The Liquid Nitrogen Show will be presented every hour by Lab staff members. Find out how common materials behave at a chilly -321oF!

Hands-on Activities
The Open House is science-education oriented and will feature a variety of hands-on activities for children and adults. Activities will be provided by:

• Jefferson Lab's Education Department
• Portsmouth Children's Museum
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Virginia Air & Space Museum
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

Free Parking
Public parking for the Open House will be at the Canon Virginia parking lot located on Canon Boulevard, in the Oyster Point area of Newport News, Va. (directions). Free special event buses will shuttle visitors from the Canon parking lot to Jefferson Lab (about a 3-minute bus ride) on a regular schedule from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. The last bus will depart the Canon parking lot for Jefferson Lab at 3 p.m.

Handicapped/Bus Parking
Handicapped and group parking will be available at Jefferson Lab. Handicapped visitors and bus groups should contact Sarah Ingels, 269-7444, or Linda Ware, 269-7689, to make arrangements for parking.

Visiting all exhibits, activities and open facilities could take 2-4 hours, depending on your interest levels and walking speed. Wear comfortable shoes, as there is plenty of walking. To tour the accelerator tunnel you must walk down and back up five flights of stairs. To tour the experimental halls you must walk down and back up a rough incline (truck ramp). The accelerator tunnel is not handicapped accessible - all other areas are accessible via elevators. JLab staff will be available to assist individuals requiring handicapped access to various areas.

Refreshments/Souvenirs
Food will be available for purchase as well as Jefferson Lab souvenirs.

Check out the huge pieces of equipment needed to detect the interactions of the incredibly small particles studied in Jefferson Lab's experimental halls.

Directions to parking at Canon Virginia
Located at: 12000 Canon Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23606

Directions from Norfolk
Take Interstate 64 West to Exit 256A - Oyster Point Road.
Go to the first stoplight and turn left onto Canon Blvd.
Go the distance of about 2 blocks and turn left into Canon Virginia's main entrance (with Guard Post), and follow signs to parking.

Directions from Williamsburg/Richmond
Take Interstate 64 East to Exit 256A - Oyster Point Road.
Go to the first stoplight and turn left onto Canon Blvd.
Go the distance of about 2 blocks and turn left into Canon Virginia's main entrance (with Guard Post), and follow signs to parking.

From J. Clyde Morris Blvd./Route 17 - East or West Bound
From Rt. 17/Newport Square Shopping Center, turn onto Diligence Dr.
Go To Thimble Shoals Blvd. and make a right turn.
Go to first stoplight (Canon Blvd.) and make a right turn.
Canon Virginia's main entrance (with Guard Post) is on the right about 3/4 down Canon Blvd.

Do You Know The Answers To The Following Questions?
Join us at the Jefferson Lab Open House to answer these questions and many more.

What is the speed of light?
What do we use to steer the electron beam?
What is it called when electricity can travel through a conductor without resistance?
How large is CEBAF's tunnel?
From what basic element are CEBAF's accelerating cavities made of?
What part of the atom does Jefferson Lab study?
What makes up the nucleus of an atom?
How many atoms would it take to make the thickness of a human hair?
What particles orbit the atom's nucleus?
How many quarks are in a proton? A neutron?
What is the temperature of liquid nitrogen? Liquid helium?


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