| Date | School/District | Instructor(s) | # of Kids | Grade(s) |
| Sept. 12 | available | |||
| Sept. 26 | La Jolla Elementary | Debrah Balmat | 100 | 4th |
| Oct. 10 | Language Academy | Paula Perez | 71 | 4th |
| Oct. 24 | Green Elementary | Craig Wilsie | 67 | 4th |
| Nov. 14 | Washington Elementary | Zamaria Rocio | 35 | 4/5th |
| Nov. 21 | available | |||
| Spring 2026 | ||||
| Feb. 13 | Northmont Elementary | Angie Rosenkrans & Molly Rossiter | 66 | 5th |
| Feb. 27 | John Muir Language Acad | Curtis Walker | 31 | 7th |
| March 6 | Hilltop Drive Elementary | Jennifer Duenas | 2nd | |
| March 20 | John Muir Language Acad | Emma Vierra | 73 | 2 & 3rd |
| April 17 | Hearst Elementary | Amy Varas | 88 | 4th |
Program Overview
Show Me Geology is a K-12 science outreach program initiated by undergraduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences in 1993. It’s a half-day (9 am to noon) program where students from local districts come to campus. We promote inquiry-based pedagogy and problem solving, hands-on experimentation, and small-group collaboration in workshops that center around rocks and minerals, fossils and geologic time, and earthquakes.
The program now reaches ~1,000 students each year plus dozens of in-service and pre-service teachers. An infusion of NSF funding allowed the program to evolve into a partnership between Geological Sciences and the SDSU Liberal Studies pre-service teacher education program, which the Department of Geological Sciences supports via our Geol 104 and Geol 412 course offerings. Earth Sciences play a prominent role in the K-12 Next Generation Science Standards adopted by California in 2013, and much work needs to be done to ensure adequate implementation.
Spring 2025 Schedule is now open!
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