Dinosaur Day Science Fest

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The 2014 Dinosaur Day Science Fest: Forces of Nature this Sunday, May 4, at the Sierra College Natural History Museum!

This is a fun all-day family adventure! This year, along with displays and activities surrounding the study of dinosaurs, Dinosaur Day Science Fest will include demonstrations in paleontology, physics and chemistry, and live animal and planetarium shows.

This event continually grows in popularity offering the community a day of fun activities, temporary exhibits, and a chance to get an up-close look at the amazing collection of natural history specimens housed in the Museum located on the Rocklin Campus of Sierra College. Included in its collection of fossil dinosaurs are a triceratops skull, a pachycephalosaurus skull, T-rex skull replica, dinosaur leg bones, a giant theropod footprint and a full mount cast of a hypsilophodont.

Things to do:

-See live animal shows, cool chemistry shows, fantastic physics shows and out-of-this-world Planetarium shows
-Meet paleontologists and watch them prepare a real fossil
-Learn about new technologies that help us carry on
-Examine the remarkable animals around us
-Make real slime with chemists
-Join the Science Club for a BBQ featuring Dino Nuggets
-Take a spin on the DinoWheel
-Create your own dinosaur artwork
-Have fun with math
-See new exhibits in the Natural History Museum
-Be there when a dinosaur is delivered to the museum
-Much much more!

When: Sunday, May 4, 2014; 9am-4pm
Where: Sierra College Natural History Museum, 5000 Rocklin Road (Sewell Hall), Rocklin, CA
Cost: Kids 4-12 $7.00,Under 4 FREE, Adults $10.00; Free Parking for the day
Info: Click here

 

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Written by Keilah Woodard

Keilah Woodard

My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!