High Tech Bay Area Field Trips
Fall, 1998
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Target Grade(s)/Subjects
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Further Information
Lawrence Livermore Visitor Center High school: upper grades/Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences Free! 1 hour Hours: M-F, 1:30-4:30 PM.  Group tours every Wednesday (reservations required).  Call 510/422-9797 (General Information); 510/422-6408 (Tours); LLNL Web Page
Independence High School Planetarium All grades: Earth Science, Integrated Science, Physics Free! Minimal by Tanya Kurosky
Lick Observatory Call for information Free! 1 hour by Stephanie Seevers
Visitor Center Hours:  M-F, 12:30-5:00 PM; Sa-Su 10:00-5:00 PM.  Free tours are offered every half hour until 4:30 PM.   Call 408/274-5061 for information.  Lick Observatory Visitor Homepage
NASA Ames Research Center 4th grade and up/all science disciplines Free! 45 min. by Paula Messina;
NASA Ames Home Page
Santa Clara County Water Treatment Facility All grades/Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Integrated Science Free! 30 minutes by Marjorie Samples
Stanford Linear Accelerator Suggested for students over 15 with a strong physical science background Free! 35 min. by Paula Messina. 
Tours at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM are avialable; reservations are required.  Call 650/926-2204.  SLAC Tours Home Page
UC Museums at Blackhawk Middle-High School/Technology $8 (adults); $5 (students) 1 hour Hours: W-Su 10:00 AM -5:00 PM.  Call 510/736-2280 for more information or check out their website.

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