Join Catawba Science Center (CSC) Naturalist Bruce Beerbower on a trip to the Schiele Museum of Natural History for a Fossil Fair on Feb. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The event will spotlight several natural treasures from the Earth including fossils, rocks, minerals and the ancient stories that accompany each of these items. Kids will have the opportunity to meet animated prehistoric characters, see a full-sized T. rex, make a fossil fish print, mine for gemstones and search for tiny fossils from the Carolina Coast. Interesting specimens will be available for purchase from vendors.
Bring your lunch and CSC will provide the transportation. The trip costs $15 for CSC members and $25 for nonmembers. Register by calling (828)-322-8169.
The Fossil Fair trip is a special program tied to the Dinosaurs exhibit, featuring six half-sized robotic dinosaurs and interactive opportunities for visitors to learn about the lives of dinosaurs and dig for fossils. The exhibit will be on display at CSC through Sept. 2.
Catawba Science Center is a nonprofit science and technology museum in the Western Piedmont with traveling exhibits, a digital planetarium theater and a marine touch pool with live sharks and stingrays. A community asset and regional destination, Catawba Science Center is dedicated to changing lives and inspiring learning through science and wonder. Learn more at www.CatawbaScience.org.
CSC is funded in part by the United Arts Fund of Catawba County and is located in the Arts and Science Center of Catawba Valley, on the SALT Block, 243 3rd Avenue NE, Hickory.
