On Saturday, Feb. 21 you can take the kids to Mueller Lake Park to shoot rockets, see how parachutes help firefighters, design a flood-proof city and more! Rockets to the Rescue is a free event for families designed to showcase how technology helps Central Texas in times of disaster, hosted by 4-H CAPITAL for National Youth Science Day.  Stop by between 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. to check out these activities presented by the Thinkery, Girlstart, and Austin AmeriCorps Awareness.

4-H National Youth Science Day is an exciting, interactive learning experience that engages thousands of youth across the country in conducting the National Science Experiment, and now 4-H CAPITAL brings this event to Austin. 4-H CAPITAL provides high quality after-school enrichment programs for area youth that focus on science, engineering and technology. 4-H CAPITAL AmeriCorps members teach these programs at 39 local school sites. For more information about AmeriCorps projects in Texas click here.

For more information about Rockets to the Rescue, you can visit the Facebook event page.

Have fun!