Dinosaur Discovery Day: Science Celebration (with Girl Scouts of Colorado)
Saturday, October 16, 2010. 10 AM - 2:30 PM
Girl Scouts Register on the GS Colorado Web site: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org
The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge are coordinating our October Dinosaur Discovery Day with many celebrations of the natural sciences.
On the Ridge: Learn to distinguish dinosaur bone from rock. Envision herds of dinosaurs that left footprints here 100 million years ago. Touch an impression of a prehistoric plant. Scientists will be stationed along the Ridge trail to guide you to see these and other interesting features. Hiking the ridge road is free, or pay $3 for a lift up or down the roadway.
At the Visitor Center: Activities include fossil sifting, fossil scribing, dinosaur track painting, solar viewing, gold panning, solving puzzles, and dendrochronology. Other stations are available for Girl Scout Badges.
National Fossil Day is organized by the National Park Service to foster a greater appreciation of their scientific and educational values of fossils in the parks. http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/
International Astronomy Day is sponsored by the Astronomical League increase public awareness about Astronomy and our wonderful universe. http://www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astroday.html
Earth Science Week promotes understanding and appreciation of the value of Earth Science research and its application and relevance to our daily lives. "Exploring Energy" is this year's theme. http://www.earthsciweek.org/
World Space Week, the "Largest Public Space Event on Earth", is celebrated in over 60 nations. This year's theme is the "Mysteries of the Cosmos" http://www.worldspaceweek.org/
