All Bay Area HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are invited to register now for the Bay Area Teen Science Teen Career Conference Saturday April 9, 2016 at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens! This FREE event includes:Presentations by Noted Scientists and Engineers Insider Advice on College and Career PrepHands-On Knowledge and Skill-Building WorkshopsFree ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free!
Celebration of WaterJoin us for this once a year Open House at Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon and learn about water as one of the most important compounds known to humans. Different experiments will be provided in the classroom so families can experiment with water. Outside we will have bubble stations and ...
DNA barcoding is an identification method that uses a short genetic sequence in an organism's DNA to identify it as belonging to a particular species. This first class, in a series of DNA barcoding classes, will identify an unknown fish from a small (0.5 cc) sample of uncooked fish muscle ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $40.00/person includes testing one fish
Family Program: Animals of the GardenLearn about the wonderful creatures of the Garden-- newts, birds, butterflies, frogs, lizards, foxes, snakes, and more!
Where: BerkeleyCost: $15 General, $10 Members
Get to Know Your Brain - a Free, Fun Neuroscience Event for All AgesSamuel Merritt University (SMU) invites the public to a free Expo- "Get to Know Your Brain!". The Expo will feature fun interactive exhibits to test and learn about your brain. Guest scholars will discuss how to keep the brain fit, the effects of meditation, and strategies to prevent lower back ...
Where: OaklandCost: FREE FOR ALL AGES
'Glory to Gagarin' and the human race in spaceIn addition to our fabulous collection of Soviet space program artifacts (including a piece of Yuri's space flight suit), we'll have Yuri videos going, Russian music, Russian tea cookies and a LIVE SKYPE w/ APOLLO 15 CMP Astronaut AL WORDEN!!! He was there for the birth of the space age ...
Where: NovatoCost: 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
The ODIN Presents: Hands On CRISPR Cas9 Genome Engineer in BacteriaClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats(CRISPR) is just a long name to say that Scientist found a protein(Cas9) that can use an RNA guide to make highly specific cuts in DNA. This allows unprecedented abilities to edit and engineer DNA. The reason it is such a great Synthetic Biology tool ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free ($15 donation requested)
'The Search for Alien Worlds' Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloThis month's program is "The Search for Alien Worlds" : Explore where extreme life exists on Earth. What does that tell us about where we might find life elsewhere in the galaxy? Which stars have planets? (We'll also get you ready for the Mercury Transit that occurs the morning of ...
Where: ClaytonCost: Free + $10 park entrance fee.
Hunting for Dark Matter Using Galaxy QuakesDark matter is believed to pervade our universe, but there are few ways to find and understand this mysterious stuff that does not emit any light. I will review how the astronomical community first inferred the existence of dark matter and the current methods used to search for it. My ...
