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Gateway Science Museum Special Thanksgiving Hours and Education Station Activities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 11-17-2011
Rachel Teasdale, Acting Executive Director
530-898-4121, rteasdale@csuchico.edu
Cheyenne King, Marketing Intern
209-277-5588, cking25@mail.csuchico.edu
Joe Wills, Public Affairs Director
530-898-4143
Thanksgiving weekend events include identifying a mystery mineral on Friday, Nov. 25. Learn how geologists identify minerals and their properties. You will be able to use your new skills to identify different types of minerals. The National Science Teachers Association will lead these activities from 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 26, join Gateway docents for a 20-minute fall nature walk and colorful leaf hunt at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Drop in any time between 12:30 to 4 p.m. to learn about photosynthesis and why leaves change color in fall, and make your own fall leaf creation.
Come explore Gateway Science Museum and experience The Hunt for Treasure! to discover life in the gold-rush era, learn about camping in Past Tents: The Way We Camped, and view the world from a unique way through satellite images in Earth As Art 3.
Gateway Science Museum is open Wednesday – Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., and is located at 625 Esplanade. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for museum members. For more information, please visit www.gatewayscience.org or check out our Facebook page.
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