Children’s Environmental Science Day is a free community event held annually for children and their families. The event includes hands-on science activities designed to create an awareness of the unique ecology of Lake Tahoe and provide an opportunity for young and old alike to learn about environmental and Earth science.
The event is hosted by UC Davis scientists, staff, and local agencies and organizations of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Join us for science activities, games, crafts, and demonstrations. Come learn with your child!
2015 marks the 16th year for this event and will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Commons Beach in Tahoe City. For more information please contact education and outreach director Heather Segale, at (775) 881-7562 orhmsegale@ucdavis.edu
Sunday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Set-Up
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Volunteer lunch (sponsored by T’s Rotisserie)
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Hands-on science activities for kids ages 6+
1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. start times for the TERC Interactive Science Game Show for kids
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Food vendor set-up
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Breakdown and MumboGumbo Concert starts
Activities:
Watershed Model
Density/Seiche Model
Water Quality Monitoring, Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Fishing in Tahoe
Cloud in a Bottle/Water Cycle
Plant Identification and dissection
Invasive Species
Zooplankton/Microscopes
Face Painting
Organism Toss (Producers/Consumers/Decomposers)
Bird Identification
Water Conservation
Litter and Recycling Game
Living with Fire
Participating Partners
Great Basin Outdoor School
Incline Village General Improvement District – WasteNot
Parasol Americorps
Sierra Nevada Americorps Partnership
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships
Tahoe City Downtown Association
Tahoe City Public Utility District
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
Trout Unlimited
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
WET Lab
*unconfirmed
Location of Event
The 16th Annual Children’s Environmental Science Day is part of the Concert Series at Commons Beach in Tahoe City, CA. For directions to the event please visit the Commons Beach Summer Concert Series Website.
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