National Engineers Week is covering all the bases when it comes to engaging people in scientific fields. In addition to events for professionals, students, and a special day for young women interested in STEM fields, there is even a day for families and teachers to make engineering fun for very young children.

Tomorrow is Discover Engineering Family Day (DEFD) at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. The day will feature specialized events aimed at introducing kids ages 4 to 12 to engineering and technology, giving many of them their first introduction to technology and its relevance.

In the past three years nearly 10,000 attendees including children, teachers, parents, scouts, youth groups, and professional engineers and technologists attended the event.

On hand at the museum tomorrow will be nearly 30 exhibitors that will give children hands-on opportunities to challenge their minds and use basic science and engineering principles. There will also be a number of special demonstrations throughout the day. More about the event -- which includes major sponsors DiscoverE and the IEEE -- can be found on its website.

Last year, for instance, featured Nate Ball -- an entrepreneur and television personality -- who was carried 122 feet above the ground to the top of the museum's building thanks to a reverse repelling machine his company Atlas Power Ascender invented.

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Other past events showed a model of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover and a replica of one of Jeff Gordon's racecars, as well as featured appearances by stars of the PBS Kids TV show Zoom and former Space Shuttle Columbia astronaut Dr. Roger Crouch.

Check out a video showing some of the past events of DEFD to see what's in store for kids tomorrow:

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