Cal Day Events

Earthquake! Seismological Laboratory 10:00 AM – 03:00 PM , 220 McCone Hall Learn about earthquakes and the Earthquake Early Warning system through hands-on activities and displays about earthquake science, seismic hazards, earthquake monitoring, and past quakes in California and around the world. Explore the Banatao Institute @ CITRIS Berkeley Tech Museum College of Engineering 10:00 AM – 03:00 PM , 345 The Tech Museum, Sutardja Dai Hall Enjoy a self-paced tour of the museum, which showcases research and real-world innovations by students and faculty in the Center for Information Techonology Research in the Interest of Society. Fun with Physics: Why Should Students Have All the Fun? Physics Sparks and explosions! These jaw-dropping lab demonstrations – from merely amazing to simply spectacular – are favorites in UC Berkeley physics classes. 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM , 1 LeConte Hall(APPROVED) 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM , 1 LeConte Hall(APPROVED) 01:00 PM – 01:45 PM , 1 LeConte Hall(APPROVED) 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM , 1 LeConte Hall(APPROVED) Hands-on Physics Physics Physics is phun! Don’t miss our interactive exhibits and demonstrations for all ages led by physics graduate students. 08:30 AM – 10:00 AM , 235, 245 & 248 LeConte Hall (APPROVED) 10:00 AM – 03:00 PM , 235, 245, 248, LeConte Hall(APPROVED) 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM , 235, 245 & 248 LeConte Hall (APPROVED) Materials Science & Engineering Showcase Materials Science & Engineering Materials scientists demonstrate the wonders of their world. Learn about liquid-nitrogen ice cream, superballs, shape memory-alloys, and more! Also stick around for demonstrations every half hour. 12:00 PM – 04:00 PM , Hearst Memorial Mining Building, lobby Meet T. rex and Pteranodon Museum of Paleontology Visit T. rex and Pteranodon, buy a museum t-shirt (new Dire Wolf design!), get free tour tickets for the Museum of Paleontology 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , Wallace Atrium, 1st floor, Valley Life Sciences Building Passport to Adventures in Space Science Space Sciences Laboratory Learn about UV rays, magnetism, solar energy and more. Look through a solar telescope! 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM , Space Sciences Laboratory, Addition Conference Room (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance) Plants of the World & Garden Animals UC Botanical Garden Take a botanical trip and see 12,000 kinds of plants from around the world! Garden is free all day with guided tours at 11am, 12pm, and 1:30pm. Enjoy “Garden Animals” stations from 1-2:30pm. On campus, visit the Garden’s “Plant Treasures” booth in the Valley Life Sciences Courtyard and see carnivorous plants outside on the South Lawn 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM , UC Botanical Garden (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance) Tower Building Lawrence Hall of Science Build towers with the Lawrence Hall of Science in celebration of the 100th anniversary of UC Berkeley’s Campanile. See how tall you can build with 25 wooden planks. Try to guess how many you’d need to build as tall as the Campanile, and have fun exploring the answer. 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , Valley Life Sciences Building, south entrance Science@Cal: Science Bonanza! Berkeley Natural History Museums Visit the south lawn of the Valley Life Sciences Building to see live animal shows and plants, play science games and activities, and meet special guests from around the Bay. 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , Valley Life Sciences Building, south entrance Solar Viewing Astronomy Safely observe the sun through a telescope and other special instruments (weather permitting)! See sunspots and solar flares, and check out our sundial. 10:00 AM – 03:30 PM , Hearst Mining Circle SPEED: Science in Motion Lawrence Hall of Science Test your potential as a Formula One driver and discover the science behind racing in SPEED: Science in Motion. 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM , Lawrence Hall of Science (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance) Treasures of the Pacific with Live Kelp Organisms Integrative Biology Explore living treasures found in tropical oceans such as those surrounding UC Berkeley’s Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station. Then see and touch live seaweeds and invertebrates collected in Monterey Bay kelp forests. 10:00 AM – 03:00 PM , Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard Treasures of the UC Berkeley Natural History Museums Berkeley Natural History Museums Explore up-close some of the most fascinating specimens from the UC Berkeley Natural History Museum collections! Learn something new about animals, insects and plants from California and far away places, from today and from millions of years ago. 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard University & Jepson Herbaria Open House University & Jepson Herbaria See the famed collections of preserved plants, algae, and fungi from around the world. Talk to our researchers about the wildflower display and observe plants under the microscope. Guided tours begin on the hour from 10 am to 2 pm. Children can choose a plant specimen to identify and take home as a souvenir. 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building Ask a Linguist! Linguistics/Phonology Laboratory What’s linguistics? How many languages are there? How do words evolve? How does your uvula help you speak French? Just ask–and get a picture of your voice! 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM , 52 Dwinelle Hall Crime Scene! Can you solve the Mystery? College of Chemistry Parents and prospective students of all ages are invited to the 2nd Floor of Latimer Hall to take part in fun hands-on experiments and help solve a crime! Come to Latimer Hall at noon to sign up for this fun all-ages event! 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM , Latimer Hall, 2nd floor labs