ESW - Family Energy Festival
Sponsored by Earth Science Week
Saturday 9-Oct-10 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM CDT
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Event Description
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK 2010
"EXPLORING ENERGY"
Annual Family Energy Festival
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Saturday, October 9, 10 am start for ECC Kickoff, 11:30 am start for Energy Festival
We kick off the week with our annual Family Energy Festival at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Paleontology Hall and Wiess Energy Hall.
NEW!
This year’s festival will feature the same great passport program as in previous years and will coincide with the launch of HMNS’s new Energy Conservation Club (ECC). In addition to our great demonstrations by area geosciences organizations, the museum has a special celebration sponsored by Marathon Oil Corporation and the Wiess Energy Hall Partners that will include the "Billy B" show (www. billybproductions.com) and numerous interactive demonstrations about renewable energy. As in past years, Houston area Cub Scouts and Webelos are encouraged to come and work on their Geology Belt Loops and Activity Pins. This year is the first ever "energy" themed Earth Science Week. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and love of science with family and friends.HMNS and HGS need you to make this event a success. If you have interest in volunteering, please contact the ESW committee: Martha McRae at
mcrae_1125@comcast.net or Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.net. Please visit the museum’s website at www.hmns.org for additional information on ECC.
www.KineticTx.com
UPDATE!!! Entries are in! Thanks to all of you who partcipated.
Judging is October 5th and winners will be contacted on October 6th and announced on stage at Family Energy Festival at 12 noon on October 9th.
Help us take geology to the classroom! Encourage your kids and their schools to participate with us in our second annual Art, Essay, and Photography contests. Each contest has a topic related to the national Earth Science Week theme "Exploring Energy". The art contest is open to grades K-5 and the essay contest is open to grades 6-9. Persons of any age can participate in the Photography Contest. Please check the HGS website for details or contact Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.net. We will have a special on-stage ceremony and award presentation to honor winners in all categories during the Family Energy Festival on October 9th. Click the attached file at the bottom of this event page for contest rules and submission guidelines.
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum Public Fieldtrip
Ocean Star Museum, Galveston, TX
Visitors board the retired jackup drilling rig and view a video about the offshore energy industry. The museum features three floors of models and interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore oil and gas from seismic technology to exploration and production. Scale models of production platforms, actual drill bits and remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) as well as videos and exhibits explain drilling, geology, seismic, well servicing and production.
Entrance fees will be covered by the HGS for the first 300 participants. Please register using the link provided on the homepage.
Direct questions to Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.netComments
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
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Updating Jennifer's comment above: 10:00am start for the ECC Kickoff, and 11:30 start for the Family Energy Festival. Volunteers for Family Energy Festival stations will have your tables and chairs by 10:30am and can start setting up your activities at that time.
Please note that the Energy Festival has posted a new time from 10am to 3pm.