Science Festival Update

Watch for San Diego Science Festival programs at school sites

Padres Science Field Trip Day: April 27, 2011, in partnership with the San Diego Science Festival
The Padres will be hosting the first annual Science Field Trip Day on Wednesday, April 27, that will provide teachers a unique educational opportunity that will show students what science looks like outside of the classroom.  A number of fun activities are planned throughout the day including a "Fire and Ice" show presented by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center that will teach students about the states of matter, combustion, and liquid nitrogen through different exciting experiments.  A Padres player will also make an appearance and speak about the importance of education.  The program will begin at 10:30am, plus everyone will receive admission to the Padres game at 12:35pm.  For more information please contact the Padres Group Sales Department at 619-795-5555 or email groupsales@padres.com.

Doppler on Wheels at Festival Kick-Off Day at Balboa Park:  March 19 (see photos attached)
Join us March 19 in Balboa Park to meet a famous storm-chasing scientist and climb inside the cockpit of a 26,000 pound Doppler on Wheels - the biggest mobile weather radar to ever visit the park!  Dr. Josh Wurman, creator of the Doppler and President of the Center for Severe Weather Research, will answer your questions about tornadoes, and share stories from the field based on his involvement in the VORTEX2 tornado study, the most comprehensive severe weather research study in U.S. history.  The kids can actually climb all over this vehicle.

REMINDER:  Free Transportation to EXPO Day - We Have Not Had Many Takers for This Great Resource!  It would be a shame not to use these funds for transportation.   Generous sponsors have underwritten the cost of MTS (Bus, Trolley, Coaster) DayTripper Classroom Passes for all schools in San Diego County. This is a great opportunity to help the Festival go green! We also encourage you to choose this option since it gives you flexibility in the size of group you bring, time of departure/return, and because this program is so affordable we can bring many more students to the EXPO! The UC San Diego Cal-SOAP grant has also generously provided school buses to schools in Sweetwater Union (and feeder districts), Grossmont Union (and feeder districts), San Diego Unified, and Oceanside Unified school districts. Forms to request either MTS DayTripper tickets or a school bus for your school are available on our website:  http://sdsciencefestival.com/teachers-resources.html.

Contact:
Mary Jo Ball | University of California, San Diego - Managing Director | San Diego Science Festival
9500 Gilman Dr M/C 0370| La Jolla, CA 92093-0370 |

*: 858.822-4470 | 7: 858.822-0735 | *:mjball@ucsd.edu