Family Science and Astronomy Festival

Join us for a day of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology and physics lectures, demos, workshops, and planetarium shows!

Planetarium shows 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, and 6 pm A presentation of the night sky by Darryl Stanford

Science Workshops Hands on workshops in Science and Astronomy 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, and 5 pm.  See web link for workshops in Geology, Physics, Biology, Anatomy, and Chemistry.

Astronomy Workshops:
2-6 pm.  See the website for locations and topics.

Keynote Speaker Dr. Chris McKay The search for organics & evidence of life on Mars; Update from the Mars Curiosity Rover 7-8:30 pm, CSM Theatre Building 3

Mars Curiosity Rover has been operating on Mars for over one year. The  speaker will present the current status on the search for organics in  the soil and the prospects for determining the habitability of the site.  If organics are found on Mars, the next challenge will be to determine  if they are of biological or non-biological origin.

Reception 8:30-8:50 pm CSM Theatre Lobby

Jazz Under the Stars 9:30-11 pm, CSM Observatory

Festival sponsored by CSM Math/Science Division and San Mateo County Astronomical Society.