Over the summer the Earth Sciences Museum hosted earth science programs for the Engineering and Science Quest camp participants. We ran presentations and hand-on activities to educate campers about rocks, minerals, and fossils. Overall, we were visited by 400 campers!
This summer the Earth Sciences Museum participated in the 34th Annual Sudbury Gem and Mineral Show on July 15th-17th. We hosted hands-on educational activities for children. The Earth Sciences Museum is proud to continually be involved with Northern Ontario's largest gem, mineral, bead, rock craft, and jewellery show.
The London Gem & Mineral Show will have vendors selling minerals, fossils, and jewellery. In addition, the event will host seminars and workshops about earth science and jewellery making.
The Earth Sciences Museum will be providing hands-on educational activities for kids at this event on Saturday November 19th and Sunday November 20th.
The Earth Sciences Museum will be hosting activities at the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show.
The show is running from Friday September 30th to October 2nd at the Ancaster Fairgrounds.
Since 2007, the Faculty of Science has cherished the tradition of honouring alumni who have distinguished themselves as outstanding professional and personal achievers in their chosen fields and who have loyally dedicated their time and service to their alma mater.
Bringing the prehistoric back to life is not just for the movies: soon, anyone anywhere with access to a smartphone, tablet or computer will be able to interact with the University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum’s exhibits, thanks to a new five-year partnership with Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada®. To find out more click here.
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.
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.
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.