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Hands-On Classes for Adults: Rocks and Environments: Supporting Evidence of Plate Tectonics
Saturday, Mar. 26, 2016
01:00 PM
US/Central
Guests can go behind-the-scenes in the Museum's staff training lab where hundreds of specimens are uniquely presented in a hands-on road maps.
For a century, scientists have been piecing together the clues of geology's great unifying theory: the Theory of Plate Tectonics. First proposed in the 1960s, the concepts of Continental Drift that the theory is derived from are only a little over one hundred years old. This course investigates the evidence of plate tectonics, piece by piece, building a complete understanding of one of the most pivotal of geology's theories.
This workshop includes time in the Wiess Energy Hall, Earth Forum and Hall of African Wildlife.
About the Class
The instructor is geologist and paleontologist James Washington, HMNS staff trainer. Class size is limited.
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (last entry at 4:30 pm)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (last entry at 5:30 pm)
Free Tuesdays (not available on Feb. 20 or May 7, 2024), 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (last entry at 7:30 pm)
Holiday hours may differ. Please check www.hmns.org/visit/hours-and-pricing for information. - Public - Adult $34.00 Public - Senior (62+) $34.00
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