May 2012 – Vol. 24 No. 9
This April and May, science and STEM educators in California can participate in a free workshop from Vernier Software & Technology. The 4-hour hands-on workshop [...]
Free Museum admission all day. Visit http://www.baykidsmuseum.org/.
Museum admission is free the first Wednesday of every month. http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/hours_admissions.php
Attend a colloquium! They are FREE, open to the public and held from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Wednesday, plus select evenings at 7:00 pm. Time [...]
At the turn of the millennium Time magazine listed Alan Turing among the twentieth century's 100 greatest minds, alongside the Wright brothers, Albert Einstein, DNA [...]
While population and biomedical geneticists have been revealing a wealth of remarkable data regarding the origins of human populations, the nature of their historical successes [...]
There is free admission to the Botanical Garden on the first Thursday of each month. http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
Meet up with rationalists, skeptics, and freethinkers south of San Francisco. Cafe Inquiry is a social event hosted by the Center for Inquiry. We'll meet [...]
Bay Nature Magazine hosts a roundtable on the ethics of foraging. Every day, it seems, more people get turned on to the gathering and preparing [...]
This paper examines the impact of unbundling of generation from transmission and distribution on the operating efficiency of state-owned thermal power plants in India. Using [...]
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from [...]
The C-STEM Symposium will provide an overview of the challenges of teaching STEM subjects (science, technology, education, math) to K-12 students, offer insight into successful [...]
Designed for teachers in grades 3-8. “How small is small? What’s a nanotube? Learn how to introduce this cutting edge science in your classroom.” For [...]
Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Visitors to these daytime programs can view details of [...]
The Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University is accepting applications for its annual Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers on July 23-27, 2012. At the Institute, [...]
Join us on first Monday of every month (October to May) as we host a free Educators’ Workshop from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Each educational event [...]
The Sierra Club invites you to a special event: A presentation by Debbie S. Miller, noted naturalist and author of the book Midnight Wilderness: Journeys [...]
On May 8th and 9th only, NASA’s Driven to Explore mobile exhibit will be on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. On [...]
Android brings to the table a whole new set of building blocks. Each has its own unique properties. Building an app is mashing them together [...]
The seminar will feature Alexandre Bayen presenting the results of the Floating Sensor Network project, including the results of the experiment in Walnut Grove. On [...]
What are the health effects of electromagnetic (EM) radiation? After exploring the fundamental (and fun) physics of electric and magnetic fields, we will see just [...]
Models of real-world systems are widely used in science. It is often suggested that these models are tested or confirmed when their results are compared [...]
In 1962 the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (now the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) began with the Congressional authorization of its two-mile long linear accelerator, the [...]
International travel brings with it the excitement of new experiences, cultures and unfortunately sometimes, new diseases. Before you embark on the trip of your dreams, [...]
Alan Rockefeller recently returned from four months of collecting in Mexico with extensive field work in the states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, District Federal, Puebla, [...]
The first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards will be released for public review on Friday, May 11. Visit http://www.nextgenscience.org/public-feedback to access the draft standards.
The youth forum is an opportunity for students to discuss what they understand about the future of our region with respect to resource use, waste [...]
Explore the redwood forest plants, trees and wildlife on a 4-mile hike with a Ranger on the trails above Villa Montalvo. Meet at parking lot [...]
6:45pm-7:00pm: Socializing/networking. 7:00-7:25pm: Shan Shan Sheng on "Reinterpreting the Great Wall of China for the Age of Globalization" An artist's view of the critical intersection [...]
Workshop for teachers of grades 3-7. PEAK is an exciting standards-based education program that teaches the science of energy and empowers students to become smart [...]
The K-12 Alliance is having a review meeting for the Next Generation Science Standards. This meeting is only for a limited group, but watch for [...]
Join Stephen Pruitt, Vice President for Content, Research, and Development from Achieve, in this web seminar as he debuts the draft document for science educators. [...]
The Delta Sierra Science Project and the San Joaquin County Office of Education host a webinar to review the new Next Generation Science Standards. The [...]
The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will be released on Friday, May 11. What should educators consider when reading and [...]
Professor David Lindenmayer, an award winning, world authority on forests and conservation of the Australian National University will give the Boething Lecture this year. https://humbio.stanford.edu/node/9983
Journalist and author Ariel Rubissow Okamoto will answer a few burning questions from her new book Natural History of San Francisco Bay: How do you [...]
The workshop will focus on the preparation needed to get a habitat started at your school this fall and the resources available. Topics will include [...]
Scientists at the USGS Menlo Park campus are leaders in research on earthquakes, water quality, volcanoes, coastal and marine geology, mineral and energy resources, geography, [...]
This event will showcase the facilities and marine research at San Diego State University’s Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory (CMIL). This is the first time [...]
The LA County Office of Education is hosting three review meetings for the new NGSS. The first meeting is on Monday, May 21st, 3-6 pm, [...]
This webinar is hosted by the San Joaquin County Office of Education and the Delta Sierra Science Project. Please register using this link: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/417914335 This webinar is [...]
The Common Core ELA Standards included standards for literacy in science and technical subjects. CSTA encourages science teachers with expertise in science literacy to participate [...]
The Palm Springs USD is hosting a review meeting for the NGSS on May 22nd from 3:30 to 6 pm. This meeting is open to [...]
Hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education. This meeting is open to all teachers, curriculum folks, etc. Please RSVP to Phil Romig, Science Curriculum [...]
Hosted by the Central Valley Science Project. Teachers, Science Teachers, and the Public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP on this site: http://cvscienceproject.ning.com/events/introduction-to-the-first-public-draft-of-the-next-generation-sci. We encourage [...]
San Diego County Office of Education is hosting a live and virtual meeting to review and discuss the new NGSS. The meeting is open and [...]
The LA County Office of Education is hosting three review meetings for the new NGSS. The second meeting is on Wednesday, May 23rd, 3:30-6:30 pm, [...]
The LA County Office of Education is hosting three review meetings for the new NGSS. The third meeting is on Thursday, May 24th, 3-6 pm, [...]
Plastics are like a hidden, daily oil spill - an unending stream of toxic and non-biodegradable litter entering the world and our bodies. Can recycling [...]
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Project ASTRO is a free two-day workshop (Friday, Saturday, July 27-28, 2012) partnering astronomers and teachers interested in sharing the wonders [...]
Hosted by the LA County Office of Education. Open to all members of the public. For more information and to RSVP, email Gilbert_Dean@lacoe.edu. Include your name, [...]
Hosted by LACOE. For more information or to RSVP, contact Gilbert_Dean@lacoe.edu. Please include your name, e-mail, school and district in your reply. This meeting is [...]
Video conference to Region 2 COE's hosted by Siskiyou COE. Open to all educators/teachers. For more information, contact: Marian Murphy-Shaw, Director Student Services, Siskiyou County Office [...]
The California Academy of Sciences is celebrating the launch of our new exhibit Earthquake! by partnering with the San Francisco Public Library to host a [...]
Coastal Marine Biolabs in Ventura Harbor is hosting two eight-day summer institutes in biodiversity genomics for 11th and 12th grade high school science teachers. The [...]
Learn how Dr. Dolmetsch and his collaborators are using stem cells to recreate the brain of children with autism, and how this will change the [...]
This is largest Western U.S. coastal wetlands restoration project, encompassing 15,100 acres of former salt ponds around the edge of South San Francisco Bay. The [...]