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Family Science Nights

Family Science Night at St. Mark's Elementary School - Mar 19, 2013
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
1 - 6 Earthquakes Laurie Kovalenko Description
Family STEAM Night at Washington Middle School - Dec 13, 2012
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
6 - 8 Earthquakes Wangyu

6 - 8

Plate motion and density Laurie Kovalenko
Family Science Nights with Iridescent Learning - Nov 10 and 16, 2010
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
6 - 8 Lift (aerodynamics) Laurie Kovalenko

K-5

Viscosity Joel Scheingross
Willard Family Science Night - Mar 23, 2010
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
K-5 Earthquakes Sylvain Barbot Animation: Pangaea
Poster: This Dynamic Planet*
Poster: How Earthquakes Happen*
Earthquake machine*

K-5

San Andreas Fault Laurie Kovalenko USGS maps of CA*
Poster: How Earthquakes Happen*
Cardboard model of faults*
Graham crackers

K-5

Rocks and Minerals Jamshid Hassanzadeh Rocks*
Poster: This Dynamic Planet*
Poster: The Rock Cycle*
Hamilton Family SMArt (Science Math and Art) Night - Dec 4, 2009
Caltech Today Article
Grade
Topic
Leader Material

preK-6

The Rock Cycle Nina Lin & Wang Yu Rocks*
Poster: The Rock Cycle*

preK-6

Plate Tectonics

Steve Skinner

Poster: "This Dynamic Planet*

preK-6

Himalayas Jean-Philippe Avouac Fossils
 

preK-6

San Andreas Fault Laurie Kovalenko Poster: How earthquakes happen*
Earthquake machine*
Sierra Madre Middle School Science Night - February 18, 2009
Caltech Today Article
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
  6th How do mountains form? Ravi Kandra Poster: How do mountains form?*
Silly Putty*
Play-Doh*
  6th All about earthquakes Ozgun Konca Poster: *
Earthquake machine*
  6th Plate Tectonics Michelle Selvans Questions
Activity Sheet
Poster: "This Dynamic Planet*
  6th Volcanoes Jason Saleeby Xenoliths
Movie of volcanic eruption
Poster: Volcano
Hamilton Family SMArt (Science Math and Art) Night - Dec 5, 2008
Caltech Today Article
Grade
Topic
Leader Material
  preK-6 Where do Earthquakes come from? How do we know? Willy Amidon Poster
Activity sheet: triangulation
  preK-6 What's a million? Mountain building Steve Kidder Activity sheet: million dots
Fossils
  preK-6 Stress and Strain Alan Chapman Poster*
Activites: drawing on balloons
Metamorphic rocks
  preK-6 How do earthquakes happen? Nina Lin Poster*
Fault Block model*
Play-Doh*
Photos: Wallace Creek, Imperial Valley, Fence, Types of faults

* in 303 N Mudd



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