Past Schedule
Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace
Saturday, September 26, 2020
12:00 pm - 9:45 pm (PDT)
| Time (PDT) | Session |
|---|---|
| 12:00-12:45 pm | Streaming Planetarium Show: Big Astronomy (Ages: 5+) 360° stream of film in English, immediately followed by conversation with production team |
| 1:00-1:20 pm | Measure the Expansion of Our Universe by Observing 30 Millions of Galaxies with 5000
Eyes (Ages: All) Presented by Dr. Chia-Hsun Chuang (KIPAC/Stanford) We will make a 3-D map of the galaxies captured by DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) using the NERSC supercomputer at Berkeley laboratory Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 1:30-1:50 pm | Marshmallow Molecular Models (Ages: 5+) Presented by CSM Professor Kathy Diamond Make molecular models out of mini marshmallows! Things you'll need: 12 mini marshmallows, 30 toothpicks Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! Or Electronics and Programming Simulations with Tinkercad Q&A Presented by CSM Professor Jose Gutierrez Learn how to use Tinkercads free online simulation to create your next Arduino project Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 2:00-2:25 pm | Energetic Materials - Geology (Ages: 13+) (2:00-2:20 pm) Presented by CSM Students Ellen Rayl and Zac Turner Explore the characteristics of minerals under UV lighting Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! Or Streaming Planetarium Show: Big Astronomy 360° stream of filmin Spanish Transmisión de espectáculo del planetario: Gran astronomía Transmisión de película en 360° en español
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| 2:30-2:50 pm | Bringing Home the Physics (Ages: All) Presented by CSM Professor Alex Wong Watch fun at-home physics demonstrations Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | Big Astronomy Education Activity Demo Presented by Vivian White, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Learn how typical street lamps cause problematic light pollution, and how different wavelengths of light can offer us clues to the cosmos |
| 4:00-5:30 pm | Ask an Astronomer Presented by SMCAS and CSM Astronomy Department Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 5:00-5:25 pm | Streaming Planetarium Show: Big Astronomy (Ages: 5+) 360° stream of film in English |
| 5:30-7:00 pm | Watch Anytime from our Video Library Explore over 8 videos for super fun science and maker activities you can do at home Explore the Video Library |
| 7:00-8:30 pm (Keynote) |
Astrobiology and Mars Exploration - Q&A session to follow Presented by Dr. David Des Marais - Senior Space Scientist, NASA's Astrobiology Programs at NASA Ames Research Center Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 8:30-9:00 pm | Stargazing Presented by CSM Astronomy Department Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
| 9:00-9:45 pm | SMCAS Star Party Watch the Presentation Recording on YouTube! |
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