Children will get a chance to become geologists and paleontologists during this year's annual Earth Day celebration.
The Pacific Science Center's Science on Wheels will bring in dinosaur fossils, gem stones and magnetic rocks to touch and study as part of an eight table "Rock and Roll" exhibit.
"We want to make sure everyone has an understanding of what they're seeing," said Eve Kline, outreach education supervisor for the Seattle-based center. "We live in a geologically diverse area. So getting a chance to see why that is, is interesting. ... And everyone loves dinosaurs."
The exhibit at the Cowlitz Expo Center on Saturday will also will feature a "shake table" that will demonstrate how earthquake rattles a house.
However, attendees will not only learn about what's below their feet at the exhibit. There will also be a mobile planetarium that will project constellation and planet locations in the cosmos.
"Most of us will never have access to a telescope, but this will allow us to zoom in on any planet," Kline said. "The goal is to get everyone outside and looking up (after the event) and to wonder what they can't see with their eyes."
The planetarium has 40-minute show times starting at 10:30 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:20 p.m., 2:10 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Mad Science from Portland also will have an interactive exhibit on display about magnets. Their "mad scientists" will demonstrate how magnetism is used, while teaching attendees about levitating tops and magnetic liquids, among other things.
"They're really good at knowing the science and making it fun for the kids," said Dave Tomez, spokesman for the Portland-based Mad Science.
Mad Science is one of the new elements to this year's Earth Day Celebration. Another new act is stilt walker Heather Pearl of Portland. She touts her ability to perform magic and juggling acts while standing over 8 feet tall. Other acts — such as old favorite Eartha the Environmental Clown — have appeared before, but there are several new exhibitors.
This is the 19th year the city of Longview has sponsored an Earth Day celebration, and it typically attracts 3,000 to 4,000 people, said Karry Williquette, the city's Earth Day Committee organizer.
The idea of the event, Williquette said, "is to bring the community in to educate and teach them about what we can do to conserve and sustain our Earth."
Besides the city, the event is co-sponsored by PNE Corp., Cowlitz PUD, Emerald Kalama Chemical, Green Tree Landscaping, Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, PeaceHealth, Port of Longview, Solvay Chemicals, The Daily News, Waste Control Recycling, Speedy Litho and Kalama CAER.
Drop off old electronics at Earth Day event, get coupon for pizza
An Earth Day Recycle Event to benefit Lower Columbia CAP will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Three Rivers Mall parking lot near Izzy's Pizza.
EchoTech Recycling, CAP and the mall are sponsoring the recycling event.
Old computers, laptops, CPU towers, cell phones, monitors and any size old televisions can be dropped off. Donors will receive a discount coupon from Izzy's.
For details, call 577-5218 or visit www.threeriversmall.com.
Lions Club giving away trees for Earth Day
To celebrate Earth Day, Longview-Kelso Early Bird Lions Club will give away fir trees Saturday at the Cowlitz County Expo Center, 1900 Seventh Ave., Longview.
The trees are donated by Weyerhaeuser Co. and have instructions on how to plant them.
The group recycles glasses and hearing aids and will have boxes available for the public to drop off those items.
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