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Sunday, October 6, 2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ancaster Gem & Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show

Join us for the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show! 

The Earth Sciences Museum is hosting free activities for kids. Come and try out "I Dig Fossil Fish" and "Minerals in Your Materials".

Admission is $8.00, 2 Day Pass: $14.00, Free for kids under 12.

Saturday, September 30, 2023 10:00 am - Sunday, October 1, 2023 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2023 Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show

The Earth Sciences Museum will be hosting kids activities at the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Wally & Deanna are Online!

Our children's book, Wally & Deanna's Groundwater Adventure, is now online through The Groundwater Project. In addition to this wonderful book explaining groundwater to children of all ages there is also an interview of the books author's and illustrator - Peter Russell, Leanne Appleby and Fortunato Restagno, respectively. See the interview below by UW alumni Everton de Oliveira!

Music is in the air at Waterloo thanks to two new outdoor pianos in front of the Dana Porter Library and the Peter Russell Rock Garden. The pianos appeared thanks to the efforts of Max Salman, a PhD student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science.

“We’ve got a lot of talent here and it’s been wonderful to see it showcased,” says Salman. “People aren’t just playing the piano, but passersby are slowing down to enjoy the atmosphere. The response has been amazing.”

Thursday, August 2, 2018 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Walking Tour: Glacial Features of Maryhill

Join Peter Russell and Corina McDonald from the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum for a short walk around Maryhill. Drumlins, eskers, moraines and till! Learn about these and more interesting and useful glacial features. Meet at the Maryhill Heritage Park Community Centre.

Click the following link to register for this event: 

http://calendar.rwlibrary.ca/Default/Detail/2018-08-02-1800-Glacial-Features-of-Maryhill-Walking-Tour
Sunday, May 6, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk: Rock Around Waterloo

ptygmatic fold in country rock in the shape of letter "W"

Explore Earth Science in the Waterloo region on this 1.5 hour walk. We will see building stones, fossils, erratics and more. Dress for the weather, and wear your walking shoes!  

Find out more at www.janeswalk.org/canada/waterloo-on/

Friday, May 4, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk: Rock Around Waterloo

ptygmatic fold in country rock in the shape of letter "W"

Explore Earth Science in the Waterloo region on this 1.5 hour walk. We will see building stones, fossils, erratics and more. Dress for the weather, and wear your walking shoes!  

Find out more at www.janeswalk.org/canada/waterloo-on/