Summer Astronomy Institute: Space Science and the NGSSA hands-on workshop for teachers in grades 5-12Registration fee for the four-day Institute: $300* Scholarships are available ** 2 units of academic credit available through The University of the Pacific *In addition to 4-days of activities, participants receive:The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0 DVD, a $30 valueA class set of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $300
Free First WednesdayFree museum admission all day, to anyone from anywhere, at Bay Area Discovery Museum
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Free Wednesday at UC Botanical GardensEnjoy free admission to the UC Botanical Garden on the first Wednesday of the month. Parking is limited. Docent-led tours for groups are not available on Free Wednesdays. No admission after 4:30 pm. In order to minimize the impact on the plant collection, ensure the safety of visitors, and to ...
Marine ecosystems continue to be degraded due to increasing pressures from a variety of human activities and to assess these impacts a cumulative impact model was developed for the California Current. This cumulative impact score quantifies where impacts are the greatest along the coast, and is potentially useful to managers ...
Where: Moss LandingCost: Free
Space: The Final Frontier: Summer Fun DayIs there life on other planets? Are there more Earths in our universe? Get up close and personal with some of the most exciting space explorations, as you find answers to these and other questions. Interact with planets in "Science On a Sphere®" or take to the stars in our ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Ship Chat with Exploration Vessel Nautilus: Live from Deep CaliforniaJoin a live chat with scientists and educators on board the Exploration Vessel Nautilus as it uses an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) to explore the ocean floor off the coasts of California and Canada. The expedition's targets will include ecosystems around "cold seeps," where water flows from cracks along an active underwater ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission.
The SLAC T-530 Askaryan Calorimeter Experiment - ACE The Askaryan effect -- coherent impulsive radio and microwave emission from excess charge in high-energy particle showers -- was confirmed first in 2001 at SLAC, and delineated in a number of SLAC experiments since. It has become the basis for a number of particle astrophysics experiments to detect ultra-high energy ...
Public Workshop-India Ancient Cosmology: the Sky then and the Sky now'This is a three days' workshop on August 5, 6, and 7 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, including instruction and observations. Part 1 will be delivered in the computer lab AD 143 of Evergreen Valley College. Part II will consist of observations and hands on telescope activities at the College's ...
