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Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory is actively involved in programs geared towards
educators and the public. These include public lectures and demonstrations,
teacher workshops, classroom activities, informational material on this
web site, and email and phone contacts. Each year, we speak to at
about 2,000 people through such activities.
In July 2004 a meteorite
exhibit designed by CML personnel went on display at the Rice Northwest
Museum of Rocks and Minerals, located in Hillsboro, Oregon.
(Link
to Rice Museum)
Public outreach activities
for 2004
02-08-04 display at Oregon
Academy of Science (OAS) at Portland State University, Portland OR
03-09-04 lecture to senior
citizens at Portland Community College Workforce Training Center, Portland
OR
04-06-04 lecture to class
at Cascade High School, Marion County OR
04-09-04 lecture to Sherwood
Rotary Club, Sherwood OR
05-09-04 lecture at Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Portand OR
05-13/14-04 exhibit at
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) at the Portland
Convention Center
05-17-04 lecture to two
classes at Cleveland High School, Portland OR
05-19-04 lecture to several
classes at Grant High School, Portland OR
06-04 Meteorite exhibit
goes on display at Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
06-16-04 teacher workshop
for Portland Public Schools
06-30-04 lecture to the
Oregon City Rotary Club, Oregon City OR
07-06-04 lecture at Mt.
Hood Community College, Gresham OR
10-08-04 workshop at Oregon
Science Teachers Association (OSTA) in Salem OR
11-03-04 lecture to Columbia-Willamette
chapter of Sigma Xi at Portland State University, Portland OR
11-12-04 lecture to the
Geological Society of the Oregon Country (GSOC) at Portland State University,
Portland OR
12-04-04 lecture to the
Cambrian Society, Portland OR
Dick Pugh (above left)
and Alex Ruzicka (below right) give a hands-on demonstration of meteorites
to a crowd after a lecture at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
in Portland.
Public outreach activities
for 2005
01-24-05 lecture to two
classes at Gregory Heights Middle School, Portland OR
02-22-05 lecture to USGS,
Oregon City OR
02-24-05 lecture at Lone
High School, Lone OR
02-26-05 display at Oregon
Academy of Science (OAS) at Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
03-26-05 lecture to the
Bigfoot Society in Portland OR
04-01-05 exhibit at the
Intel Northwest Science Expo
04-06-05 two lectures
in Geology Department of Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
04-16-05 lecture for Astronomy
Day in Eugene OR
07-02-05 lecture to Milwaukie
Gold Prospectors, Milwaukie OR
07-08-05 lecture at Paleo
Teachers Workshop, Fossil OR
08-12-05 lecture at Mt.
Hood Community College, Gresham OR
09-03-05 lecture/demonstration
at Oregon Star Party, Ochoco Mountains OR
09-30-05 lecture to Ice
Age Institute, Portland OR
10-01-05 display at GemFaire
in Hillsboro OR
10-03-05 lecture at library
in Boardman OR
10-04/05/06/07-05 lectures
at libraries and assemblies at schools in LaGrande, Baker, Burns and Prineville
OR, as part of 5 day tour
10-28-05 lecture at Fossil
High School, Fossil OR
11-07-05 two lectures
at Gregory Heights Middle School, Portland OR
12-03-05 lecture at Columbia
Gorge Museum, The Dalles OR
12-06-05 lecture to Oregon
Archeological Society, Portland OR
12-14/15-05 lecture at
library and assembly at school in Madras OR, and at library and assembly
in Moro OR, as part of a two day tour
Public outreach activities
for 2006
01-04-06 lecture to the
Mazamas in Portland OR
01-08-06 lecture at Lane
Middle School in Portland OR
01-10-06 lecture to the
Oregon Archeological Society, Portland OR
03-20/21/22-06 lectures
at library and high school in Umatilla OR, Hermiston library and Armand
Larive middle school in Hermiston OR, and at library and secondary school
in Stanfield OR, as part of a three day tour
04-01/02-06 lectures at
library and high school in Heppner OR, and at library and elementary school
in Condon OR, as part of a two day tour
04-13-06 lectures at library
and elementary school in Arlington OR
04-17-06 lecture to the
Ice Age Group, West Lynn OR
04-20-06 lecture at Hood
River middle school library
05-01/02/03/04-06 lectures
at library and middle school in Ontario OR, at library and middle school
in Vale OR, at Adrian library and Nissa middle school OR, and at library
and school in Jordan Valley OR, as part of a 4 day tour
06-27/28/29-06 lecture
at Pendleton Community College OR, at Athena library OR, and at Melton-Freewater
library OR, as part of a three day tour
09-23/24-06 lecture at
the Fossil Community Center Fossil OR, and at the Dalles Museum Dalles
OR, as part of a two day tour
09-30-06 lecture to Ice
Age Group Expo Portland OR
10-02/03/04/05-06 lectures
at library and middle school in Joseph OR, at community hall and high school
in Enterprise OR, at senior center and school in Wallowa OR, and at school
in Elgin OR, as part of a 4 day tour
10-20-06 lecture at Hiteon
Elementary School in Beaverton OR
11-03-06 lecture at Gregory
Heights Middle School in Portland OR
11-06/07/08/09-06 lectures
at library and middle school in Lakeview OR, at library and school in Paisley
OR, at library and school in North Lake County OR, in Christmas Valley
OR, as part of a 4 day tour
11-18/19-06 science panelist
at Orycon, Portland OR
12-11/12/13-06 lectures
at Madras library and Powell Butte elementary school OR, t library and
elementary school in Terrebonne OR, and at library and elementary school
in Warm Springs OR, as part of a 3 day tour
12-2006 participated in
community outreach/education event at Portland State University – visit
by 7th graders from Sellwood School, Portland to the Geology Department
12-2006 participated in
community outreach/education event – NASA Digital Learning Network Video
Conference, Vernon Elementary School, Portland
Public outreach activities
for 2007
01-09-07 participated
in community outreach/education event—visit by 3rd-6th graders in Talented-and-Gifted
(TAG) program, Portland Public Schools to the Geology Department at Portland
State University Portland OR
02-12-07 lecture at Lents
Elementary School, Lents OR
02-15-07 lectures at Sutherlin
Middle School and Sutherlin Community Center, Sutherlin OR
02-16-07 lectures at Cottage
Grove Highschool and Cottage Grove Community Center, Cottage Grove OR
02-25-07 display at Oregon
Academy of Science (OAS) at Monmouth, OR
03-08-07 lecture for Nightsky
Astronomy Club, Salem OR
03-21-07 lectures at Dufur
Highschool and library, Dufur OR
03-22-07 lecture at Maupin
Highschool, Maupin OR
03-28-07 lecture for Wanderers
Science Group, Portland OR
04-24/25/26-07 lectures
at Chiloquin Highschool and library Chiloquin OR, at Henley Middleschool
and library Klamath Falls OR, and at Bonanza Highschool and library Bonanza
OR, as part of three day tour
05-29/30/31-07 and 06/01/07
lecture at Halfway library OR, at Haines library OR, at Northpower library
OR, and at City Hall Union OR, as part of a four day tour
07-10/11-07 lecture at
Spray OR, and at Mitchell OR, as part of two day tour
10-01/02/03-07 lectures
at Echo OR, Heppner OR, and at Ukiah OR, as part of three day tour
10-12-07 workshop at Oregon
Science Teachers Association (OSTA), Milwaukie OR
10-23/24/25-07 lectures
at John Day Highschool and library John Day OR, at Mt. Vernon Highschool
and library Mt. Vernon OR, at Dayville Highschool Dayville OR, and at Monument
Highschool and library Monument OR, as part of three day tour
11-28-07 lectures as Rosway
Heights K-8 school Portland OR
12-13-07 lecture at Portand
State University Portland OR
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Students in the Talented
and Gifted (TAG) program in Portland Public Schools visit the Department
of Geology at Portland State University, where they get to touch the Brahin
stony-iron (pallasite) meteorite
Public outreach activities
for 2008
1-23-08 lecture at Portland
State University Portland OR
1-24-08 lecture at Lincoln
High School, Portland OR
2-23-08 display at Oregon
Academy of Science (OAS), Portland OR
2-28-08 lecture at Cleveland
High School, Portland OR
3-3/4/5-08 lectures at
LaGrande OR, Pendleton OR, and Hermiston OR libraries, as part of three
day tour
3-25/26/27-08 lectures
at Milton Freewater OR, Walla Walla WA, and Kennewick WA libraries as part
of three day tour
4-5-08 lecture at Portland
OR Welsh Society
4-14-08 lecture at North
Gresham Elementary, OR
4-29/30-08 lectures at
Summerville OR, and Elgin OR, as part of two day tour
6-18-08 lecture at Rice
NW Museum, Hillsboro OR
9-24/25-08 lectures at
Summerville OR, and Cove OR, as part of two day tour
10-7/8/9-08 lectures at
Seneca OR, Prairie City OR, and Fossil OR, as part of three day tour
10-18-08 lecture at PSU
Alumni Weekend event, Portland State University, Portland OR
10-21-08 presentation
at Oregon Science Teachers Association (OSTA) workshop, Portland OR
11-20-08 lecture at Cleveland
High School, Portland OR
12-9-08 lecture at The
Dalles, OR
Images above from events
at Union (top), Halfway (middle) and Ukiah (bottom) in rural Oregon, 2007.
Public outreach activities
for 2009
2-28-09 display at Oregon
Academy of Science (OAS), McMinnville OR
4-17-09 lecture at Shaver
Elementary school, Portland OR
5-12-09 display at Oregon
Science Teachers Association, Portland OR
5-22-09 lecture at Irvington
Elementary School, Portland OR
10-10-09 display at Oregon
Science Teachers Association, Salem OR
11-16-09 lecture at Portland
Community College Portland OR
12-2-09 lecture at Portland
Community College Portland OR
12-9-09 lecture at Sellwood
Middle School Portland OR
12-11-09 lecture at school
Cascade Locks OR
Scenes above from the
road show in Kennewick, Washington in March 2008. This event drew
people with a large variety of age ranges, from young children to elderly
members of the community. People were given a chance to pick up and
handle real meteorites, and apply magnets to them. Obviously, the
young girl in the upper right image was surprised at the weight of an iron
meteorite. Dick Pugh, who presented at this show, is the man wearing
the white shirt in the lower right hand image
Public outreach activities
for 2010
1-12-10 lecture at Roseway
Heights school Portland OR
1-13-10 lecture at Cleveland
High School Portland OR
1-20-10 lecture at Grant
High School Portland OR
1-22-10 lecture at Vernon
Elementary School Portland OR
2-15-10 lecture at Oregon
Museum of Mineral Industries (OMSI), Portland OR
2-19-10 lecture at The
Dalles Elementary School, The Dalles OR
2-26-10 White Salmon WA
2-27-10 Kelso, WA
4-2-10 Northwest Science
Expo, Portland OR
4-8-10 Pacific Crest School,
Portland OR
5-5-10 Mt. Hood Community
College, Gresham, OR
6-3-10 Salem High School,
Salem OR
6-18-10 Oregon City Rock
and Mineral Club, Oregon City OR
6-19-10 Oregon Museum
of Science and Industry, Portland, OR
6-23-10 Moro, OR
6-24-10 Condon, OR
6-10-10 Boardman, OR
6-30-10 Adams, OR
7-1-10 Weston, OR
7-6-10 Arlington, OR
8-17-10 Science at the
Pub, Portland OR
8-24-10 Evergreen Aviation,
McMinnville, OR
9-3-10 National Welsh
Society, Portland, OR
9-17/18/19-10 Southern
Washington Rock and Mineralogy Society, Castle Rock, WA
9-27-10 Lakeview, OR
9-28-10 Paisley, OR
9-29-10 Christmas Valley,
OR
10-8-10 Oregon Sceince
Teachers Association, Colton, OR
10-11-10 Palouse, WA
10-12-10 St. Johns, WA
10-13-10 Colfax, WA
11/18/10 Science in the
Pub, Eugene, OR
11-23-10 Willamette University,
Salem, OR
12-1-10 Tillamook library,
Tillamook, OR
12-8-10 Fossil Elementary
School and High School, Fossil, OR
12-13-10 Cleveland High
School, Portland, OR
12-14,15,16-10 visit to
Prtland State University by Sellwood Middle School
Public outreach activities
for 2011
(to May)
1-3-11 Hollwood Lion's
Club, Portland, OR
1-21-11 Grant High School,
Portland, OR
1-28-11 Auburn, WA
2-12-11 The Dalles, OR
2-14-11 Portand Community
College, Portland OR
2-22-11 Roseway Middle
School, Portland, OR
4-1-11 Portland State
University Science Fair, Portland, OR
4-12-11 Colton School
and Library, WA
4-13-11 Tikou School and
Library, WA
4-14-11 Potlatch School
and Library, ID
5-26-11 The Dalles, OR,
radio program and library
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