Trilobite – Museum News SEDGWICK MUSEUM FORTHCOMING EVENTS Date: 25th February 2012 Time: 11:00 - 3.30pm Title: Hands-on Saturday Take a closer look at minerals, rocks and fossils! Join volunteers from Time Truck for a chance to handle and investigate amazing objects from the collections of the Sedgwick Museum. Free, No need to book, just drop in! This event is for: all visitors, families. Recommended for children over 5 years of age. Date: Saturday 17th March 2012 Time: 10.30 - 15.30 Title: Time Truck at the Sedgwick Museum Travel in time with Time Truck! Investigate rocks and minerals, discover dinosaurs and explore earthquake science with hands on activities and demonstrations. Drop-in, all ages, hands-on. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free but donations welcomed. Date: Tuesday 20th March Time: 18.30 - 19.30 Title: Title: "The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Last 3.5 Billion Years" or 'What the fossil record can tell you about the evolution of life if you are not too afraid to ask...' Join Dr Ken MacNamara, Director of the Sedgwick Museum, for a roller-coaster ride through the whole history of life on Earth and find out how recent fossil discoveries have changed our understanding of the evolution of living things. Ages 12+ / adult. The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences will be open from 18.00. This talk must be pre-booked. For bookings please call the Festivals Office on 01223 766766. Free but donations welcomed. Date: Friday 23rd March Time: 17.00pm- 19.00pm Title: 'Understanding the Earth - archival evidence' preview evening The Sedgwick Museum Archive holds over 800 boxes full of irreplaceable materials relating to the history of geology and the Earth Sciences. Dating back to the 17th Century they provide provide unique insights into the development of this field of scientific investigation and the people involved. This special evening viewing of a brand new exhibition of original and scanned documents and images from the archives will provide a one-off opportunity to talk to Sandra Marsh, the archivist responsible for organising and caring for this fascinating collection. Ages 12+ / adult. Free but donations welcomed
CAMBRIDGESHIRE GEOLOGY CLUB FORTHCOMING EVENTS Cambridgeshire Geology Club meets at the Friends Meeting House, 91-93 Hartingdon Grove, Cambridge, CB1 7UB Talks start at 7.30 pm and door opens at 7.00 pm. Monday 12th March, “The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland “ Dr Peter Friend, University of Cambridge Monday 16th April, “A lot of Hot Air: volcanic eruptions and their climate impacts” Dr Marie Edmonds, University of Cambridge Monday, 14th May, “Geology and Landscape of Hertfordshire” Professor John Catt. Hertfordshire Geology Society Monday, 11th June,” Under the Volcano: layered intrusions of the North Atlantic Tertiary Igneous Province” Dr Marian Holness, University of Cambridge. Monday, 9th July, Open Evening, including review of recent work of the Cambridgeshire Geosites Team.
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