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Gateway Science Museum. 3000 visitors opening weekend 17,025 visitors through summer 2010 new exhibits new educational programs 10 student docents. CNS collaborations: Biological Sciences CMSE GEOS Herbarium Math & Statistics Nutrition & Food Science Science Education
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Gateway Science Museum • 3000 visitors opening weekend • 17,025 visitors through summer 2010 • new exhibits • new educational programs • 10 student docents • CNS collaborations: • Biological Sciences • CMSE • GEOS • Herbarium • Math & Statistics • Nutrition & Food Science • Science Education • and more to come!!! • University Collaborations: • Geography • Anthropology • Theater • Book in Common • Journalism, Recreation & Parks Mgt • Graphics Design, ATEC • Psychology
Spring 2010: Backyard Monsters, Witness • 1050 kids on fieldtrips • CNS science in the Demonstration Lab & • Education Station activities • Darwin Day • pday (Math & Physics students & the Math Queen!) • Vernal Pools exhibit (monthly photos all year) • Crunch Brunch (NSC student clubs, Teasdale & Owens)
Summer 2010 : Gateway Summer Science • Summer Science • created by LaDawn Haws; ~ 100 visitors daily • Museum of the Mind • from Psychology
Summer 2010 : Gateway Discovery Camps Garden Growth Riparian Zone Boat Building • 82 kids in 5 weeks of camp • 26 scholarships • 1 week funded by Tri Counties Bank for underserved youth • 9 CSU Chico counselors & docents
Fall Exhibits: A Forest Journey, Nature’s Numbers, Photography of the Mendocino Frontier Headline exhibits plus: Conifers of Northern California (Friends of the Herbarium) Hands on Activities (LaDawn Haws) New Residents (Spiders!)
Chico State Herbarium • Friends of the Herbarium • Nine Workshops in 2010 • General – i.e. Botanical Illustration • Technical – i.e. Introduction to Willows of California • 2nd Annual Herbarium Open House – Spring 2010 • Student Photo Contest • 30 entries from 7 junior and high schools • Jim Jokerst Field Botany Award • Melanie Williams - 2010 Recipient 2010 Photo Contest Winner
Chico State Herbarium • NSF funded project for Consortium of California Herbaria • Major materials contributor for the Gateway Science Museum’s current exhibit - conifers of Northern America
Coming Soon Feb 12, 2011 through May 30, 2011