Who will Drop the Ball in Times Square, Ringing in 2020?

 

 

 

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At New Year’s Eve 2020, two award-winning NYC high school science teachers and four students — all from New York City’s public schools — will push the crystal button on the main stage in the center of Times Square, signaling the lowering of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. Viewed by billions around the world, this moment officially begins the 60-second countdown to the New Year and is historically seen as a celebration as the human spirit.

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Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?

 

 

Grab a drink, and choose your own adventure at any of the several stations of experts set up around the bar. Each expert has a 10 minute speed-lesson, so you can get the basics ~ or go deep.  This week’s adventurous theme is titled, Pregame Your Brain: Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?

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Science Saturday at Columbia University’s New Science Center

 

 

 

Image via Jerome L. Greene Science Center, Columbia University

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