Dinosaur Day - Science Fest in Rocklin

Posted: Monday, March 04, 2013 | Sierra College

The Sierra College Natural History Museum presents the 2013 Dinosaur Day - Science Fest Sunday, March 10, 2013 9am - 4pm at the Sierra College Rocklin Campus, Sewell Hall, both inside and outside. The Sierra College Natural History Museum presents the 2013 Dinosaur Day - Science Fest: Surviving Change, on Sunday, March 10, 2013.

This is a fun all-day family adventure. This year along with displays and activities surrounding the study of dinosaurs, Dinosaur Day-Science Fest will include demonstrations in paleontology and physics, and a planetarium show. This biennial event continually grows in popularity offering the community a day of lively lectures, fun activities and a chance to get an up-close look at the amazing collection of natural history specimens housed in the Museum located on the Rocklin Campus of Sierra College. Included in its collection of fossil dinosaurs are a triceratops skull, a pachycephalosaurus skull, T-rex skull replica, dinosaur leg bones, a giant theropod footprint and a full mount cast of a hypsilophodont.

Things to do:

See live animal shows
Learn about new technologies that help us carry on
Examine the remarkable animals around us
Cool Chemistry shows
Fantastic Physics shows
Out of this world Planetarium shows
Make real slime with chemists
Watch your custom t-shirt be created
Science Club BBQ featuring Dino Nuggets
Take a spin on the Eco Wheel
Create your own dinosaur artwork
Have fun with math
Meet paleontologists and watch them prepare a real fossil
See new exhibits in the Natural History Museum
Be there when a dinosaur is delivered to the museum

Free Parking for the day.

The Rocklin Campus is located at 5000 Rocklin Road, in Rocklin. Pricing: Children 4-12 $7, Adults $10, Children under 4 Free. Free parking.

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