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AUGUST
2005
GNSI-CA
Recent Works Exhibit open and running through August 31, 2005.
Tuesday
the 2nd
CANCELED Salamanders in Your Back Yard -- Explore the worlds
of secretive salamander species, examine species and meet a live
fire belly newt! This is a great opportunity to learn more about
the natural history of native amphibians during your lunch break!
Friday
the 5th
CANCELED Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Saturday
the 6th
10:30 am Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
CANCELED
Bird Beak Buffet -- Participate in a short hands-on educational
demonstration while you learn about adaptations for feeding in birds.
Museum staff and interns will teach visitors about bill variation
and diet in our feathered friends. Afterwards, stick around to study
and compare various mounted bird skull specimens from the Naturalist
Center collection.
Tuesday
the 9th
1:00 - 3:00 pm Skull Detectives -- Dissect owl pellets with
academy naturalists. Learn how to use scientific keys to identify
skulls, compare your bones with native herbivores and prepare your
own specimens to take home. Drop-in programming.
Friday
the 12th
CANCELED Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Saturday
the 13th
10:30 am Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Sunday
the 14th
1:00 - 3:00 pm California Mammals -- Come explore the diversity
of California mammals! Join educators in the Naturalist Center where
you can touch pelts, examine skulls and discover more about wild
animals and their adaptations to life in diverse habitats. Drop-in
programming.
Friday
the 19th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Fantastic Fish Finding:
An Introduction to Species Identification -- Have you ever wanted
to identify a spider that you found outside your window, a mollusk
on the beach, or an ant in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet
and slimy while you practice using dichotomous keys to identify
common fish of the San Francisco Bay.
CANCELED
Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story Time. This month's
stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a Book! Please join us
in the Naturalist Center.
Saturday
the 20th
10:30 am Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Wednesday
the 24th
12:00 - 1:00 pm Skulls Tell it All -- How can you tell what
an animals eats just by looking at its skull? Does it hunt other
animals or does it get hunted? Does it have a good sense of smell,
hearing, and/or sight? Visit the Naturalist Center to examine skull
specimens from different animals and discover how to find the answers
to all these questions and more!
Friday
the 26th
CANCELED Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Saturday
the 27th
10:30 am Children 3-7 are encouraged to join us for Story
Time. This month's stories will follow the theme Leaf Through a
Book! Please join us in the Naturalist Center.
Sunday
the 28th
11:30 am - 3:00 pm Global
Warming Hands-on Demonstration, presented by climatechange.org --
Explore factors that effect global warming by sending space probes
to explore the nearby planets in our solar system. Your discoveries
could help effect the future of the planet!
Wednesday
the 31st
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Raptor Dinosaurs: Bird-like Predators
of the Mesozoic -- A lively presentation for all ages on Velociraptor
and its close relatives. The Academy's "Dino Docent" Ralph
Miller III uses fossil casts and mechanical models to show you what
these amazing Cretaceous killers were really like, inside and out.
Drop-in programming.
SEPTEMBER
2005
Friday
the 2nd
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 3rd
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Nature's Colors!
Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 4th
2:00 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Tuesday
the 6th
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Thursday
the 8th
10:30 & 11:30 am Volcano Demonstration -- Our docents
provide and explosive experience. Naturalist Center
1:30
pm Sea Bass Presentation -- Explore the life history of the
Academy's 120 pound giant sea bass. Aquarium
Friday
the 9th
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 10th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Nature's Colors!
Naturalist Center
2:00
pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species identification
-- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that you found outside
your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant in your kitchen?
Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice using dichotomous
keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco Bay. Naturalist
Center
Wednesday
the 14th
1:30 pm Skulls Tell it All -- How can you tell what an animal
eats just by looking at its skull? Does it hunt other animals or
does it get hunted? Does it have a good sense of smell, hearing,
and/or sight? Visit the Naturalist Center to examine skull specimens
from different animals and discover how to find the answers to all
these questions, and more! Naturalist Center
Friday
the 16th
11:00 am Raptor Dinosaurs: Bird-like Predators of the Mesozoic
-- A lively presentation for all ages on Velociraptor and its close
relatives. Academy "Dino Docent" Ralph Miller uses fossil
casts and mechanical models to show you what these amazing Cretaceous
killers were really like, inside and out. Naturalist Center
3:00
pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 17th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Nature's Colors!
Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 18th
2:00 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Wedenesday
the 21st
10:30 & 11:30 am Volcano Demonstration -- Our
docents provide and explosive experience. Naturalist Center
Thursday
the 22nd
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 24th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Nature's Colors!
Naturalist Center
2:00
pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species identification
-- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that you found outside
your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant in your kitchen?
Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice using dichotomous
keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco Bay. Naturalist
Center
Saturday
the 24th - Friday the 30th
BANNED BOOKS WEEK! Come visit the Academy Library's display
of books that have been challenged or banned at other institutions.
Friday
the 30th
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
3:00
pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
OCTOBER 2005
Saturday
the 1st
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month! Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 2nd
1:30 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Tuesday
the 4th
1:30 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Friday the 7th
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 8th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month! Naturalist Center
2:00
pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures and
species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a shell
that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine mammal
skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while you
practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Wednesday
the 12th
1:30 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Friday
the 14th
11:00 am Raptor Dinosaurs: Bird-like Predators of the Mesozoic
-- A lively presentation for all ages on Velociraptor and its close
relatives. Academy "Dino Docent" Ralph Miller uses fossil
casts and mechanical models to show you what these amazing Cretaceous
killers were really like, inside and out. Naturalist Center
3:00
pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 15th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month! Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 16th
2:00 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Thursday
the 20th
1:30 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Friday
the 21st
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 22nd
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month! Naturalist Center
2:00
pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures and
species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a shell
that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine mammal
skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while you
practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
Friday
the 28th
1:30 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
3:00
pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 29th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Month! Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 30th
2:00 pm Key to Creatures: An introduction to aquatic creatures
and species identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a
shell that you found on the beach, a fish washed ashore, or a marine
mammal skull? Come see and touch some of our aquatic specimens while
you practice using keys to identify some fantastic animals. Naturalist
Center
NOVEMBER 2005
Tuesday
the 1st
1:30 - 2:30 pm Skulls Tell It All -- How can you tell what
an animal eats just by looking at its skull? Does it hunt other
animals or does it get hunted? Does it have a good sense of smell,
hearing, and/or sight? Visit the Naturalist Center to examine skull
specimens from different animals and discover how to find the answers
to all these questions, and more! Naturalist Center
Thursday
the 3rd
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Friday
the 4th
11:00 am Raptor Dinosaurs: Bird-like Predators of the Mesozoic
-- A lively presentation for all ages on Velociraptor and its close
relatives. Academy "Dino Docent" Ralph Miller uses fossil
casts and mechanical models to show you what these amazing Cretaceous
killers were really like, inside and out. Naturalist Center
3:00
pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 5th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Native American
Heritage Month! Naturalist Center
2:00
- 3:00 pm Bird Beak Buffet -- Participate in a short hands-on
educational demonstration while you learn about adaptations for
feeding in birds. Museum staff and interns will teach visitors about
bill variation and diet in our feathered friends. Afterwards, stick
around to study and compare various mounted bird skull specimens
from the Naturalist Center collection. Naturalist Center
Wednesday
the 9th
1:30 pm Skull Detectives -- Dissect owl pellets with academy
naturalists. Learn how to use scientific keys to identify skulls,
compare your bones with native herbivores and prepare your own specimens
to take home. Naturalist Center
Thursday
the 10th
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Friday
the 11th
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 12th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Native American
Heritage Month! Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 13th
2:00 pm California Mammals -- Come explore the diversity
of California mammals! Join educators in the NC where you can touch
pelts, examine skulls and discover more about wild animals and their
adaptations to life in diverse habitats. Drop-in programming. Naturalist
Center
Thursday
the 17th
1:30 pm Fantastic Fish Finding: An introduction to species
identification -- Have you ever wanted to identify a spider that
you found outside your window, a mollusk on the beach, or an ant
in your kitchen? Come get your hands wet and slimy while you practice
using dichotomous keys to identify common fish of the San Francisco
Bay. Naturalist Center
Friday
the 18th
3:00 pm Science Illustration Demonstration -- Meet an illustrator
and watch them create images for use in scientific publications.
Naturalist Center
Saturday
the 19th
10:30 am Story Time -- Children 3-7 are invited to join us
for Story Time. Come listen to stories celebrating Native American
Heritage Month! Naturalist Center
2:00
pm Skull Detectives -- Dissect owl pellets with academy naturalists.
Learn how to use scientific keys to identify skulls, compare your
bones with native herbivores and prepare your own specimens to take
home. Naturalist Center
Friday
the 25th
1:30 pm Skulls Tell It All -- How can you tell what an animal
eats just by looking at its skull? Does it hunt other animals or
does it get hunted? Does it have a good sense of smell, hearing,
and/or sight? Visit the Naturalist Center to examine skull specimens
from different animals and discover how to find the answers to all
these questions, and more! Naturalist Center
Sunday
the 27th
2:00 pm California Mammals -- Come explore the diversity
of California mammals! Join educators in the NC where you can touch
pelts, examine skulls and discover more about wild animals and their
adaptations to life in diverse habitats. Drop-in programming. Naturalist
Center
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