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Topo Salad Trays |
Building 1, Room 1103 |
These are clear-plastic trays with a contour line drawn on each tray. Stack the trays on top of one another to see 3-D models of landforms and undersea features. |
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Under San Francisco Bay |
Building 1, Room 1110 |
View posters and a computer flythrough of topography beneath the waves of San Francisco Bay and just outside the Golden Gate. Inspect samples of sediment from the Bay. http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/c1259 |
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Fly Over the Seafloor |
Building 1, Room 1127 |
Imagine that the water has been drained away to expose the floor of San Francisco Bay, the bed of Lake Tahoe, the seafloor off San Diego, and many more areas. Then enjoy virtual flights over the underwater terrain as revealed by USGS bathymetric data. http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/ |
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Microfossils, Volcanic Ash, and Tree Rings – Oh My! |
Building 1, Room 1129 |
(1) Use microscopes and magnifiers to view microfossils, volcanic ash, tree-rings, and mudstones. (2) Handle equipment used to collect and analyze these samples. (3) Learn how scientists use microfossils, sediment, and rock samples to increase our understanding of climate change; the timing, magnitude and environmental impact of geologic events, such as volcanic eruptions; and the origin of mudstones/petroleum source rocks. |
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Dress Like a Marine Geologist |
Building 1, Room 1134 |
Put on the field attire of your choice--a life jacket, a hard hat, a survival suit, maybe an aloha shirt--and get photographed in front of a green screen. Choose a backdrop photo, and visit the Web later to see yourself as a marine scientist doing research at sea. |
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Using Geophysics to Explore the Earth Below |
Building 2 Courtyard |
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov
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USGS - NASA Geologic Robotic Surveying |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Pinnacles National Park |
Building 2 Courtyard |
NPS staff will be present with WESP Team during the Open House |
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3D Geologic Maps - Looking Down into the Earth |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Antique Geophysical and Surveying Equipment |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Circum-Arctic Resources: Energy and the Environment North of the Arctic Circle |
Building 2 Courtyard |
http://energy.usgs.gov/arctic |
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Colorado River Basin: Stories from Old Western Gravels Bars |
Building 2 Courtyard |
Examine gravel from each of the major tributaries of the Colorado River. See rocks, fossils, fossil tracks, maps, and historic and modern 3D photography that tell the geologic story of the region. |
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Creatures of the Arizona Desert Dust |
Building 2 Courtyard |
Infrequent desert rains cause sand-filled shallow potholes to suddenly spring to life. Examine living vernal pool invertebrates from the rim rock of the Southern Colorado Plateau. |
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Erosion Studies in Hawaii |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Erosion....Arrrh! |
Building 2 Courtyard |
Watch erosion slowly wipe out a den of plastic pirates on an island of pebbles, sand and silt (hands on exhibit). |
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Faults in the Mojave Desert: Past, Present and Future |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geologic Map of Seattle |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geologic Map of the Grand Canyon Region |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geologic Record of the Colorado River Below the Grand Canyon - Some Possible Climate Connections |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geology of National Parks |
Building 2 Courtyard |
A limited supply of 3D posters and 3D glasses for Open House guests: 3D photographic exhibit. Quiz Website - http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov |
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Geology of the North Cascades, Washington: Rocks for the Traveler |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Geophysical Setting of the 2008 M6 Wells Earthquake, Northeast, Nevada |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Hardness of Minerals |
Building 2 Courtyard |
Test the hardness of minerals (hands on activity) |
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Mapping Earth History with an Airborne Laser Rangefinder: Deglaciation of the Puget Lowland |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Segmentation of the Hayward Fault and Earthquake Hazards |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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The WESP Geologic Mapping Program |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Understanding Desert Ecosystems |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Vents in the City - The Volcanoes of Portland, OR |
Building 2 Courtyard |
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Western Washington Faults Leave Geophysical Scars |
Building 2 Courtyard |
New airborne measurements of the Earth's magnetic field highlight faults, folds, and other geologic structures in both the Puget Lowland and Eastern Washington. A tantalizing "anomaly" in these new measurements hints at a possible fault connection through the Cascade Range of Washington. |
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GeoKids |
Flagpole Circle |
Souvenir sales (t-shirts, minerals, mugs and more!) and snacks. http://geokids.org |
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Greening Efforts at GSA |
Flagpole Circle |
Staffed posters and handouts. |
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USGS Green Team |
Flagpole Circle |
Staffed posters and information about recycling at the USGS. |
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Menlo Park Fire Department |
Flagpole Circle |
Come and visit with the Menlo Park Fire Department and see the fire engines. |
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Imaging the Ocean Floor |
Building 3, Room 118 |
Sidescan-sonar "fish" used to collect sea-floor images. Computer will play back data collected during earlier field activities. |
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Mid-Ocean Ridges |
Building 3, Room 118 |
Imagine what it's like to descend to the deep sea in a submersible. View videos of deep-sea hot springs at mid-ocean spreading ridges. See samples of mineral sprecipitated from the hot water and weird animals that live around the springs. |
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Science Resources for Teachers |
Building 3, Room 118 |
California Science Standards and helpful handouts, paper models, etc. |
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Wild Science: Explore the natural world through hands-on science with Coyote Point Museum. |
Building 3, Room 118 |
Hands-on science activities (facilitated by museum staff). We’re planning on bringing a variety of different activities. http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org |
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Reflection of the Past-Vision for the Future: Imaging and Remote Sensing for a Changing World |
Building 3, Room 118 |
Hands-on digital remote sensing and GIS data manipulation, posters,video presentation, displays. http://asprs.org |
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USGS Publications- Getting the Results of Our Research to the Public |
Building 3, Room 118 |
A staffed display of USGS publications including books and maps. http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov |
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Where is my Copper Deposit? An Underground Mine Tour |
Building 3, Room 118 |
Examine the geology of a copper deposit in an underground mine and help determine where to dig next. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1034 |
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Map and Publication Sales - California Geological Survey and USGS |
Building 3, Room 121 |
Purchase CGS and USGS publications and maps (including topographic maps, geologic maps, national park maps, earthquake maps, and much more!). |
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National Land Cover Trends Project: A Perspective of Change Using Landsat Satellite Imagery |
Building 3, Room 237 |
http://landcovertrends.usgs.gov/ |
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Presentation Theatre |
Building 3, Room 240 |
Come see presentations on Bay Area earthquake probability, tsunamis, sea otters, and much, much more! |
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The Hayward Fault - Is it due for a repeat of the 1868 Earthquake? |
Building 3, first floor, Visitors Center |
http://earthquake.usgs.gov |
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Visualization from Computer Simulations of Major Bay Area Earthquakes |
Building 3, first floor, Visitors Center |
See the distribution of shaking from past and anticipated future earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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Deep Drilling to Study Earthquakes & Geothermal Energy |
Building 3 - Outside |
Wire line well logging truck to run instruments to 14,000 ft. Posters, photos, and laboratory samples demonstrate the type of work done in Parkfield, CA. |
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Earthquake Fault Board Model and PC Seismograph |
Building 3 - Outside |
Demonstration that shows what happens when a fault slips. |
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How GPS is used to study deformation of the Earth's crust near earthquake faults and volcanoes |
Building 3 - Outside |
Display of equipment used in the field, maps of where the measurements are made, a computer showing the online data and a demonstration of crustal strain buildup and release. |
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Measuring the movement of the Earth's surface caused by Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landslides using Radar from Orbiting Satellites |
Building 3 - Outside |
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov |
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Pipeline, Faults, and Quakes |
Building 3 - Outside |
Demonstration that shows how pipelines (lifelines) can be engineered to withstand a major fault rupture with meters of displacement. |
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Real-Time Seismograph |
Building 3 - Outside |
http://earthquake.usgs.gov |
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Digits and Printer's Ink- How USGS Science is Released |
Building 3 - Outside |
Staffed poster |
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Gold Panning |
Building 3 - Outside |
Learn how to pan for gold and try your hand at panning at this "pan and release" exhibit. |
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"Shocking" Views of Water Beneath our Feet |
Building 3 - Outside |
http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/uzf |
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Mount Diablo Surveyors Historical Society |
Building 3 - Outside |
Hands-on staffed display of historical surveying and mapping instrumentation. http://mdshs.org |
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Public Service Careers for Artists |
Building 3 - Outside |
Put your creative skills to work at the USGS. |
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Natural Science Geopardy |
Building 15 - Library |
A unique opportunity for you to test your natural science knowledge. Play a game of Geopardy and learn science facts of Geography, Hydrology, Geology, and more. http://library.usgs.gov http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod |
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Rocks of the San Francisco Bay Area |
Building 15 - Library |
This self-guided exhibit offers a fun quiz that you can use to test your knowledge of SF Bay Area geology. |
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Our Fragile Earth: Climate Change |
Building 15 - Library |
Hands-on, poster, handouts, display of Library Publications and the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" |
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How Clean is Clean? |
Building 15 - first floor |
Using a salinity meter, kids try to guess which water is which (ocean, bay, tap water, bottled water, high-purity lab water). |
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You Are What You Eat |
Building 15 - first floor |
Staffed Poster |
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Adventures in Geochemistry |
Building 15 - first floor |
Hands-on, posters. |
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Invertebrate Animals Can Speak! If Only We'd Listen! |
Building 15 - second floor |
Hands-on http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/tracel/ |
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Toxic Metals and Groundwater |
Building 15 - second floor |
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40 Years of Water Quality Data in San Francisco Bay |
Building 15 - second floor |
Hands-on |
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USGS Streamgaging Program |
Building 15 - Outside |
Hands-on - Come learn about the USGS Streamgaging Program |
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National Water Quality Assessment Program and Groundwater Model |
Building 15 - Outside |
Hands on - water quality truck |
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Do soils breathe? The role of soils and CO2 in a warming world. |
Building 15 - Outside |
Did you know that the microbes in soil breathe out CO2, just like people do? Come use some scientific equipment to measure how much CO2 can released by soils and see how plants take up some of that same CO2. Then learn more about the role of CO2 in regulating the global climate and see what makes the soils of Alaska so interesting to USGS scientists. |
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Carbon Capture Wetland Farming: A win-win-win for water and greenhouse gas management in the San Francisco Bay-Delta |
Building 15 - Outside |
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/Carbon_Farm/ |
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Paleomagnetism Laboratory: Reading Geologic History from Rock Magnetism |
Building 16 |
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The State's Geology, Resources, and Hazards |
Earthquake Country Tent |
California seismic hazard assessment and zoning products, as well as geologic maps, mineral resources and hazards maps. |
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1989 and 1906: A Tale of Two Earthquakes |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Photo Comparison of effects of the 1989 and 1906 earthquakes showing how much more damaging the 1906 earthquake was. |
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20 Years: M6.9, October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Loma Prieta was not the Big One. Remembering Loma Prieta nearly 20 years ago. |
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Earthquake Fossils - Paleoseismology on the San Andreas Fault |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Come see actual slices of the San Andreas Fault. |
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Earthquake Program Website |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Learn more about the Earthquake Program and the online resources available. http://earthquake.usgs.gov |
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How Close to a Fault do you Live? |
Earthquake Country Tent |
See how close you live to an earthquake fault. |
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LIDAR: Illuminating Northern California's Active Faults |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Poster and computer showing LIDAR data and its use in studying active earthquake faults. |
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Make Your Own Earthquake |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Display will show ground motion that visitors create in real-time. |
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The Great 1906 Quake |
Earthquake Country Tent |
The USGS response to the earthquake. Photo gallery. |
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Are you Ready for the Next Big Earthquake? |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Steps you can take when the next earthquake strikes. |
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Bay Area Earthquake Alliance |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Share your Loma Prieta stories online. Join the Statewide Earthquake Drill on October 15, 2009. |
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Earthquake Instruments |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Display of seismic monitoring instruments and real-time data waveforms from around the state of California. |
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NetQuakes! |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Demonstration of a new earthquake instrument designed to go into homes and send data to the USGS over the internet. |
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Virtual tour of Earthquakes & Faults in the Bay Area |
Earthquake Country Tent |
See where the earthquake happen and take a virtual tour of earthquake faults in the San Francisco Bay area. |
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FEMA - Prepared, Responsive, Committed |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Learn more about preparedness and the role of FEMA Region IX. |
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Gas and Electricity Safety |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Demonstration showing the importance of gas and electric safety at home. |
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Red Cross |
Earthquake Country Tent |
http://www.bayarea-redcross.org/pba |
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Home Disaster Preparedness Supplies |
Earthquake Country Tent |
Prepare your home, school, business, and institution for safety and security supplies. http://yoursafetyplace.com |
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Equipment |
Earthquake Country Tent
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Samples and photos of earthquake monitoring equipment that have suffered from natural trauma in the field. |
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The Big Shaker Trailer - Largest EQ Simulator |
Outside near Earthquake Country Tent |
First Steps to Earthquake Safety - See "The Big Earthquake Shaker" in Action! http://quakehold.com |
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Live Music |
Lawn area outside Building 1 |
Live music |
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LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging) |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Use laser light bounced off surfaces to create a 3D image of a person or object. |
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Submarine Landslides Can Cause Destructive Tsunamis |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Create a landslide (slide a weight down a ramp into a tub of water) that triggers a "tsunami," and watch the wave wash away structures on a "coastline" at the other end of the tub. |
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Using Current Drifters to Track Coral Larvae in Hawai‘i |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Look at current drifters and their components; learn how they were used to track dispersal of coral larvae in Hawaiian waters; learn about other USGS research to better understand Hawai‘i’s coral reef ecosystems. http://coralreefs.wr.usgs.gov; http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5101; http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2003/08/ |
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Camera Sled—Video and Photographs to Groundtruth Seafloor Data |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
View large metal frame holding lights, batteries, and video and still cameras towed just above the seafloor. View seafloor video footage, multibeam echosounder data “groundtruthed” by the video, and resulting maps of seafloor types. |
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Be a Field Assistant |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Use a topographic map to find your field site and a place to camp. Examine volcanologist field materials. |
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Geology and Art |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Demonstration of art created from pictures of geologists in the field. |
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Our Erupting Volcanoes (Kilauea and Redoubt) |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Learn about the recent eruptions of Kilauea in Hawaii and Redoubt in Alaska and how we monitor volcanoes. Touch Hawaiian rocks and view ash. |
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Plate Tectonics Puzzle |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Piece the continents back together using fossil evidence. |
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U.S. Supervolcanoes |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Learn about how we monitor and study Yellowstone and Long Valley Caldera. Example of how calderas form. What type of activity might we see in the future? |
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Why do we care about the CO2? |
Volcanoes, Coasts, and Oceans tent |
Learn about volcanic gases and why it's important to monitor them. See a CO2 experiment. |
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Sequoia—Bald Eagle from San Francisco Zoo |
In (or near) the Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
View a live bald eagle, Sequoia, from the San Francisco Zoo (damaged tail prevents her from living in the wild). Exposure to pesticides such as DDT threatened bald eagles by causing them to lay eggs with very weak shells. After the U.S. restricted DDT use in 1972, bald eagles have made a steady recovery. NOAA, USGS, and other partners are working together to remediate DDT-contaminated sediment off southern California, and bald eagles have resumed nesting in the Channel Islands. |
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Sea Otter Research |
Outside (west of) Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
Hands-on materials (pelts, skulls, teeth, etc.) plus some sea otter research tools (radio transmitter and receiver/antenna, time-depth recorder, etc.). Display will highlight current research projects and methods, focusing on topical conservation issues, and will include a telemetry tracking game. http://www.werc.usgs.gov/otters/ |
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Ask a Geologist - Volcanic Rocks and Rocks of the Bay Area |
Outside Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
Hands-on display of volcanic rocks and rocks from the Bay Area. |
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Explore with the California Academy of Sciences |
Outside Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
Join the California Academy of Sciences in exploring the world around us. Hands-on activities from the teacher classroom kits. |
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Explore with The Tech Museum |
Outside Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
Join The Tech in exploring science and engineering. Build a boat out of aluminum foil and see how many marbles it can carry. Make a model rocket. Only available on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Jon Boat--Flat-Bottomed Boat Designed for Shallow-Water Mapping |
NE of Volcanoes, Coasts and Oceans tent |
Climb into the flat-bottomed Jon Boat and pretend you are a USGS scientist mapping the sea floor in very shallow water. Don’t forget to put on your life vest! |