Free Intel Museum class lets kids explore the science of UVTwo class times: 10-11am, 3-4pmComputer chips are everywhere--powering the Internet, controlling cars, automating factories, enhancing cell phones, and enriching home entertainment. A favorite class at the Intel Museum helps children ages 7 and up explore the science of UV and learn about semiconductor fabrication. The class lasts about 45 minutes. Space ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
After Dark: FreestyleFind your rhythm at After Dark: Freestyle. Create your own cocktails with SeaGlass mixologists, immerse yourself in improvisational traditions, and riff off a range of experiments and activities. Meet with music ethnologist, musician, instrument maker, and educator Michael Bradke for a hands-on, earson, full-body exploration of musical cultures from every ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Cafe InquiryMeet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San FranciscoCafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry|San Francisco. We'll meet at Café Borrone http://www.cafeborrone.com/ between Kepler's Books and the British Banker's Club! Look for the black balloon.For more information or if you have questions please ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Friday, 08/02/13
Project ASTROShow a child the universe and inspire the next generation of science leaders! ASP's Project ASTRO partners Teachers with Astronomers in Bay Area Schools & Community Organizations Two Day event (attendance on both days is required) Project ASTRO is looking for 3rd–9th grade teachers and volunteer astronomers to work together in ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Field Botany FridaysCome hike with ACR staff. While we hike, we may identify plants, survey for rare plants, photograph wildflowers, discuss ethnobotany or other trailside botany. Takes place the first Friday of every month.Please dress for the weather and bring at least one quart of drinking water. You may also wish to ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: Free
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Saturday, 08/03/13
Living with WildlifeTake an easy walk through the Redwoods and learn about living with wildlife such as mountain lions, bobcats and coyotes. Discover what "normal" animal behavior is, what wildlife needs to survive, and what to do if you have an encounter. Meet at the Ranger office with sturdy walking shoes, water ...
The Exploratorium's innovative Cinema Arts program presents a series of short films, animations, and abstract works to engage all curious movie lovers every Saturday, beginning August 3, 2013, in the museum's Kanbar Forum. Films vary from week to week, and encompass museum gallery themes and investigations of natural phenomena. All ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with admission
Science Saturday:A Damsel in Distress - The SF Forktail DamselflyJohn Hafernik is Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University, President of the California Academy of Sciences and Director of the ZomBee Watch Citizen Science Project. He specializes in the ecology and evolutionary biology of insect and their kin. In recent years, he and his students have conducted surveys ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donation requested
Headlands Nightlife: Family Night Hike & CampfireJoin us for a hike and play games while exploring the mysterious lifestyles of crepuscular animals. Gather 'round the campfire for quality time with friends and family, sing songs and get silly as you roast s'mores by moonlight. *Only families with children are permitted to attend
San Mateo County Astronomical Society Star PartyThe City of San Carlos Department of Parks and Recreation and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society have open Star Parties twice a month.Reasons to AttendIf you have kids interested in space or planets bring them here for a real life view of planets, nebula, star clusters and galaxies.If you ...
Where: San CarlosCost: Free
Star PartyJoin the Halls Valley Astronomical Group for a night of star-gazing fun. Knowledgeable volunteers will provide you with a chance to look through a variety of telescopes and answer questions about the night sky. Meet at Halley Hill (across from campsite #22). Park entrance gates close at 10pm. (408) 274-6121
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Sunday, 08/04/13
Free Day of ScienceFirst Sundays are FREE! OMCA is free all day the first Sunday of every month. Tour the building with members of the Museum's Council on Architecture at 1 pm and enjoy a Docent-led tour of the Gallery of California Art at 2 pm. Grab lunch or a snack at Blue ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Naturalist Know-howDo you know a young person interested in nature? Take them to Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how!Learn to be a naturalist! August's skill is Owls and Owl Pellet Dissection. Variations of the monthly skill will be available each week. This program is designed for youth ages 8 to 11. Youth must be accompanied ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: 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
Monday, 08/05/13
Cosmological Intimations of InfinityDuring the past two decades astronomers and cosmologists have assembled an extremely successful model that accurately describes and explains the evolution of the observable universe over the past 13.8 billion years, most recently confirmed with amazing accuracy by the PLANCK satellite's observations of the cosmic microwave background. A key component ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $12 General, $8 members
Tuesday, 08/06/13
Intel Museum - Free Binary Beading Class Engages KidsTwo class times: 10-11am, 3-4pmWhat are all those 1s and 0s that make up binary code? And for that matter, what's binary code? Students ages 7 and up learn how computers use this 'digital' language to send, process, and receive information. By using beads to represent a switch's on and off ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Optics tricks to image and study habitable exoplanetsDirectly imaging exoplanets is both scientifically exciting but notoriously challenging. Scientifically, obtaining images of rocky planets in the habitable zones of stars is key to finding if and how life developed outside the solar system. Large-scale biological activity can modify the chemical composition of the planet's atmosphere and its surface ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
HAPPY HOLLOW EDZOOCATION presents Go Wild!Happy Hollow Park and Zoo comes to your library! Join us with yourwhole family for a fun filled program with live crittersand learn about adaptations, habitat, diet,and more.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
The Snake, the Seeker and the Smartphone: Can Tech Save Biodiversity? How are bold new technologies helping in the fight to retain global biodiversity? Google's Birch will talk about the life-and-death consequences of empowering indigenous peoples in Brazil and Africa to monitor their biodiversity. Loarie and Ueda will share the goals of iNaturalist, an online social network for naturalists, and discuss ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 non-members, $8 members, $7 students
With activities like bubbly sidewalk painting, rocket launching, meeting rescued wild animals, and making your own ice cream, you'll have a wonderful time learning and exploring together at Summer Fun Days. All events are free with your admission! June12 | Bubbly Sidewalk Painting Make your own chalk and create masterpieces ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Fish Feeding FrenzyHelp Ranger Bill feed the hungry inhabitants of our fresh and saltwater tanks. Watch the different feeding styles of rock cod, sea stars, and steelhead trout.
Within the Behavioral Syndromes framework, researchers study individual differences in behavior of animals as suites of correlated behaviors across different environmental contexts or testing situations. The popularity of behavioral syndrome research has yielded many different methods of examining and interpreting individual differences in behavior of animals. There have been a ...
San Pablo Reservoir Behind the Scenes WalkSPAWNERS' August walk is starring Bob Flasher and Donald Bastin. Bob and Don have been studying the goings-on around the reservoir for many years and they have the stories to prove it–featuring underwater trucks, overflowing dams, and skunks, among other subjects. We will meet at Kennedy Grove and walk up ...
Stem cells have captured the imagination of scientists and the pubic alike, they are raising hope in patient communities, they are causing controversies. Uta Grieshammer from the State's Stem Cell Agency will explain why this area of medical research is so exciting to scientists and what we may see in ...
