The UW Earth and Space Sciences Open House is an annual event, taking place this year on Sunday, April 21 organized by Rockin’ Out and hosted by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
The Open House offers a free and family-friendly afternoon of hands-on learning to celebrate science and research that relates to the Earth and space sciences. Visitors can experience hands-on activities led by current UW students, staff, postdocs, and faculty across the Department of Earth and Space Sciences and by organizations from the greater Seattle area such as the North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club.
2025 Event Details
Open House will take place around Earth Day–likely Sunday April 20, 2025.
Date and Time: TBD
Location: Johnson Hall, 1707 NE Grant Lane, Seattle WA 98195
What activity booths were at the 2024 ESS Open House?
- Explore dinosaur fossils from the Burke Museum
- Look at the sun’s surface through a telescope
- Build your own icy alien world
- How do different rocks look under a microscope?
- Build a structure out of marshmallows strong enough to withstand a big earthquake
- Learn how to split big rocks with a hammer
- Make a rock pet with paint and googly eyes and take it home
- And so much more!
