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Evolution? Ask Us! ( Public )
Date and Time: 2009-02-15 13:00:00

Event Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/redpath

Activities:
Learn about the concepts of evolution with students from the Redpath Museum Club:
Fossils and evolution (presentation introducing fossils and deep time, Auditorium, 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM).
Adapt-a- creature (a participatory art mural, in Room 200, 1:30PM , 2:30PM and 3:30PM)

Ongoing presentations in the exhibit Galleries:
 From fins to limbs (examine fossil bones and transitional limb structures)
 Soft and squishy animals (learn about the world’s oldest fossils)
 A Beak that fits the bill / Ca vaut un gros bec (learn about the link between birds and dinosaurs)
 From legs to wings (learn how dinosaur arms evolved into bird wings)
 Human evolution and tools (includes flintknapping demonstration, 3rd floor gallery)

Everyone welcome, especially families. No reservations necessary.

Address:
859 Sherbrooke Street West
McGill University
Montreal/Quebec H3A 2K6 CANADA


Sponsor: Redpath Museum and McGill Science Outreach

Contact:
Ingrid Birker
Email: ingrid.birker@mcgill.ca
Phone: 514-398-4086x4094


Map/Directions:
Click the marker on the map below for directions. (If no street address was provided by the organizer, directions to the event city will be given.)



The International Darwin Day Foundation promotes public education about science and encourages the celebration of Science and Humanity throughout the global community. IDDF is administered by the American Humanist Association (AHA).