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Feb10Sun
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Oliver Salt Works Hike @ Eden Landing Ecological Reserve9:00 am – 11:00 am
Hidden among the salt ponds is one of the EastBay’s most intriguing historical sites. The Don Edwards Refuge and the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project are sponsoring this hike to the old Oliver Salt Works within the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. We’ll be walking into an area of the reserve not yet open to the public so please be prepared to walk two miles on unimproved levees. Reservations required.
Please call 408-262-5513 ext.106 and visit their website for more information.
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Beginning Birding @ Marin Headlands Visitors Center9:30 am – 11:30 am
Marin Headlands Visitors Center, Field Road, Marin Headlands
Winter birding in the Marin Headlands offers birds from near and far. Explore the trail around Rodeo Lagoon with docent Jane Haley to discover which birds spend the winter in our mild climate.
Meet at the Marin Headland sVisitor Center. Bring binoculars, field guides.
For ages 8 and up; no pets.
Limited to 15 people. Rain cancels.
For reservations, please call (415) 331-1540 and for more information visit their website.
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Marine Science Sunday- Love is in the Air: Marine Mammal Parents and Pups @ The Marine Mammal Center10:00 am – 5:00 pm
In preparation for Valentine’s Day, this month we celebrate love under the sea with Love is in the Air: Marine Mammal Parents and Pups in a fun, educational way for both kids and adults. We recommend teaming our free classroom program (offered at 12pm and again at 2pm) with a Docent-led tour at 11am, 1pm or 3pm for a truly immersive marine mammal experience.
For more information, please email Adam Ratner at ratnera@tmmc.org, call (415) 754-4030, or visit their website.
10:00 amMarine Science Sunday- Love is in the Air: Marine Mammal Parents and Pups @ The Marine Mammal Center
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Feb11Mon
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Career Readiness Speakers Series @ California Department of Education10:00 am – 11:00 am
The Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards featuring Dr. Carolyn Zachry, Education Programs Consultant, Career Technical Education Administration and Management Office.
Learn how guidelines established by the Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards help to ensure California’s students are career and college ready.
No RSVP necessary – Meeting takes place in Room 1101
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Stanford Women in Space @ Stanford University7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Stanford University, Knight Management Center, Cemex Auditorium, Stanford
The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “space sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew-members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. In the 50-year history of the NASA space program, only 45 of the 525 astronauts have been women. Seven of these women have degrees from Stanford – a truly impressive record from a single school.
The first US woman in space, the late Sally Ride, took all of her degrees at Stanford, from B.S. to PhD. Eileen Collins, the first woman to serve as a Shuttle commander, is a Stanford graduate. The first African-American woman in space, Mae Jemison; and the first Hispanic woman, Ellen Ochoa, are both from Stanford. Barbara Morgan, a Stanford alumna, was one of the very few Teacher Astronauts — successfully completing her Shuttle journey after the ill-fated Challenger disaster that took the life of the initial Teacher Astronaut Christa McAuliffe.
Please join us for a truly extraordinary evening with Eileen Collins, Barbara Morgan, and Ellen Ochoa as they discuss their experiences in space with Stanford professor Scott Hubbard, former Director of NASA’s AmesResearchCenter.
Panel:
• Eileen Collins, MS ’86, the first woman to serve as a Shuttle commander
• Barbara Morgan, AB ’73, one of the few Teacher Astronauts
• Ellen Ochoa, MS ’81, PHD ’85, the first Hispanic woman in space
• Scott Hubbard, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (moderator)
For more information visit their website.
7:00 pmStanford Women in Space @ Stanford University
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Feb12Tue
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Teacher Workshop Education and the Environment Grades K-12 @ Rubicon Meeting Room, CSC - SMUD4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The California Education and Environment Initiative curriculum is an on-line resource for teachers and is designed to work in coordination with existing textbooks that teachers are already familiar with. The standards-based curriculum teaches History/Social Science standards to mastery, while supporting English Language Arts. This workshop will review all of the classroom support resources and materials available and the unique connection to relevant California topics.
4:30 pmTeacher Workshop Education and the Environment Grades K-12 @ Rubicon Meeting Room, CSC - SMUD
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Feb13Wed
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Future Trends in Health Care Technology @ Freight and Salvage12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
In an increasingly connected world, Dr. Chow discusses future technologies and services that can help the healthcare consumer and those with chronic disease manage their healthcare needs outside the traditional hospital setting.
Dr. Yan Chow, with Sylvia Paull
For more information visit their website.
12:15 pmFuture Trends in Health Care Technology @ Freight and Salvage
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Feb14Thu
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My Furry Valentine: Sex in the Animal Kingdom @ Randall Museum7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
San Francisco Naturalist Society
Zookeeper and Naturalist Patrick Schlemmer shows pictures and describes the bewildering array of strange and shocking mating habits found in the animal world. You will laugh, you will blush, you will cringe!
For more information email JKodiak@earthlink.net, call (415) 225-3830 or visit their website.
7:30 pmMy Furry Valentine: Sex in the Animal Kingdom @ Randall Museum
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Feb15Fri
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Houge Park Star Party @ San Jose Astronomial Association7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
San Jose Astronomical Association, Houge Park, Twilight Drive, San Jose
Meet with members of San Jose Astronomical Society for a Star Party, weather permitting.
For more information visit their website.
7:00 pmHouge Park Star Party @ San Jose Astronomial Association -
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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Feb16Sat
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Headlands Helping Hands: The Great Backyard Bird Count @ NatureBridge9:30 am – 12:00 pm
It is time for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, and we need you and your families help! During this event you will become ornithologists, a fancy word for bird scientist, and learn how to identify Marin county frequent flyers. Then aid us in counting birds during a hike around Rodeo Lagoon. The data we collect will be used to help get an accurate picture of what bird populations are doing locally and globally.
*Dress in layers for changing weather, bring a hat, water bottle, and sunscreen.
For more information contact NatureBridge at familyprograms@naturebridge.org, call 415-331-1548 or visit their website.
9:30 amHeadlands Helping Hands: The Great Backyard Bird Count @ NatureBridge -
California Geology From the Ground Up, Part One: From the Delta South @ Regional Parks Botanic Garden Visitors Center10:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us for our popular series of free public lectures on a broad array of topics related to plants and natural history. Named in honor of its founder, the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series takes place in the Visitor Center of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. These illustrated presentations are enjoyable for beginners and professionals alike. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Note: Seating is limited, so it is advisable to arrive early, save a seat, and enjoy the garden until lecture time.
Speaker: Steve Edwards
For more information call (510) 544-3169 or visit their website.
10:30 amCalifornia Geology From the Ground Up, Part One: From the Delta South @ Regional Parks Botanic Garden Visitors Center
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Feb19Tue
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Just For the Smell of It, Mushroom Common Scents @ Bay Area Mycological Society7:30 am – 9:30 am
Bay Area Mycological Society, 338 Koshland Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley
Walt Sturgeon presents a non-technical look at wild mushrooms from an olfactory perspective. His talk will include: 1) Using scents to clinch an identification, 2) How to properly check for a mushroom’s odor, 3) Sniffing subjectivity and the power of suggestion, and 4) Scent and memory. This program should be a reminder to check for an odor in your attempts to identify mushrooms as well as to appreciate the fragrance of a known species. At forays, he recommends checking a mushroom for its odor and then asking the question to others, “What’s this mushroom smell like to you?” The answer may surprise you and lead to a friendly debate.
Speaker: Walt Sturgeon
For more information visit their website.
7:30 amJust For the Smell of It, Mushroom Common Scents @ Bay Area Mycological Society -
Next Generation Science Standards Discussion Meeting @ Martin Luther King Jr. Library, SJSU4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Hosted by the San Jose State University Science Education Program.
They are seeking expertise to design professional development for NGSS and Common Core.
Facilitated by: Dr. Paula Messina, Former High School Teacher and NGSS Writing Team Member; Dr. Ellen Metzger, Professor of Geology SJSU; and Dr. Elly Walsh, Learning Scientists with NGSS and Common Core Curriculum Development Experience.
For more information about this meeting, please contact San Jose University’s Science Education Program at (408) 924-4835 or cheryl.eng@sjsu.edu.
To RSVP by Monday, February 4 go to http://bit.ly/TcrBut.
4:30 pmNext Generation Science Standards Discussion Meeting @ Martin Luther King Jr. Library, SJSU
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Feb22Fri
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Adventures of a Vatican Astronomer @ SETI Institute12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
SETI Institute Colloquium Series
No scientist is a Spock-like android; a scientist’s work is as intuitive, and just as full of human foibles, as a painting, a symphony, or a prayer. But most of us don’t have the opportunity (or training) to reflect on the human dimensions of our work. Br. Guy Consolmagno does; he is both a Jesuit brother and a planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, splitting his time between the meteorite collection in Rome (which he curates) and the Vatican telescope in Arizona. Thanks to his Vatican connections, his work has sent him around the world several times to dozens of countries and every continent (including a meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica). In this talk he will share some of those adventures, and reflect on the larger meaning of our common experience as scientists… not only what we do, but why we do it.
Speaker: Guy Consolmagno, Vatican Observatory
For more information email info@seti.org, call 650.961.6633 or visit their website
12:00 pmAdventures of a Vatican Astronomer @ SETI Institute -
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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Feb23Sat
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Sonoma County Science Fair (all-day) @ Sonoma State UniversityFeb 23
Handbook and forms available at www.scoe.org
Contact Mike Roa for additional information.
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California Geology From the Ground Up, Part Two: North of the Bay, Including the Sierra @ Regional Parks Botanic Garden Visitors Center10:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us for our popular series of free public lectures on a broad array of topics related to plants and natural history. Named in honor of its founder, the Wayne Roderick Lecture Series takes place in the Visitor Center of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. These illustrated presentations are enjoyable for beginners and professionals alike. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Note: Seating is limited, so it is advisable to arrive early, save a seat, and enjoy the garden until lecture time.
Speaker: Steve Edwards
For more information call Phone: (510) 544-3169 or visit their website.
10:30 amCalifornia Geology From the Ground Up, Part Two: North of the Bay, Including the Sierra @ Regional Parks Botanic Garden Visitors Center
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Feb24Sun
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Calling all Citizen Scientists! – California Phenology Project @ New Almaden Quicksilver Museum1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Become a scientist and contribute to a project studying the timing of plant life cycles throughout the seasons. Are plants responding to climate variability? Come learn about projects being set up in the South Bay and how you can participate. We will begin with an indoor presentation followed by practicing plant monitoring outside, weather permitting. For more information about the California Phenology Project, visit http://www.usanpn.org/cpp/about/
This project is appropriate for adults and families.
1:30 pmCalling all Citizen Scientists! – California Phenology Project @ New Almaden Quicksilver Museum
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Feb25Mon
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Career Readiness Speakers Series @ California Department of Education2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
California and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills featuring David Militzer, Education Programs Consultant, High School Innovations and Initiatives Office
Hear how California is leveraging the Partnership for 21st Century Skills to help implement the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s A Blueprint for Great Schools and improve our ability to educate all students for 21st Century life.
No RSVP necessary – Meeting takes place in Room 1101
2:00 pmCareer Readiness Speakers Series @ California Department of Education
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