Science of Earth & Space
August 27, 11-2 pm
Thank you to the over 1000 attendees who explored the Science of Earth and Space with us! Special appreciations to our high school intern team, volunteers, sponsors, and partner organizations for making this event possible!
Activities 11-12:30 pm & 1-2 pm
- Quest Welcome Table
- Magnetism with a Compass
- Design a Science Center
- Air Quality Flags
- Twinkling Stars
- Augmented Reality Gravity Simulator
- Layers of the Earth
- Constellations in a Jar
- Solar Telescopes
- Ecosystems & Climate Change
- The Air on Planet Earth
- Identifying Fossils
- Modeling the Rock Cycle
- Formation of Fossils & Fossil Fuel
- Cultural Geology and Astronomy
- Books & Hoop Gliders
- LVJUSD-TOPS Planetarium
- Solar System Model
- Health Resources
- Staying Healthy
- Nebula Spin Art & Filtered Light
- Astronaut Meet & Greet (1-2 pm only)
Map
Special Presentation 12:30-1 pm
José Hernández, local astronaut and Quest board member, shared his life story and journey to become an astronaut at NASA. José grew up and lives in Stockton with his family. After being turned down eleven times for astronaut training by NASA, he became a mission specialist and flew on a 14-day space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in 2009. He previously worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working on signal and image processing applications in radar imaging, computed tomography, and acoustic imaging.
Event Photos
Thank you to Mike Carter for being our event photographer!