Family Fun Day at the British Geological Survey

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1. Is your event or activity for a public or private audience?: 
Public. This event is open for anyone to attend or for bookings
2. Would you like your event to appear in the online programme? Private events will be marked private.: 
Yes
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4. Event / activity title: 
Family Fun Day at the British Geological Survey
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8. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?: 
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11. Event start and end date and time: 
Saturday, 23 March, 2013 - 10:00 to 16:00
13. Name of your organisation/school: 
British Geological Survey
12. Other timing notes: 
Last entry 3.30pm
15. Venue: 
Environmental Science Centre
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Yes
20. Event booking type: 
Free, pre-booking required
23. First name: 
Catherine
24. Surname: 
Tietjen
25. Telephone: 
0115 936 3100
26. Email: 
earthwise@bgs.ac.uk [1]
28. First name: 
Clive
29. Surname: 
Mitchell
30. Telephone: 
+44 (0)115 936 3257
31. Email: 
cjmi@bgs.ac.uk [2]
19. How many people are you expecting to attend?: 
800
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9. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Crafts
Demonstration
Exhibition/Display
Hands-on activities
Lecture/Talk/Presentation
Visit
Walk
10. Keywords: 
Astronomy
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Evolution
General Science
Information
Materials Science
Nature
Space Science
Technology
18. Who is the intended audience?: 
All
6. Event/activity description (max 300 words): 

The BGS will be holding an event for children with the help of Rockwatch, THE

club for young fans of fossils, rocks and dinosaurs, and other special guests for hands-on science! Join in a fascinating range of activities and ‘behind the scenes’ tours.

• Try your luck at gold panning.

• Generate an earthquake.

• Make your own fossil replicas.

• Touch a mammoth or a dinosaur bone.

• Discover the amazing mineral treasures of the Earth.

• Take a walk through 2 billion years of earth history on our spectacular Geological Walk.

• Zoom through the landscape in our immersive 3D lecture theatre.

• Visit the BGS Core Store, home to 200 kilometres of borehole core and millions of geological samples.

• Meet real geologists and find out what they do and why we need them.

• Browse in our shop for maps, books, minerals, fossils, jewellery and much more.

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Address: 
British Geological Survey
Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
Geofield: 
POINT (-1.07978 52.87842)
16. Venue Address: 
British Geological Survey
Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom