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Stanislaus first community Science Day exceeds expectations

On the grass in front of the Naraghi Hall of Science, children interacted with Jefferson the sulcata tortoise. At 12 years old, the tortoise was roughly the same age as many of the children, but Jefferson and his hard shell weigh nearly 150 pounds.

science day pic1 — On the grass in front of the Naraghi Hall of Science, children interacted with Jefferson the sulcata tortoise. At 12 years old, the tortoise was roughly the same age as many of the children, but Jefferson and his hard shell weigh nearly 150 pounds.

Updated: Feb. 14, 2012, 5:20 p.m.

The rock stars drawing hordes of children to California State University, Stanislaus on Saturday didn’t go by the familiar names of Bieber, Cyrus, or Jonas.

Instead, try the more geological names of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

More than 500 children and parents turned out to CSU Stanislaus on Saturday for the university’s first-ever Science Day. Attendance at the celebration of science far exceeded expectations, planners said.

Exhibits weren’t limited to geology: attendees learned about physics, chemistry, astronomy, botany, anatomy, and biology, too, through a series of hands-on activities.

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