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Thursday October 14, 2004
Hosted by the University of Tennessee's Department of Earth
and Planetary Sciences in conjunction with the Frank H. McClung Museum
As part of
National Earth Science Week, the Department of Earth and Planetary
Sciences at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) will host the Fourth
Annual Earth Science Fair for middle and high school student, teachers,
and parents.
Middle and high
school students from across East Tennessee are invited to help celebrate
the earth sciences by participating in this valuable learning
experience. Volunteer students, faculty, and staff from sponsoring
organizations will provide displays, demonstrations, and hands-on
activities that will increase students' understanding of the impact of
earth-related processes on their daily lives.
Topics include:
Gold Panning, The World of Caves, Minerals in Everyday Life, the Moon
and Mars, a Geologic Time Trail, Geology and Fossil History of
Tennessee, and much, much more. Events take place at the Earth and
Planetary Sciences Building and the Frank H. McClung Museum at the
University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus.
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