Celebrating Planet Earth @ Frost Science

On April 20th, one of my favorite places in Miami – Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science – is hosting an all day series of events in honor of Earth Day 2019.

photo courtesy: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

Start your day off with a chance to make a difference with a MUVE led clean-up of our local green spaces and bay. Then continue your day by joining the global movement to take care of our planet by learning about the three Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – before chatting with our experts and meeting some of our Frost Science endangered and threatened species through special animal encounters. Connect with onsite scientists who are working on making corals more resilient so they can survive in warmer oceans and discover how important bees are in pollination by participating in a bee pollination relay race. Don’t miss out as it’s sure to be a buzzing day!

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

“Celebrating Planet Earth” events are included in the regular science museum ticket. For more information and ticket purchases, please visit: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science

LOCATION: Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
TIME AND DATE: April 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

April 15 is National Citizen Science Day – Spend It with the Miami Science Barge & Frost Science at Museum Park

Join the Miami Science Barge and Frost Science for the Second Annual Citizen Science Day at Museum Park in Downtown Miami. Citizen scientists of all ages can participate in a “BioBlitz” using the iNaturalist app (FREE for Apple or Android devices) to document the biological diversity in Museum Park. All ages are welcome, and the event is FREE but donations to support the Miami Science Barge are greatly appreciated.

When: April 15, 2017; 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: Miami Science Barge @ Museum Park, 1075 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132
Cost: FREE
RSVP: Eventbrite

What is Citizen Science Day

In 2016, the first year of Citizen Science Day celebrations, activities kicked off with a major celebration at the USA National Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC. A series of citizen science “open houses” and activities followed, organized locally by science centers, museums, libraries, universities and schools, and federal agencies around the US and beyond.

 

This month-long series of regional events is a chance to celebrate and bring attention to the ways that everyone can engage with science to make a difference in the world – whether that is helping find a cure for disease, using data to address sources of air pollution, or making discoveries of new phenomena in our backyards or in space. #CitSciDay activities will commence on Saturday, April 15th and will continue into May.