Earth Day Beach Cleanup Help keep trash out of the Bay. At Aquarium of the Bay, we try to treat every day like Earth Day-and we need your help. To celebrate Earth Day, we hold an annual beach and coastline cleanup at Aquatic Park. We hope you will join us, no experience necessary. Volunteers ...
Founded in 1973, Astronomy Day gives amateur and professional astronomers an opportunity to share their love of stargazing and its exciting discoveries with the public through displays, family-friendly activities and demonstrations, astronomy club information, and information about astronomical research and education at local colleges and universities.The Academy will partner with ...
Experience a robot showdown! Over 20 teams of high school students will compete with robots they designed and built themselves at this annual competition run by UC Berkeley's Pioneers in Engineering.
Where: BerkeleyCost:
Going Back Thru Time: Open HouseFamilies can treat themselves to a different type of Halloween. Gather around the Tule Hut and listen to stories of the "Spirits of Tyson Lagoon." They can earn treats by going to the different stations and learn about nature at Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon. They can pick bones from ...
Where: FremontCost:
Science Saturday: Identification DayBring your shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and plants to Identification Day! Natural science experts from the Bureau of Land Management will do their best to identify those mystery flowers, feathers, and rocks from your yard, while their archaeologists will be on hand to tell you more about that mysterious ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: Free
Climate Change 101Dive into the basics of climate change! How do we know the earth is warming? What do scientists have to say? Find out the answers to these questions and more, and participate in a discussion of why we care and what we can all do to make a positive difference.Target ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
The BayMobile Visits the Bay Model Visitor CenterAquarium of the Bay's BayMobile is coming to the Bay Model! Visitors will experiment with the science of climate change and meet some of Aquarium of the Bay's animal ambassadors. All Bay Model visitors are welcome to stop by for this free hour-long program.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Find Your BalanceThe balance of the earth's natural cycle is off, but fear not! Find out the role we play in the earth's balance, and explore how new innovations–such as solar power–give us the power to return balance to our environment.Target audience: Kindergarten and up.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Marine Science in Action! 25th Discovery Day Open House at Romberg Tiburon CenterThe Barbara & Richard Rosenberg Institute for Marine Biology & Environmental SciencepresentsMarine Science in Actionthe 25th Discovery Day Open Houseat Romberg Tiburon CenterDiscovery Day is the Romberg Tiburon Center's annual open house, when we invite the public to visit our marine lab on the Bay and see marine science in ...
Where: TiburonCost: Free
S^4-Super Summer Science Search™ Contest Public Information MeetingThe S^4-Super Summer Science Search™ Contest is back for a fourth year! All outgoing 6th, 7th and 8th grade students living in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) are encouraged to join the search this summer for fun, learning and prizes. This year students are being asked to create and ...
Where: CupertinoCost: Free
Rocks and Ice in the Solar SystemPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for an astronomy program in the Lower Summit Parking Lot of Mt. Diablo State Park. The program starts at 7:30pm (enter the park at least 45 minutes earlier). Although there is no fee for this program there is a $10 park entrance fee.Comets, meteors, ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: 0
Jazz Under the StarsSee the first quarter moon, Jupiter, and more thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly and come by anytime between 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Stepping Out of the NestHow does research into the search for water and habitable planets, astrobiology, space biology, small satellites, advanced manufacturing, autonomous vehicles and synthetic biology make science fiction into science reality? NASA-Ames scientists have a vision for human flight from our Earthly nest to explore and live in space.Speaker: Dr. Jacob Cohen, ...
Saturday marks the kickoff of the PLUTO-PALOOZA national tour, incorporated into the Academy's Astronomy Day activities. Like the 2003 "Marsapalooza" and the 2007-2009 "Polar-Palooza," PLUTO-PALOOZA is a touring event produced by Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, who was a senior producer on the original Cosmos television series featuring astronomer Carl Sagan. The hour-long "palooza" ...
