You are invited to a workshop for science teachers about Earth sciences in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here you will learn about current scientific research and understanding of the local geoscape. A geoscape is a way to look at the geological landscape – water resources, natural hazards, and earth resources. This workshop is to enhance your skills, confidence, and knowledge of Earth sciences and invigorate classroom instruction, aligned with California State content standards. You will be taught to use to the Quake-catcher Network which turns your classroom computer into a seismometer.  Special this summer, you will learn about climate change in California and the climate change curriculum.

2013 Project Components
•    Professional development workshop – July 8 – 11 and July 15 – 18, 2013 
(Monday through Thursday, all day)
•    $400 stipend for full participation
•   Continuing Education Units (3 units available for $75) (quarter credits, not semester credits)

MORE information - https://pangea.stanford.edu/academics/outreach-programs/teacher-programs/geoscape-workshop

The application is due on April 1, 2013.  

APPLICATION - https://stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9pENP2fI2BUW9X7

Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI) workshops for teachers of grades 4-12 are free, address California science standards, and present a blend of science concepts and ready-to-use classroom activities for teaching them. Each workshop or field trip meets from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and will take place in room 306 Duncan Hall on the San José State University (SJSU) campus unless otherwise noted.
If you need SJSU credit, you may combine any two sessions to earn 1 unit of Geology 104 for $50.

Angela Hessler (Earth Science Department, Chevron Energy Technology Company), Ellen Metzger (SJSU/BAESI), and others.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the changing world of energy, including timely topics such as alternative energy sources, hydrofracking and unconventional sources of oil and gas.

TO REGISTER go to www.baesi.org/ and click on Spring 2013 Workshop Schedule.

Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI) workshops for teachers of grades 4-12 are free, address California science standards, and present a blend of science concepts and ready-to-use classroom activities for teaching them. Each workshop or field trip meets from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and will take place in room 306 Duncan Hall on the San José State University (SJSU) campus unless otherwise noted.
If you need SJSU credit, you may combine any two sessions to earn 1 unit of Geology 104 for $50.

Angela Hessler (Chevron), Tim McHargue (Stanford), Will Schweller (retired Chevron)

We will drive across one of the most amazing geologic transects in the world. You will see a diversity of rock types that together tell a remarkable story of plate collisions, mid-ocean volcanoes, and submarine landslides. We will identify rocks not just by their physical characteristics, but also by the processes that formed them, and by the processes that put them in their modern positions. And we will illustrate all of this with geologic maps – how the rocks are distributed today – as well as with paleogeographic maps – what the Bay Area looked like at different points in its natural history.

TO REGISTER go to www.baesi.org/ and click on Spring 2013 Workshop Schedule.

Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI) workshops for teachers of grades 4-12 are free, address California science standards, and present a blend of science concepts and ready-to-use classroom activities for teaching them. Each workshop or field trip meets from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and will take place in room 306 Duncan Hall on the San José State University (SJSU) campus unless otherwise noted.
If you need SJSU credit, you may combine any two sessions to earn 1 unit of Geology 104 for $50.

March 23: Hayward fault trip (with a half-day at Chevron as before) Will Schweller and Tim McHargue (Chevron Energy Technology Company, retired) and Ellen Metzger (SJSU Geology/BAESI)

We will spend the morning discussing faults and earthquakes and will take an afternoon field trip to look for at evidence for faulting in downtown Hayward. This workshop will meet at Chevron’s facility in San Ramon; more details to follow.

TO REGISTER go to www.baesi.org/ and click on Spring 2013 Workshop Schedule.

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.

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, and the San Francisco Bay ecosystem. The exhibits and presentations at the 2012 Open House illustrate the diversity of projects in which USGS employees are engaged.

We hope that you and your family will take advantage of this unique opportunity to interact with USGS scientists, enjoy hands-on exhibits, and gain a greater appreciation of our connection to the natural systems of our dynamic planet – Earth.

There is no admission charge. Although nearby parking lots are expected to be adequate, local residents are encouraged to walk or bicycle to the event.

For information, email Amelia Barrales at abarrales2@usgs.gov or call (650) 329-5136.

http://openhouse.wr.usgs.gov/2012/index.html

Earthquakes are among the most terrifying and deadly of all natural phenomena that we face on a recurring basis. The US Geological Survey’s Dr. William Ellsworth presents an overview of the underpinnings of earthquake science and discusses important results being obtained from a new generation of scientific tools for studying earthquakes. This event is sponsored by the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory. http://seismo.berkeley.edu/news/lawson_lecture.html

Join a ranger-guided tour of the Bay Model, a 1.5 acre hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and Delta. Discover the stories of the two major operations that took place at this location between1942 and 2000. http://www.oursausalito.com/bay-model.html.