Play MacGyver for a night (or Bear Grylls, if that's more your style). Learn how to hone your survival skills from people who actually know how. Adventure Out will demonstrate essential survival tips to help you think on your feet while in the wilderness, including animal tracking. Enjoy a talk ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $10 members
Friday, 08/24/12
Mad Science: Exploring SlimeExplore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Galaxies and the Reionization of the Universe - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts a Summer Visitors Program (SVP), inviting the public to observe through both the 36-inch Great Lick Refractor and Nickel 40-inch Reflecting Telescope. Each evening also features two speakers, who present programs even if clouds or fog prohibit viewing.Lick astronomers present multimedia lectures on their research or ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $7.50 + service fee
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 08/25/12
Mad Science: Exploring SlimeExplore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Mad Science: Exploring Slime (second session)Explore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6. (Second Session)
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Trekking the ModelJoin a ranger guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between 1942 – 2000.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Python Ron's Reptile KingdomPython Ron arrives ready for safari and brings reptiles, insects, and spiders. You will want to experience this show in person and meet Python Ron and his various critters.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Star PartyWhy should the night sky have all the fun?! The stars won't be out until later this evening, but our star party will start rockin' in the daylight hours and continue through nightfall. Join us for a day of astronomy along with our friends at Astronomy Magazine and Celestron Telescope ...
What goes on in the Zoo once the rest of the guests leave? You'll find out when your group spends the night at the Oakland Zoo! A variety of themes allows you to visit the rain-forest, be a detective and snoop your way around the Zoo, or even create your ...
Where: OaklandCost: $60
Music of the Spheres - Daniel Roest & Alex de Grassi - SOLD OUTLick Observatory hosts its 32nd season of Music of the Spheres summer concerts in 2012. Concerts feature a wide variety of music. Programs include the concert, a talk by a University of California astronomer about current research, and (weather permitting) viewing through the historic Great Lick Refractor and the Nickel ...
Where: Mt. HamiltonCost: $40 - $150
Jazz Under the StarsVisit our roof top observatory and see the moon and Saturn thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly and come by anytime between 8 & 10. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Sunday, 08/26/12
Voyages of Scientific Discovery with the Mars Exploration RoversFor more than eight years, scientists have been doing fieldwork on Mars in the first overland investigation of another planet. Working through programmed robotic laboratories, called the Mars Exploration Rovers, they have a virtual experience of being on Mars. The Spirit and Opportunity teams have driven over 25 miles, taken ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, $5 Members
Monday, 08/27/12
Energy Efficient Dynamic Provisioning in Data Centers: The Benefit of Seeing the FutureEnergy consumption represents a significant cost in data center operation. In 2010, data centers world-wide consumed 240 billion kWh electricity, which is 1.3% of the world electricity usage and is enough to power 5 Hong Kong or roughly the entire Spain. However, real-world statistics reveals that a large fraction of ...
Python Ron's Reptile KingdomPython Ron arrives ready for safari and brings reptiles, insects, and spiders. You will want to experience this show in person and meet Python Ron and his various critters.
Are you an Activist? Naturalist? Educator? …or just curious? Want to learn about increasing habitat for local species? …transformative programs and projects? …Service learning for kids of all ages? …native plants, gardening, urban sustainability? Join us for an old-fashioned Teach-In: Greening San Francisco: Wild Corridors and Guerrilla Gardens, from the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Wednesday, 08/29/12
Having Fun in the DeltaHave you ever thought about all the things there are to do in the Delta? Come find out some fun and interesting adventures you and your family can have by exploring this hidden gem with Ranger Bill.
Maddalena Bearzi: Dolphin Confidential – Confessions of a Field BiologistEver fantasized about the unique thrill of working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? Come hear renowned scientist Bearzi talk about her experiences at sea, tracing her own evolution as a woman and as a scientist from her earliest travails to her transformation into an advocate for conservation ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 standard, $8 members, $7 students
Mad Science: Exploring SlimeExplore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime... This program is limited to the first 30 participants. Grades: K-6.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
'Rare Earth' twelve years later: What We Know Now Dr. Peter Ward is a paleontologist at the University of Washington in Seattle and author of 14 books including 'Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe' with Don Brownlee.The wealth of new exoplanet discoveries has demonstrated the extraordinary diversity of planetary systems. Yet even with the caveat ...
