We had a great time last weekend on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Six PRI staff members traveled to our nation's capital for the first ever Science & Engineering Festival on October 23 & 24. We trucked down a van-load of Devonian shale and set up our booth with two large bins for participants to dig through. Anyone who found a fossil was invited to take it home with them as a souvenir. Over two days we interacted with around 5,000 people. Sometimes our booth was so crowded it was impossible to tell exactly how many people we met! We all had a lot of fun and hope that there will be a festival next year to participate in. Here are some pictures from the festival.
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| A view of the festival from outside our booth. We had great weather and a ton of people came out to explore science! |
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| Kids examine shale for fossil brachiopods and trilobites |
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| Staff member Richard Kissel helps identify fossils. |
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| Staff member Kelly Cronin tells kids about the Devonian seas. |
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