Greening STEM
Saturday, April 16 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Greening STEM is an initiative by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) to bring environmental topics and discussions into STEM lessons to frame subject matter in the context of real-life environmental examples. Explore how technology can help you understand the environment better!
PLUS, Urban Green Lab’s Mobile Lab will debut at the Adventure Science Center! The Mobile Lab is a 34′ solar powered trailer filled with hands on activities exploring 5 important topics in sustainability: energy, water, green building, food & agriculture, and transportation. It challenges participants to make everyday choices that save money, resources, and improve their quality of life. Come on in and get involved to enhance your science and technology knowledge and get inspired about what you can do in your own school, home, and community to be more sustainable.
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Leave No Trace
Sunday, April 17 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Forests, parks, and public lands help provide us with clean air and water. But they are also important for less tangible reasons, for they exist as fragmented reminders of where we came from and who we are.
Learn more about deforestation and erosion, city planning and the importance of “green spaces,” and try your hand at soil testing. Our friends from Cumberland Transit will be onsite, as well as our friends from the Nashville Geocaching Club who will help you better understand environmental stewardship, orienteering and GPS science.
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Wet and Wild World
Monday, April 18 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Water is Life”… as the saying goes. Like all life, we are mostly composed of it – and must replenish it on a regular basis to stay alive. Water resources are being abused, but education and action can help us to start taking better care of the resources that provide us with our freshwater.
Dive into water sciences with our friends from Cumberland River Compact and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Tap Project, as you gain a deeper understanding of why water is SO important.
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Food for Thought
Tuesday, April 19 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Our food doesn’t come from a grocery store; it comes from the earth. Sustainable agriculture is the production of food, fiber, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare.
Learn about composting, the power of worms and more!
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Be a Climate Steward
Wednesday, April 20 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
More than 97% of climate scientists agree: human-caused climate change is happening. Climate change is a problem we all share, but with so much information out there, it’s hard to know where to start. Let us help you!
Discover how to calculate your carbon footprint, learn about how we can get biofuels from seeds and more!
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Flora and Fauna Fun
Thursday, April 21 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
One mission in pursuing environmental education is to make us aware about the web of life that sustains us. And what sustains us – or rather sustains the natural systems that sustain us – are plants and animals.
More info TBA!
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Earth Day, Every Day
Friday, April 22 | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and final disposal of all consumer products and packaging, excluding food, accounts for 29% of US greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling items such as paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, batteries, used oil, tires, and electronic reduces the need to extract new raw materials from the earth and can help reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
Spend some time in the Tinkering Garage using recycled materials and e-waste to build something new, learn how to make recycling a habit at home, and more!
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