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Vernier Data Collection Workshop – Stockton12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
Calling all science educators! Step out of your classrooms, roll up your sleeves, and join us in the Vernier laboratory for a four-hour exploration of the latest and greatest in probeware and data-collection technology.
You’ll get your hands dirty with dozens of hardware and software titles from Vernier’s award-winning line of computer and handheld data-acquisition technology. One of our knowledgeable training specialists will work right alongside you, providing guidance and inspiration as you explore classroom-ready labs.
You’ll leave the workshop ready to excite your students’ learning with data collection. And, to make it even easier, you’ll receive a complimentary electronic copy of our Workshop Training Manual, which includes ready-to-use lab handouts for all science disciplines.
Perfect for science educators who
- Want to evaluate our award-winning technology.
- Are new to data collection.
- Need a refresher course on Vernier equipment.
- Want to learn from an expert.
Attendees receive
- Four hours of free training
- Light lunch or dinner
- Workshop Training Manual
- Savings on a workshop package
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
12:00 pmVernier Data Collection Workshop – Stockton
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Apr30Tue
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Google Science Fair 2013 Entry Deadline (all-day)Apr 30The Google Science Fair is back for a third year from Jan 2013! In partnership with CERN, The LEGO Group, National Geographic and Scientific American, the Google Science Fair offers a chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences, scholarships and real-life work opportunities. It’s an online science competition for students from around the world. Students post their science and engineering projects online to compete for prizes, scholarships and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. There’s also a “Science in Action” prize for the top project that shows positive, local community impact.
Last year’s winners tackled the early diagnosis of breast cancer, improving the experience of listening to music for people with hearing loss , cataloging the ecosystem found in water and subsistence farming in Swaziland If you’re aged 13-18 and want to get involved, visit the site now and sign up for news of the launch and details of GSF 2013. You’re never too young to change the world. www.google.com/sciencefairGoogle Science Fair 2013 Entry Deadline (all-day) -
Vernier Data Collection Workshop – Pasadena4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
Calling all science educators! Step out of your classrooms, roll up your sleeves, and join us in the Vernier laboratory for a four-hour exploration of the latest and greatest in probeware and data-collection technology.
You’ll get your hands dirty with dozens of hardware and software titles from Vernier’s award-winning line of computer and handheld data-acquisition technology. One of our knowledgeable training specialists will work right alongside you, providing guidance and inspiration as you explore classroom-ready labs.
You’ll leave the workshop ready to excite your students’ learning with data collection. And, to make it even easier, you’ll receive a complimentary electronic copy of our Workshop Training Manual, which includes ready-to-use lab handouts for all science disciplines.
Perfect for science educators who
- Want to evaluate our award-winning technology.
- Are new to data collection.
- Need a refresher course on Vernier equipment.
- Want to learn from an expert.
Attendees receive
- Four hours of free training
- Light lunch or dinner
- Workshop Training Manual
- Savings on a workshop package
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
4:00 pmVernier Data Collection Workshop – Pasadena
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May1Wed
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Free Day at the Exploratorium @ Exploratorium10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Museum admission is free the first Wednesday of every month.
10:00 amFree Day at the Exploratorium @ Exploratorium -
Vernier Data Collection Workshop – Riverside4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
Calling all science educators! Step out of your classrooms, roll up your sleeves, and join us in the Vernier laboratory for a four-hour exploration of the latest and greatest in probeware and data-collection technology.
You’ll get your hands dirty with dozens of hardware and software titles from Vernier’s award-winning line of computer and handheld data-acquisition technology. One of our knowledgeable training specialists will work right alongside you, providing guidance and inspiration as you explore classroom-ready labs.
You’ll leave the workshop ready to excite your students’ learning with data collection. And, to make it even easier, you’ll receive a complimentary electronic copy of our Workshop Training Manual, which includes ready-to-use lab handouts for all science disciplines.
Perfect for science educators who
- Want to evaluate our award-winning technology.
- Are new to data collection.
- Need a refresher course on Vernier equipment.
- Want to learn from an expert.
Attendees receive
- Four hours of free training
- Light lunch or dinner
- Workshop Training Manual
- Savings on a workshop package
For more information and to register visit http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops/.
4:00 pmVernier Data Collection Workshop – Riverside
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May2Thu
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Cafe Inquiry @ Cafe Borrone6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 at Café Borrone between Kepler’s Books and the British Banker’s Club! Look for the black balloon.
6:00 pmCafe Inquiry @ Cafe Borrone
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May3Fri
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The Higgs Boson and Our Life @ UC Berkeley, International House, Chevron Auditorium5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
On 4 July 2012, the ATLAS and CMS experiments operating at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new particle compatible with the Higgs boson (hunted for almost 50 years), a crucial piece for our understanding of fundamental physics and the structure and evolution of the universe. This lecture describes the unprecedented instruments and challenges that have allowed such an accomplishment, the physics meaning and relevance of this discovery, and the implications for our day-to-day life.
Speaker: Fabiola Gianotti, formerly with CERN
For more information visit their website at http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar.html?event_ID=66381&date=2013-05-03&tab=lectures
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How to Be a Science Writer @ How To Night7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Whether you’re a seasoned science writer, greenhorn, dabbler, or just a person who likes to hear interesting science stories, you’ll want to meet Thomas Hayden, co-editor of the brand new The Science Writers’ Handbook: Everything You Need To Know To Pitch, Publish And Prosper In The Digital Age. Tom and fellow handbook contributors Robin Mejia, Monya Baker, Douglas Fox, and Liza Gross will share personal stories from the trenches of science writing – tales of frustration, victory, danger, and more. Post story time, the crew will address questions about how to build a sustainable, profitable, sane science writing career. We’ll discuss topics such as finding and crafting a story, working with multimedia, pitching to publications, dealing with emotional issues like isolation and envy, understanding business structures, negotiating contracts, being profitable, and handling ethical matters. Whatever your level of experience, you’re invited to come chat, share, and learn. Books will be available for sale at the event.
Speakers: The Science Writers’ Handbook’s Thomas Hayden, Robin Mejia, Monya Baker, Douglas Fox, and Liza Gross
For more information email julianagallin@gmail.com or visit their website at http://www.askascientistsf.com/.
7:00 pmHow to Be a Science Writer @ How To Night -
CAMS: The Night-time Survey of Meteor Showers @ College of San Mateo8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
CAMS: The Night-time Survey of Meteor Showers
If you ever spend a night under the stars watching for meteors and saw something unusual, you may want to meet astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. He’s an expert on meteor showers and author of Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets, a 790 page book containing predictions on what unusual meteor showers to expect in the next 50 years.
Peter is best known for his recovery of fragments of asteroid 2008 TC3 in the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan with Sudanese astronomer Muawia Shaddad and his students from the University of Khartoum. This was the first time that an asteroid was spotted in space, observed by telescopes, then samples retrieved for study.
For more information visit their website at http://www.smcas.com/events/meetings/upcoming_meetings/.
8:00 pmCAMS: The Night-time Survey of Meteor Showers @ College of San Mateo -
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory’s new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views of objects in our solar system may include craters and mountains on the moon, the moons and cloud-bands of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, etc. The choice of targets for any evening’s viewing depends on the season and what objects are currently in the sky.
On clear, dark, moonless nights, the telescopes give visitors views into the deeper reaches of space. Star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies provide dramatic demonstrations of the vastness of the cosmos.
Confirm before you go that the observatory will be open!
The public viewing programs at Foothill are free of charge and are open to guests of all ages. Please note that the observatory is closed when the weather is cloudy. Also note that visitor parking permits are available from the machines in the parking lots for $3.00.
The observatory is next to parking lot 4.
9:00 pmCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory
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May4Sat
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2013 California Cognitive Science Conference @ Stanley Hall, UC Berkeley8:00 am – 5:00 pm
This conference brings together world famous scholars, educators, inventors, and students from all over the world for a day of featured talks, workshops, and presentations. This year, we are excited to explore “Learning and Memory: The Enlightened Mind,” through the lens of Artificial Intelligence, Developmental Psychology, Neurobiology, Cognitive Linguistics, Education, and Philosophy of Mind. Our renowned speakers are listed below.
You can look forward to a full day of thought-provoking talks, dynamic discussions, hands-on workshops, and professional catering.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
David Ferrucci, Director of IBM “Watson” Project
Todd Sacktor, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Tyler Burge, Professor of Philosophy, UCLA
Victor Diaz, Founder, REALM Charter School
Arne Ekstrom, Professor of Neuroscience, UC Davis
Alison Gopnik, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley
William Jagust, Professor of Neurology, UC Berkeley
Terry Regier, Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley
Please join us for a day packed with fascinating information and an experience to last for a lifetime. The cost is $5 General Admission/$20 Students. Register at ccsc2013.eventbrite.com.
For more information, contact Kimiya Hojjat at kimiya92@gmail.com, call 916-860-9494, or visit their website at http://cssa.berkeley.edu/.
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Super SIRC (Science in the River City) Science Saturday @ Sacramento State Union, Sacramento State University9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Hosted by Sacramento Area Science Project and the Center for Mathematics and Science Education
Target audience: K-12 teachers
SIRC is an outstanding standards-based professional development program for 3rd to 12th grade science teachers. This 1-day science conference is designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of science through hands-on, minds-on labs and activities, connecting the Science Content Standards and Common Core. Included are 3 workshops, workshop materials, breakfast, lunch, and 6 professional development hours.
For more information please visit www.csus.edu/mase/sircsaturday.htm or email Debbie Dennick at debbie@csus.edu.
9:00 amSuper SIRC (Science in the River City) Science Saturday @ Sacramento State Union, Sacramento State University -
Stevens Creek History Hike @ Stevens Creek County Park12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Learn about the first people to live in this area and how things changed over time as European settlers came and impacted the land. Hike about 2 miles to explore various features and discover how this park’s namesake played a pivotal role in the settlement of California. Meet at the Park Visitor Center with sun protection, sturdy hiking shoes and water. For more information and to register, call (408) 867-3654 or visit their website at
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Online%20Calendar!/Pages/2013%20Online%20Calendar/May2013.aspx
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Starry Night Hike @ Ed Levin County Park7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Starry Night Hike
Enjoy twilight, stargazing, and the nighttime environment on a 3.6-mile hike. Discover how to find night sky “objects” with binoculars and hear legends associated with spring constellations of the Northern Hemisphere. Meet at the Sandy Wool upper parking lot (near dog park) with sturdy footwear, layered clothing, and water. Bring flashlight with red lens and binoculars if you have them. Reservations required.
For more information and to register, call (408) 262-6980 or visit their website at http://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/Online%20Calendar!/Pages/2013%20Online%20Calendar/May2013.aspx
7:30 pmStarry Night Hike @ Ed Levin County Park
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May10Fri
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STEM Learning In Action Conference (all-day) @ Radisson Hotel & Conference CenterMay 10
STEM Learning In Action Conference will showcase successful K-16 STEM education practices featuring exemplary STEM classroom teachers, STEM-focused school models, out-of-school STEM resources, and promising practices for undergraduate STEM preparation. Special attention will be given to how these practices support instruction using Common Core State Standards, the K-12 Science Framework, and Next Generation Science Standards. This transformative experience will weave together theory and practice to motivate, inspire, and engage participants in the process of taking action and improving inclusive K-16 STEM education for all students.
Go to http://stemlearninginaction.org for additional conference information and criteria for submission of proposals
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Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory’s new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views of objects in our solar system may include craters and mountains on the moon, the moons and cloud-bands of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, etc. The choice of targets for any evening’s viewing depends on the season and what objects are currently in the sky.
On clear, dark, moonless nights, the telescopes give visitors views into the deeper reaches of space. Star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies provide dramatic demonstrations of the vastness of the cosmos.
Confirm before you go that the observatory will be open!
The public viewing programs at Foothill are free of charge and are open to guests of all ages. Please note that the observatory is closed when the weather is cloudy. Also note that visitor parking permits are available from the machines in the parking lots for $3.00.
The observatory is next to parking lot 4.
9:00 pmCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory
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May14Tue
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Sonoma County Spring Science Showcase (all-day)May 14
Sonoma County will host the first Spring Science Showcase for students grades 4-12 who did not participate in the county’s Science Fair. Learn how your students can participate in this event May 14, 2013.
For more information contact Mike Roa at mroa@scoe.org re: Spring Science Showcase.
Sonoma County Spring Science Showcase (all-day)
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May16Thu
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CSTA Awards Nominations Deadline (all-day)May 16
CSTA Awards Program Statement of Philosophy
CSTA believes that the importance of science education cannot be overstated. Given the essential presence of the sciences in understanding the past and planning for the future, science education remains and will increasingly be one of the most important disciplines in education. CSTA is committed to recognizing and encouraging excellence in science teaching through the presentation of awards to science educators who have made outstanding contributions in science education in the state and who are poised to continue the momentum of providing high quality, relevant science education into the future. Meet the 2012 award winners!
The CSTA Awards Program includes the following awards:
The Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award, which honors an individual who has made a significant contribution to science education in the state and who, through years of leadership and service, has truly made a positive impact on the quality of science teaching. Click here to access the on-line nomination form.
The CSTA Future Science Teacher Award, which recognizes college students who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to science education through volunteer, teaching, and professional organization activities and who show promise to become outstanding science educators. No more than two Future Science Teacher Awards will be awarded in any year. Click here to access the on-line nomination form.
Nominations for the 2012 CSTA awards must be postmarked by May 16, 2013.
CSTA Awards Nominations Deadline (all-day)
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May17Fri
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Northern California Solar Regatta – Middle and High School @ Rancho Seco Recreational Area8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Come and see the solar powered boats which are designed, built and piloted by student teams which will compete for the Regatta Cup. This event is open
to all schools from Fresno to the Oregon border.8:00 amNorthern California Solar Regatta – Middle and High School @ Rancho Seco Recreational Area -
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory’s new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views of objects in our solar system may include craters and mountains on the moon, the moons and cloud-bands of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, etc. The choice of targets for any evening’s viewing depends on the season and what objects are currently in the sky.
On clear, dark, moonless nights, the telescopes give visitors views into the deeper reaches of space. Star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies provide dramatic demonstrations of the vastness of the cosmos.
Confirm before you go that the observatory will be open!
The public viewing programs at Foothill are free of charge and are open to guests of all ages. Please note that the observatory is closed when the weather is cloudy. Also note that visitor parking permits are available from the machines in the parking lots for $3.00.
The observatory is next to parking lot 4.
9:00 pmCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory Friday Evening Program @ Foothill College Observatory
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