This class will look beyond the prison walls of Alcatraz to the natural wonders of the island. Nine different waterbird species breed on Alcatraz during the summer months, the easiest to see being gulls, cormorants, pigeon guillemots, snowy egrets and black-crowned night herons. Waterbird docent, Corny Foster, will lead the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Donations encouraged
Wildflowers for Photographers, Poets & Artists Join ACR Resource Ecologist Dave Self on an excursion to see and photograph (or sketch, paint, or write about) wildflowers on the Modini Mayacamas Preserves. You're encouraged to share your best for a 'flower show' the next day from 3:00pm-4:00pm at ACR's Conservation Center. Dave will coach beginners on close-up flower ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $20 General, $15 Members/Students, Free < 18
Iron Science TeacherCheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the sought-after title, "Iron Science Teacher." Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, Iron Chef, the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition showcases science teachers as they devise classroom activities using a ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Free Community Night at the ExplOratoriumAdmission to the ExplOratorium is free after 5:00 pm.Entry is subject to capacity; admission is not guaranteed. We don’t accept group or field trip reservations; group entry is discouraged due to large crowds.
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Grounds for Science - Pollution in our sky and superhero fliesTiny Brains, Big Ideas: Nick JourjineFruit flies are pesky insects that accumulate in our kitchens on hot summer days; they are also a work-horse of biological research and have contributed enormously to our understanding of human health and disease. Most recently, they have powered new insights in our understanding of ...
Where: EmeryvilleCost: Free
Seaweed IdentificationThis lecture offers a unique opportunity to learn about seaweed identification from one of the world's preeminent phycologists. Kathy Ann teaches field courses for the Jepson Workshop program, Shoals Marine Laboratory, Friday Harbor Laboratories, and Wrigley Marine Science Center. She is developing a web-based archive of California's seaweed called the ...
Where: Pacific GroveCost: $5 General, Free for members
Kepler Double HeaderSounding stars while hunting for planetsKepler/K2 data is used to detect and decode subtle vibrations of the stars, a field of science called asteroseismology, similar to how vibrations in the earth's crust can be used in the science of seismology to study the properties of the earth. The decoded vibrations ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Wonderfest: Exoplanets: Prevalence, Properties, and ArchitectureAs humanity begins its third decade of exoplanet observation, the science is maturing beyond individual discoveries to detailed characterization of the entire planetary population. No exploration has helped us learn more about exoplanets than NASA’s Kepler mission. While Kepler has shown that planets like Earth are common throughout the Milky ...
