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Feb26Tue
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Star Formation through Radio Eyes: Probing Magnetic Fields with CARMA @ SETI Institute12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
SETI Institute Colloquium Series
How do stars form? How can we use radio waves to probe the origins of stars within their cold, dusty natal clouds? And how do magnetic fields affect the star-formation process? Come and find out how I use CARMA, a millimeter-wave radio telescope in the Eastern Sierras, to find answers to these questions. I will begin by discussing the basics of radio astronomy, radio telescopes, and star formation. I will then talk about the research I’ve been doing on polarization and magnetic fields in forming stars, using the dual-polarization receiver system that I helped install and commission at CARMA.
Speaker: Chat Hull, UC Berkeley
For more information email info@seti.org, call 650.961.6633 or visit their website
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Bite of Science Dinner Event @ California Science Center4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
This exciting, cost free dinner event brings together 25 high school teachers with leading scientists and/or engineers from industry, academia, or government. Teachers have the opportunity to hear the scientist and/or engineer speak about a cutting edge research area, view a laboratory demonstration if possible, and find out how to connect the research to the high school classroom and laboratory. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions, network with peers, and interface with the scientist and/or engineer during the informal dinner.
This event is hosted by the Center for Excellence in Education.
For more information visit: http://www.cee.org/bite-science.
4:30 pmBite of Science Dinner Event @ California Science Center
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Feb27Wed
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Bite of Science Dinner Event @ California Science Center4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
This exciting, cost free dinner event brings together 25 high school teachers with leading scientists and/or engineers from industry, academia, or government. Teachers have the opportunity to hear the scientist and/or engineer speak about a cutting edge research area, view a laboratory demonstration if possible, and find out how to connect the research to the high school classroom and laboratory. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions, network with peers, and interface with the scientist and/or engineer during the informal dinner.
This event is hosted by the Center for Excellence in Education.
For more information visit: http://www.cee.org/bite-science.
4:30 pmBite of Science Dinner Event @ California Science Center
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Feb28Thu
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PBS LearningMedia for the Environmental Science Classroom @ Online4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join KQED and CSTA for one of four area specific science webinars and learn the ropes around PBS LearningMedia, a collection of thousands of digital media resources from KQED and other public media stations for the K-12 science classroom. Experienced science educators give an example of a media-rich lesson and present strategies for successfully incorporating multimedia into the classroom. NOTE: Each webinar is subject area specific (Environmental Science, K- 5, Physics, Biology).
This one-hour webinar will engage science educators in a wealth of multimedia resources from PBS LearningMedia, a media library from PBS and WGBH.
PBS LearningMedia is the next generation media library produced by PBS and WBGH. The free repository has 20,000 video clips, interactive games, images, and lesson plans for educators’ use. The content is from over 90 distinguished producers including NOVA Science Now, KQED’s QUEST and the Exploratorium. Find a wealth of multimedia to bring lessons to life.
Learn strategies for bringing media to classroom lessons and experience a live demo of media in an example lesson.
Click here for more information and registration.
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Bite of Science Dinner Event @ San Diego County Department of Education5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
This exciting, cost free dinner event brings together 25 high school teachers with leading scientists and/or engineers from industry, academia, or government. Teachers have the opportunity to hear the scientist and/or engineer speak about a cutting edge research area, view a laboratory demonstration if possible, and find out how to connect the research to the high school classroom and laboratory. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions, network with peers, and interface with the scientist and/or engineer during the informal dinner.
This event is hosted by the Center for Excellence in Education.
For more information visit: http://www.cee.org/bite-science.
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Is “THE IMPOSSIBLE” Possible in the Pacific Northwest? — Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk @ USGS Menlo Park Campus, Building 3, 2nd Floor, Conference Room A7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
USGS Evening Public Lecture Series
by Nathan Wood, Geographer
- The movie “The Impossible”, currently showing in theaters, portrays the destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
- Recent tsunami disasters in the Pacific Ocean testify to their destructive power — are similar events likely in the Pacific Northwest?
- Geographic research is helping to understand the risk, assisting planners with developing effective emergency response plans
- Which coastal communities are at greatest risk, and what can be now to prepare for future Cascadia tsunamis?
February Flyer (Acrobat PDF)
A live webcast will also be available: http://online.wr.usgs.gov/calendar/live.html.
The live stream usually begins 5 minutes before the start of the lecture on the day of the lecture at 7pm PST. If you missed the live stream we will post a recording of the lecture on the Current Season web page, usually on the following day.
7:00 pmIs “THE IMPOSSIBLE” Possible in the Pacific Northwest? — Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk @ USGS Menlo Park Campus, Building 3, 2nd Floor, Conference Room A -
Is ‘THE IMPOSSIBLE’ Possible in the Pacific Northwest? Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk @ USGS Conference Room A, Bldg 37:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The movie “The Impossible”, currently showing in theaters, portrays the destruction of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Recent tsunami disasters in the Pacific Ocean testify to their destructive power — are similar events likely in the Pacific Northwest? Geographic research is helping to understand the risk, assisting planners with developing effective emergency response plans. Which coastal communities are at greatest risk, and what can be now to prepare for future Cascadia tsunamis?
For more information call 650-329-5000 or visit their website.
7:00 pmIs ‘THE IMPOSSIBLE’ Possible in the Pacific Northwest? Coastal Community Tsunami Hazards and Risk @ USGS Conference Room A, Bldg 3
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Mar1Fri
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SQUID! William Gilly: Looking Into Squid @ Online8:00 pm – 8:30 pm
When: Fri, March 1, 8:00pm – 8:30pm
Have you ever met a jumbo squid? William Gilly has. He explores the wild variety of life in our oceans, and finds the squid one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea. Come find out about squid – how they swim, how they fly, how they change color – and what they look like inside.8:00 pmSQUID! William Gilly: Looking Into Squid @ Online -
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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Mar2Sat
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Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics One Day Conference (all-day) @ Main Seminar Room, Kohn Hall (KITP), UCSB CampusMar 2
A New Quantum EraJoin secondary school science teachers from across the US for a stimulating full-day conference.
For more information visit www.kitp.ucsb.edu.
Registration deadline: January 18
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Redwood Education @ Sonoma County Office of Education9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sonoma County Office of Education
Redwood Ed is a resource that provides both content and curriculum materials for teaching about the coast redwoods. 4th-12th grades.
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Project WILD Aquatic @ Sonoma County Office of Education9:30 am – 3:30 pm
WILD
Aquatic is a K-12 curriculum resource for teaching about aquatic organisms and
ecology.9:30 amProject WILD Aquatic @ Sonoma County Office of Education
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Mar4Mon
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Deadline to Submit a Workshop Proposal (all-day)Mar 4
March 4 is the deadline to submit a workshop proposal for the 2013 California Science Education Conference in Palm Springs. For more information and to submit your proposal, click here.
Deadline to Submit a Workshop Proposal (all-day)
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Mar6Wed
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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 -
The Conifer Connection @ Sonoma County Office of Education4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sonoma County Office of Education. The Conifer Connection is a resource that provides content and curriculum materials for teaching about coniferous forests.
Grades 4-12
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Astronomy from the Stratosphere: NASA’s SOFIA Mission @ Smithwick Theater, Foothill College7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Why would NASA buy a used passenger airliner, cut a 10′ x 10′ hole in the fuselage, add a roll-back door, and install a 17-ton telescope inside? In his lecture, open to the public, Dr. Backman will introduce you to the engineering marvel and international scientific facility called SOFIA — the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. This remarkable airborne telescope began scientific research flights in 2010 and is already returning exciting discoveries about the birth of stars, interstellar chemistry, the atmospheres of giant planets, the environment around supermassive black holes, and other branches of astronomy.
Dana Backman is the Director of Education and Public Outreach for the SOFIA project at NASA’s Ames Research Center and an Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University and the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. Before joining the SOFIA team, he was professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. He is coauthor of three college-level astronomy textbooks and a frequent public speaker on astronomy and SOFIA. His research specialty is infrared astronomy (the study of the universe by collecting heat rays) – exactly the kind of work that the SOFIA telescope is designed to do.
Foothill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los Altos. For directions and parking information, see: http://www.foothill.edu/news/transportation.php
For a campus map, see: http://www.foothill.edu/news/maps.phpThe lecture is co-sponsored by:
* NASA Ames Research Center
* The Foothill College Astronomy Program
* The SETI Institute
* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific.We expect large crowds, so please arrive a little bit early to find parking. Having exact change or bills for the $3 parking fee helps speed up the line.
7:00 pmAstronomy from the Stratosphere: NASA’s SOFIA Mission @ Smithwick Theater, Foothill College -
VISION! Alan Gilchrist: Visual Perception – Why We See What We See @ Online7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Google Science Fair 2013
We sometimes tell other people they shouldn’t just see things in black or white. But how exactly do we see these colors? It turns out that no robot can perceive black, white, or shades of gray in exactly the way that humans do. So why do we see what we see? Come take a virtual tour of Professor Gilchrist’s visual perception lab, and learn about “psychophysics” – and why you sometimes don’t see exactly what you think you see.
7:00 pmVISION! Alan Gilchrist: Visual Perception – Why We See What We See @ Online
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Mar7Thu
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Free Day at Botanical Gardens @ UC Botanical Garden9:00 am – 5:00 pm
There is free admission to the Botanical Garden on the first Thursday of each month.
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Science in K-5 Classroom with PBS LearningMedia @ Online4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join KQED and CSTA for one of four area specific science webinars and learn the ropes around PBS LearningMedia, a collection of thousands of digital media resources from KQED and other public media stations for the K-12 science classroom. Experienced science educators give an example of a media-rich lesson and present strategies for successfully incorporating multimedia into the classroom. NOTE: Each webinar is subject area specific (Environmental Science, K- 5, Physics, Biology).
This one-hour webinar will engage science educators in a wealth of multimedia resources from PBS LearningMedia, a media library from PBS and WGBH.
PBS LearningMedia is the next generation media library produced by PBS and WBGH. The free repository has 20,000 video clips, interactive games, images, and lesson plans for educators’ use. The content is from over 90 distinguished producers including NOVA Science Now, KQED’s QUEST and the Exploratorium. Find a wealth of multimedia to bring lessons to life.
Learn strategies for bringing media to classroom lessons and experience a live demo of media in an example lesson.
Click here for more information and registration.
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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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