Intel Museum - Free Class Lets Kids Explore the World Inside of a FabTwo classes: 10:30am-11:30am; 3:00pm-4:00pmKeeping it Clean (ages 7 and up)Explore what it's like inside an ultra-clean, highly automated silicon chip fabrication facility (fab) - from particles of contamination to bunnysuits - and get an inside glimpse into a Class 1 Fab from the museum. Space is limited and reservations are ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Wild California WatershedsNorthern California is made up of whole areas that resemble large funnels. The rainy season can turn a babbling brook into a river and a river into a natural force that is both exciting and dangerous. Join Ranger Linda and learn more about the incredible geologic formations, climate change, and ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Low Tide WalkMSI takes to the tidepools for a treasure hunt of nature's beautiful intertidal secrets. We'll spend the day taking advantage of the low tide to reach the outer edges of Pillar Point. What willl we find? We could see crabs, sea stars, eels or octopus! This is a great family ...
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20 General, $10 Members
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.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Winter Celebration: Family Night Hike & CampfireCelebrate the Winter Solstice and learn about traditional solstice celebrations from around the world. Then we'll gather 'round the campfire for quality time with friends and family, sing songs, and get silly as you roast s'mores by moonlight.
The Science of (Holiday) Light Walking TourJoin us on this festive trek and gain a new appreciation for some of the city's most spectacular light displays. We'll stroll along San Francisco stairways, side streets, and scenic vistas, admiring the local holiday handiwork while doing experiments with color mixing and animation, and talking about light. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 adults, $15 under 18
Jazz Under The StarsVisit our roof top observatory and see the moon and Jupiter thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly and come by anytime between 7 & 10 p.m.Free parking in Marie Curie Lot 5. Directions here.
Do you know a young person interested in nature? Take them to Junior Academy: Naturalist Know-how!December's skill is Tricky Tracks: Learn how to identify animal tracks in dirt and snow.Sign-up at 1:30pm at Naturalist Center / Lab (Level 3 across from the Planetarium exit)This program is designed for youth ages ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
The Science of (Holiday) Light Walking TourJoin us on this festive trek and gain a new appreciation for some of the city's most spectacular light displays. We'll stroll along San Francisco stairways, side streets, and scenic vistas, admiring the local holiday handiwork while doing experiments with color mixing and animation, and talking about light. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 adults, $15 under 18
Monday, 12/16/13
Mini Monday - Nature in WinterMini-Monday Morning for Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Engage in a variety of crafts, activities, and live animal encounters. Learn about what animals do in winter to keep warm.Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. Nut-free refreshments provdied. No pre-registration required.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $15 for 1st Child ($8 museum member)
Tuesday, 12/17/13
Life's Struggle to SurviveWhen pondering the number of extraterrestrial civilizations, it is worth noting that even after it got started, the success of life on Earth was not a foregone conclusion. We recount some thrilling episodes from the history of our planet, some well-documented but others merely theorized: our collision with the planet ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
How to Have Fun in the DeltaHave you ever thought about all the things there are to do in the Delta? Come find out some fun and interesting adventures you and your family can have by exploring this hidden gem with Ranger Bill.
Carnegie Institution for Science - Global Ecology SeminarSpeaker: Markus Reichstein
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Sunset/Full Moon walk to the Point Bonita LighthouseJoin park staff and docents for a tour down the Point Bonita Trail, through the hand-carved tunnel and out to the Lighthouse.We will walk along a half-mile trail, which is steep in places.Arrive early as parking is limited. Meet at the Point Bonita Lighthouse trailhead.Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.Limited ...
North Bay SkepticsNorth Bay Skeptics are: humanists, atheists, freethinkers, agnostics and undeclared, who embrace modern skepticism. We celebrate the scientific method, and the application of logic and evidence to all claims. As in the tradition of many Skeptical groups world wide, we like to gather for lively discussion on current topics and ...
Where: Santa RosaCost: Free
Wednesday, 12/18/13
LEDs: Technology and ApplicationsThis class will provide a basic understanding of solid-state lighting technology; how LEDs work; their advantages (efficacy and lifetime) as well as disadvantages (heat and cost). The relationship between lifetime, reliability and economics will be discussed, as well as standards used to measure this new technology. In the afternoon, attendees ...
History of the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersJoin Ranger Bill to learn about the "When/Where/Why/What/ How," the diverse, complex, many faceted missions, goals and objectives of the USACE's "Birth" in 1775 under General George Washington.
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Lost Landscapes of San Francisco: Fundraiser Benefitting Internet ArchiveRick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes of San Francisco is a movie happening that brings old-time San Francisco footage and our community together in an interactive crowd-driven event. Showing in the majestic Internet Archive building, your ticket donation will benefit the Internet Archive, which suffered a major fire in November. Please give generously ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25-$100
Molecular arms race at the virus-host interfaceViruses are at the threshold of the inanimate and the animate and represent the transitional phase in evolution, when chemistry morphed in to self-sustaining life on earth. For this reason, viruses are the most abundant biological entity on earth, found in all ecosystems infecting every type of living organism from ...
NuSTAR is NASA's newest eye on the X-ray sky, focusing on X-rays at higher energies than the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Since launch in June 2012, NuSTAR has been uncovering black holes hidden deep within gaseous galaxies, including studies of the black hole at the center of our own Milky Way. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Nerd Nite SF #43: Accounting, Meyer Lemons, and Libraries and Librarians!From the sweetest of lemons to the sweetest of information scientists and the sweetest of… accounting?, we have a delightful cocktail of non-holiday-related talks that will make you glad you skipped that one Christmas party. So head over to the Rickshaw Stop and join us for fruity drinks and fruitful ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $8
Thursday, 12/19/13
Age of ContextSmart phones, sensors, wearables, ingestibles, data collection, and location-based technologies are converging with social media to deliver us into the new Age of Context (a new book by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel). More and more, these things are with us wherever we go: in the devices we carry, the ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
The Science of (Holiday) Light Walking TourJoin us on this festive trek and gain a new appreciation for some of the city's most spectacular light displays. We'll stroll along San Francisco stairways, side streets, and scenic vistas, admiring the local holiday handiwork while doing experiments with color mixing and animation, and talking about light. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 adults, $15 under 18
Friday, 12/20/13
The Science of (Holiday) Light Walking TourJoin us on this festive trek and gain a new appreciation for some of the city's most spectacular light displays. We'll stroll along San Francisco stairways, side streets, and scenic vistas, admiring the local holiday handiwork while doing experiments with color mixing and animation, and talking about light. Learn about ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $25 adults, $15 under 18
Houge Park Start PartyMeet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
