Science on Saturdays

Starting January 30 (tomorrow), there will be "a five-week series of lectures and demonstrations intended for middle and high school students" relating to science.

Three of the events relate to the environment:

The February 13 event is titled "Put it back when you are done: Storing carbon dioxide in the earth, not the atmosphere" and will be presented by Roger Aines, a scientist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Ken Wedel, a teacher at Tracy High School.

February 20's event is titled "Understanding climate change: seeing the carbon through the trees," and will be presented by Karis McFarlane, a LLNL scientist, and Dean Reese, a Tracy High School teacher.

And finally, on February 27, there will be an event on "Harnessing fusion energy: the power of light" by Ed Moses, a LLNL scientist. It would be great if you guys attended one or all of these and reported back to the club about what you learned--you could even write a blog post about it!

The series is held at The Bankhead Theater located at 2400 First Street in Livermore. The events are free and, for each event, there are two presentations of it on the same day. The first starts at 9:30 A.M. and the second starts at 11:15 A.M. The presentations are an hour long and seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get there early! No pre-registration is required.

Some teachers give extra credit for attending, so check with your teachers if you plan on going. The events are always fascinating because the scientists who work with and have extensive knowledge on the issues are the ones presenting. At the end, there is an opportunity to ask them questions. For more information about the Science on Saturdays series, visit their website at http://education.llnl.gov/sos/?page=home.

(If you do plan on going, let us know. We can let others in the club know that you're attending and perhaps you could carpool or at least sit together at the event.)