Lower Silesian Science Festival
As part of the 2023 Lower Silesian Science Festival (DFN), the Institute of Geological Sciences is delighted to offer a wide array of lectures, workshops, and exhibitions catered to various age groups. We warmly invite everyone to the DFN inauguration on September 16, where attendees will have the chance to experience various facets of a geologist’s work at our geological stand. This includes the opportunity to explore a rich collection of rocks, minerals, and fossils, observe through a microscope, and even engage in the popular activity of “gold panning.”
During the DFN, high school students and adults are invited to participate in workshops introducing them to the formation and identification of minerals, sedimentary, and magmatic rocks. They can also attend lectures covering topics such as how continental drift led to the formation of the Polish bedrock. As part of the Scientists’ Night, curious visitors can engage in workshops where they will utilise high-quality microscopes, with magnification capabilities reaching into the thousands, to marvel at the intricate details of rocks on the nanometer scale. For students in the 7th grade and above, lectures will be offered covering topics such as the giant animals of eras past, as well as tips on how to hunt for meteorites without leaving home.
The DFN will also feature an open day at the Mineralogy Museum, allowing visitors to explore its exhibitions. Younger science enthusiasts, meanwhile, can participate in workshops focused on understanding earthquakes and learning how to identify sedimentary rocks.
For a complete list of events, please visit the link provided. To find out more about the dates and locations of each event, consult the Lower Silesian Science Festival website.
Secondary school, adults:
- The Fast and the Furious: Continental drift – lecture
- Where magma says goodnight – distinguishing between plutonic and volcanic rocks – workshop
- Grain to grain – distinguishing basic sedimentary rocks – workshop
- Fundamentals of identifying deep-sea magmatic rocks – lecture
Grades 7-8 of elementary school, secondary school, adults:
- Rocks and minerals on a macro, micro and nano scale – workshop, (Scientists’ Night)
- Mega-animals of eras past – giant hunters and their powerful prey – lecture
- How to find a meteorite on your own roof – lecture
- A wise man’s glass and eye, or simple ways to identify minerals – workshop
Grades 4-8 of elementary school, secondary schools:
- Stone collections of the Mineralogy Museum – exhibition
Grades 4-8 of elementary school:
- An avalanche of information about earthquakes – workshop
For the youngest:
- Muchomorek teaches about gravel – or sedimentary rocks for toddlers – workshop
