Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a learning opportunity for children in the University’s Child Development Laboratory program at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17. Children will walk to the Pulliam Hall parking lot to learn about research conducted by the SIUC Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center. Graduate students in the program will have some of their research equipment, including a boat they use, for the children to see. Reporters, photographers and news crews are welcome to cover the event.