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ExplorACES 2007

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Natural Resources Building

Map Code I 607 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign Even though it’s not a part of the College of ACES, the Illinois State Geological Survey’s Open House offers many exhibits that may be of interest to ExplorACES visitors—especially families with young children.

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Accessible entrance is at the center doorway on the north side of the building.

ISGS Open House Come join the fun and excitement at the 2007 ISGS Open House on Friday, March 9, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 10, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Learn about the ISGS, watch the geologic history of Illinois come to life in “Build Illinois,” hunt for buried treasure at the “Kids Fossil Dig,” try to stump our geologists with your questions (ask why a dinosaur has never been found in Illinois), get up close to a drill rig that can penetrate hundreds of feet into the Earth’s surface, learn about our state’s energy resources, and much more. The 2007 ISGS Open House will feature exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities of interest to the general public, students and teachers of all levels, and those who may be interested in geology-related careers.

• Kids’s Fossil Dig • Hands-on lab experiments and activities • Mapping workstation—use computers to create and print out a map of your own backyard • Build Illinois—an engaging demonstration of Illinois’ geologic history • Fun with Gases, Liquids, and Solids: Physical Chemistry in Action • Rock, mineral, and fossil displays • Sloth Says…Ice Age, WHAT?—a “hands-on” exhibit about the materials deposited by glacial ice in Illinois • Illinois from Space—have you ever wondered what your house or hometown looks like from space? • Many more exhibits, demonstrations, and activities relating to the ISGS and the geology of Illinois Find more information on our Web site at www.isgs.uiuc.edu. For additional information or to arrange a group field trip, please contact LaDonna Pearl at (217) 333-0294 or send your request to openhouse@isgs.uiuc.edu.

Illinois’ Biological Memory Foyer, Natural Resources Building Meet in the foyer of the Natural Resources Building at 11am and 1:30 pm on Friday and Saturday for guided tours of the world class biological collections of the Illinois Natural History Survey. Tours are led by INHS Scientists.