Earth Science Week Oct. 9-17, 2004

National Earth Science WeekOctober 9th through 17th, 2004
"Living on a Restless Earth"
National Earth Science Week is coming up soon so mark your calendars for a great line-up of events during the week of October 9-17. This year’s theme is “Living on a Restless Earth”.  The HGS Earth Science Week committee in partnership with our corporate sponsors will be hosting a number of public activities to celebrate earth science awareness.
The HGS Houston Museum of Natural Science Liaison Committee coordinates volunteer activities for Earth Science Week that relate to the museum.  Please participate and contribute.
Family Earth Science Festival:Houston Museum of Natural Science……….Saturday October 9, 2004, noon- 5:00pmJoin us for the Family Earth Science Festival at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Weiss Energy Hall, the Paleo Hall and the Cullen Gem and Mineral Hall.  The festival will include an energy passport contest, hands-on demonstrations, special presentations and programs by area geoscience and engineering associations. We will have an opening ceremony for Houston’s Earth Science Week in the museum at 1:00pm.  Please join us as a visitor or a volunteer, and bring your family and friends to celebrate earth science!  
Classroom Connections:Art & Essay Contest……….Saturday, October 9, 2004This year we are inviting 4th and 8th graders from classrooms around Houston to participate in our Art & Essay contests respectively.  The theme of these contests will be the national theme “Living on a Restless Earth”.  The deadline for submission will be October 4th. First, second, and third prize winners will be selected from each category and will be awarded at the Family Earth Science Festival on October 9th.  For more information, please contact Jennifer Burton at  Jennifer_burton@anadarko.com
Public Field Trips: The Blue Lagoon rock quarry..........Saturday, October 16, 2004   11:00am-3:00pmWe will be visiting a site rarely accessible to geologists  to look at outcrops of the Oligocene Catahoula Formation.  Geologists and volunteer rock enthusiasts will be on hand to discuss fluvial sedimentation and the fossil plants preserved there.  Please arrive within the time limit and we will have people on the ground to show you a glimpse of our world of over 30 million years ago!.  Our sponsors have covered the entrance fee but there is a fee of $2/car for parking, exact change please.  Please bring your family and friends. This event will be held rain or shine.  This is a scuba diving site but we will not be diving or swimming. Exit 123 off I- 45, north of Huntsville.  Go east for 4 miles. Look for orange tape and the HGS Earth Science Week banner.
3D Images of the Earth……….Sunday, October 17, 2004  By reservationSunday offers the indoor adventurer the opportunity to visit the Landmark visualization pod. See the earth in a new way with 3D seismic!  We will show you how  geoscientists look for interesting geological features that are well below the earth’s surface…kind of like an x-ray views the body beneath the surface of the skin.  Please email Neal Immega at n_immega@swbell.net to make a reservation for 1PM, 2PM, 3PM and you will get a return email with a map of  how to get to Landmark’s facility.  The pod has limited seating per showing so you must  RSVP!
Please come out and celebrate with us and help your family and friends appreciate the earth sciences as much as you do. And for those who really want to get their hands dirty, come out and volunteer. We need enthusiastic guides for our family day events and fieldtrips. Please contact Martha McRae (mmcrae1@houston.rr.com) or Jennifer Burton (jennifer_burton@anadarko.com) for more information. For more information on national earth science week celebrations, visithttp://www.earthsciweek.org/