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ESW and IYPE - Family Energy Festival at HMNS

Speaker: Earth Science Week

No registration is required.

Houston Museum of Natural Science
One Hermann Circle Drive
Houston TX 77030
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Phone: (713) 639-4629

Details for "ESW and IYPE - Family Energy Festival at HMNS"

Houston Geological Society's

Earth Science Week
and

International Year of Planet Earth Activities

October 11, 2008

Annual Family Energy Festival

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Saturday, October 11, 2008,
11:30pm- 4:00pm

Join us for the annual Family Energy Festival at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The festival will include the Energy Passport Contest, an Earth Science themed Cake Contest, hands-on demonstrations, Scout badge activities, and other great programs. Please join us and bring your family and friends!

Cost: Activities in the museum are included in the price of the regular museum admissions ticket.

Volunteers: please contact Martha McRae at esw@hgs.org.

Family festivities will begin at the museum at 11:30am Sat, with the Energy Passport Contest and Planet Earth Cake Contest. Many different hands-on demonstrations and activities will be open through out the main museum halls. After the participants have collected enough "stamps" to fill out their Energy Passports, they can turn it in for great prizes to take home.

The American Geological Institute�s Earth Science Week is a national program to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth. Earth Science Week annual celebration is the second week in October.

If you would like to find out more about the ESW National Art and Essay Contest and ESW in general please follow this link:

http://www.earthsciweek.org/whatisesw/

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The aim of the International Year of Planet Earth is to demonstrate new and exciting ways in which Earth sciences can help future generations meet the challenges involved in ensuring a safer and more prosperous world. The goal of the Year is to recognize and draw attention to the benefits of the earth sciences for society. The United Nations proclaimed the year 2008 as the official Internal Year of Planet Earth.

The Earth Science Cake Contest, sponsored by the IYPE, will display fantastic cakes created by local bakeries. Cakes will be judged on best representation of the Earth sciences, creativity, and taste. After the judging (around noon), everyone can enjoy the cakes. For more information on the cake contest, contact ianthe.hgs@gmail.com.

If you would like to learn more about IYPE, please follow these links:

http://www.yearofplanetearth.org

http://geosociety.org/IYPE

http://www.hgs.org/en/art/?1735

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Hey Teachers! Earth Science Week Teacher Kits are available online from AGI.

http://www.earthsciweek.org/materials/index.html

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Speaker Earth Science Week

No registration is required.

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Earth Science Week - Pulbic Field Trip:

High Island, TX Saturday, October 18, 2008 10:00am-3:00pm
Visit our site any time between 10 and 3 to learn about salt domes, oil, beach processes, and ice age fossils.

For more information on this trip, see related announcement on the 18th and contact organizers.

Volunteers and Info: Contact Neal Immega or Martha McRae at esw@hgs.org

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Event Contact

Event Coordinator

Martha McRae

Martha McRae & Inda Immega

(713) 869-2045

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