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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Science partners with Waterloo Region Museum on Ocean Bound! Exhibit

This past winter, the Faculty of Science teamed up with the Waterloo Region Museum to create two displays for the new Ocean Bound! exhibit. This collaboration, formed with Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum and the Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section (SWIGS), aimed to educate the public about ocean watersheds, aquatic animals and ecosystems.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Earth Sciences Museum Outreach Night

A partnership event with the Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club with activities for kids including panning for gold, digging for fish fossils and a marvelous mining activity.

The event commemorates the KW Gem and Mineral Club's 50th Anniversary.

Monday, April 27, 2015 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

KW Gem and Mineral Society's 50th Anniversary kickoff event

A Grand kickoff event commemorating the KW Gem and Mineral Club's 50th Anniversary.

The free event for the public includes displays in Kitchener City Hall Rotunda, a raffle for a very nice mineral specimen, giveaways for kids, and educational activities lead by Corina McDonald of the Earth Sciences Museum.

Sunday, April 26, 2015 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Rock Around Kitchener and Waterloo: Tours about local and distant rocks

Earth Science Museum is partnering with Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club to give tours about the local and distant rocks used in different buildings and structures around Waterloo and Kitchener.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, August 6, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, August 13, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, August 20, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Dinosaur Wednesdays

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Everyone is welcome starting July 2nd through until August 27th at 1:00PM for a free dinosaur tour from the Earth Sciences Museum team!

This is an event open to the public and is for all ages and will be held in the EIT building.

Come see our dinosaur exhibits and our hand samples of dinosaur fossils for yourself!

PDAC - 2014
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 (all day) Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (all day)

PDAC Convention

Museum staff will be attending the PDAC convention. For most of the convention we will be located at the University of Waterloo booth. On Tuesday we will be participating with the PDAC's Mining Matters crew and helping to educate both elementary and high school children about rocks and minerals!