Educational Outreach
Sand Card, Image Credit: Lori Carter
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ISCS educational Outreach Efforts
ISCS members participate in many educational outreach events. STEM nights at schools, presentations at libraries, museums, rock clubs, rock shows, community events -- anywhere people gather to learn about science. We are always happy to attend these events, so if you have an event where you would like an ISCS member to do sand activities or do a presentation about sand, please click below to send email to the ISCS Education Committee .
About the image on this page
This is a 3" x 5" index card with a hole in it made by a craft punch, and some heavy shipping over the hole. Sand cards like this are perfect for examining sand under a microscope. Students (and adults!) make a card by pressing the sticky side into sand. Members then engage with them as they look at the sand with a microscope, explaining what they are seeing and answering their questions. Students keep the card to look at again later.
Image Credit: Lori Carter