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Hands On, -- 2012 Discovery Days

Aquarium Of The Bay
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A life sized shark was set atop a recycling can so that kids could touch its eyes and nose.


Hands On -- 2012 Discovery Days   •  Bay Area Science Festival external link   •  San Francisco Giants internal link Ballpark   •  AT&T Park external link 3rd and King Streets   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 November 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:12:18 Saturday 3 November 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_8115
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Dyes Used To Color Ice
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Dyes were used to demonstrate the capillary action of ice. Kids would either drip pure colors onto the ice, or mix colors in a giant eye dropper and use that to drip color onto the ice. Micro fractures and other defects in the ice caused the colors to wick down through it.


Hands On -- 2012 Discovery Days   •  Bay Area Science Festival external link   •  San Francisco Giants internal link Ballpark   •  AT&T Park external link 3rd and King Streets   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 November 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:13:82 Saturday 3 November 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_8123
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Skull Of A Skeleton
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A skull was on display as part of an articulating skeleton. It was a bit long in the tooth, but set right there where kids were allowed to touch it.


Hands On -- 2012 Discovery Days   •  Bay Area Science Festival external link   •  San Francisco Giants internal link Ballpark   •  AT&T Park external link 3rd and King Streets   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 November 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:19:51 Saturday 3 November 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_8135
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Brains To Touch
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Human brains were in pans where properly gloved kids hands were allowed to touch them.


Hands On -- 2012 Discovery Days   •  Bay Area Science Festival external link   •  San Francisco Giants internal link Ballpark   •  AT&T Park external link 3rd and King Streets   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 November 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:29:30 Saturday 3 November 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_8166
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Dissect A Pig Leg
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Wearing safety goggles and latex gloves, kids were shown how to dissect a pig's leg using a scalpel and forceps.


Hands On -- 2012 Discovery Days   •  Bay Area Science Festival external link   •  San Francisco Giants internal link Ballpark   •  AT&T Park external link 3rd and King Streets   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 7 November 2012)   •  (Photo taken 12:36:21 Saturday 3 November 2012)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_8174
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