to explore the unspoken language of facial expressions. Visitors can use a touch screen to design their own cave paintings in Ancient Graffiti. Instant Messaging uses a telegraph, the first form of electronic communication, to teach Morse code, and in Coat of Arms, visitors can create their own personal design to communicate their identity.
From the subtitles of speech to signs and symbols, sending and receiving information from the world around us is second nature. Visitors to The Health Adventure can play and experiment with all the different ways to “get the message.” For more information, visit www.thehealthadventure.org

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he Health Adventure, founded in 1968, is a health and science attraction for children and today’s families, dedicated to improving health awareness, promoting wellness lifestyles, and increasing science literacy through programs and exhibits.