USGS Menlo Park Science Center Earth Science Day 2008
The USGS Menlo Park Science Center will celebrate Earth Science Week 2008 (October 12-18) "No Child Left Inside" by inviting 1,000 Bay Area school children in grades 2-6 to attend an Earth Science Day event on campus Thursday, October 16, from 9:00a - 2:30p. USGS is pleased to host this event that gives students and teachers the opportunity to talk with scientists and learn about the Earth through interactive displays and presentations. Activities and exhibits will be suitable for elementary and middle school students grades (2-6).
Invitational emails were sent to over 400 local teachers and the response was overwhelming. We met our limit of 1,000 students within hours. We are sorry we can not accomodate more students.
Earth Science Day 2008 Information
- View the Exhibit List
- View the Exhibit Map
- View the Driving Directions.
- View the Parking Map online or download the the parking map as a pdf file.
- Explore Like a Scientist Activity
Please also see the USGS Earth Science Week site for more activities and information.
Please see EarthSciWeek.org for additional resources including the 2008-2009 Activity Calendar and the Journey to the Center of the Earth Educator Guide. Robert Ridky, the USGS National Education Coordinator, came up with the theme for this year's event and the USGS is the primary financial sponsor of ESW.
The 2008 Earth Science Week planning committee includes: Christy Ryan, Liz Colvard, Diane Garcia, Dina Venezky, Helen Gibbons, Carol Reiss, Phil Stoffer, Anne Rosinski, Susan Garcia
