Children and Youth Events

Admissions & Student Life

Getting Oriented

11 am–noon | Alumni House, Toll Room

Cal Traditions and Songs: Traditions, yells, fight songs — Rally Committee and alumni give you a crash course to get you ready for the spirit rally on Sproul Plaza at noon.

Alumni

Cal Traditions and Songs: Traditions, yells, fight songs — Rally Committee and alumni give you a crash course to get you ready for the spirit rally on Sproul Plaza at noon.

Anthropology & Archaeology

9–11 am | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Excavate!: So you want to be an archaeologist? See what you can uncover at one of our dig sites, and take home a digital photo of you at work.

9–11 am | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Play With Clay: Learn how to make and decorate your own ceramics the way people did in the past. Clay available — bring your own kids!

10 am–4 pm | Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 102 Kroeber Hall

Open House at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology: See the exhibits on Native California cultures, Guatemalan textiles, ancient Egypt, and more! The collections represent almost every region of the world and span nearly 2 million years. A docent-led tour is at 1 pm.

11 am–1 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Rock-Art Painting: Try your brush and hand — literally — at making paints and helping paint a rock-art mural.

11:30 am–1:30 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Paleoethnobotany: A big word for studying little seeds. How many can you identify? See how seeds give archaeologists clues about the past.

1:30–3:30 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Rock-Art Recording: No, not with mixers and synthesizers, but with actual rocks. Archaeologists show their work in this hands-on activity at Berkeley's very own rock-art site.

2–4 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Pin the Tail on the Sheep: It's a matching game! Help us identify faunal remains, and see what those bones can tell us about food, environment, and animal mobility.

Art

11 am–1 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Rock-Art Painting: Try your brush and hand — literally — at making paints and helping paint a rock-art mural.

11 am–4 pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Art Studio, lower level

Throw a Pot at Sproul Plaza: Just steps from Sather Gate, try your hand at throwing a pot at one of six potter's wheels. All ages are welcome!

Astronomy & Space

9 am–4 pm | 141 McCone Hall

McCone Hall Rocks!: Wander our halls and explore rock and mineral displays (1st and 3rd floors), faculty profile posters, and photos from space. The Berkeley Seismology Lab is on the 2nd floor, and activities with professors and students are scheduled all day.

10 am–4 pm | 544 Campbell Hall

Ask an Astronomer and Mini Astronomy Lectures: Hear a series of mini lectures on astronomy. Ask questions and try to stump an astronomer!

10 am–4 pm | Campbell Hall, north entrance

Solar Viewing: Safely observe the sun through a telescope! See sunspots, solar flares, and other activity (weather permitting).

11 am–5 pm | Space Sciences Laboratory (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance)

NASA's "From Earth to the Universe" Photo Exhibit: Stunning astronomical images from Hubble and other satellites -- soon to be shown at the California Academy of Sciences -- are now on campus at the Hearst Mining Circle and the Space Sciences Lab.

11 am–5 pm | Space Sciences Laboratory (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance)

Space Sciences Laboratory Open House and Tours: It's the International Year of Astronomy! See Berkeley's own home of cutting-edge space-science research. Tour our mission operations center, the 36-foot satellite dish, and learn about the Stardust mission and the SETI project. Hands-on activities for all ages!

Biology

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard

A Walk Through Time: Evolutionary Research at Cal: Wander through a timeline of Earth's history, featuring research on the evolution of life, and chat with the scientists behind the studies.

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, south entrance

Children's Animal Soiree: At the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, see live animals, puppet shows, bio-blitz events for kids, and more. Pick up your Passport to Science@Cal, and visit science events all across campus!

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building

Darwin and Evolutionary Biology at Berkeley: Berkeley commemorates Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of The Origin of Species. Join us to celebrate evolutionary research at Cal!

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, 3rd floor

Got Bugs? We Do!: Amazing insects and arachnids are in the Essig Museum's research collection — also see the live arthropods!

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard

Travels With Charles: Exploring Darwin's Beagle Voyage: Embark on Darwin's paleontological, biological, and cultural adventures. Investigate specimens from the Berkeley Natural History Museums that relate to his journey.

9 am–4 pm | 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building

Who Wants to Be a Zoologist?: Glimpse the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology on the only day it's open to the public. Meet students, researchers, and curators.

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, 3rd floor

Young Explorer Science Corner: Thrill aspiring young scientists (ages 6-12) with interactive mini-labs taught by researchers.

11 am–2 pm | McCone Hall, entrance & lobby

Marine Science Demonstrations: See live marine animals, and watch students demonstrate beach-bucket science and other projects. (Visit the Lawrence Hall of Science to learn more about marine science!)

Professor Lynn Ingram

11 am–3 pm | McCone Hall, lower lobby

Earth and Planetary Science Student Poster and Project Display: See undergraduate student research on the campus's Strawberry Creek, including topics on water quality, vegetation, and stream-flow.

2–4 pm | Archaeological Research Facility, 2251 College Ave.

Pin the Tail on the Sheep: It's a matching game! Help us identify faunal remains, and see what those bones can tell us about food, environment, and animal mobility.

Integrative Biology

9 am–3 pm | 2066 Valley Life Sciences Building

Dinosaur Evolution Online: Pilot the evolution of a dinosaur into a bird using an easy computer program. Print out a picture of the result to take home!

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Noon–2 pm | Latimer Hall, lobby

Genes in a Bottle: Learn how DNA is chemically extracted from organisms for research applications. Then extract DNA from your own cheek cells, and take it home in a fashionable necklace!

1–2 pm | 1 Pimentel Hall

Molecules, Materials, and Us: Molecules make up most of what is around and inside us. Dramatic demonstrations help you explore the formation, reaction, and function of molecules.

Lecturer Michelle Douskey

Computer Science

10 am–1 pm | Soda Hall, 3rd floor

CITRIS High-Definition Time-Lapse Project: Time-lapse movies capture the multi-year construction of Sutardja Dai Hall, the new headquarters of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.

10 am–3 pm | Soda Hall, 4th floor, Wozniak Lounge

Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students Science Fair: Come to the fair! Local high school students, mentored by Berkeley graduate students, show off their cool science projects.

10 am–4 pm | 330 Soda Hall

Computer Programming for Kids: Learn how to write computer programs. Make animations, games, and stories. Download one of the 300,000 projects done by other kids from the Scratch web site, then improve it and re-upload your remix! The software is a free download, so you can continue using it at home.

1–3 pm | 125 Cory Hall

Digital Design: From Video Games to Processors: Projects from the undergraduate Digital Design course include a wireless video-conferencing system.

Dance & Theater

10–11 am | 230 Hearst Gymnasium
11:30 am–12:30 pm | 230 Hearst Gymnasium
1–2 pm | 230 Hearst Gymnasium

Dance Showcase: See an eclectic array of dance styles, featuring faculty and student choreography created in classes.

Lecturer Jason Britton

1–2 pm | Memorial Glade, north

Come Out and Play: Designing and Playing Games Outside: Before Nintendo and X-Box, people used to play outside — we still can! Play games developed in a student-taught DeCal class. (Canceled if raining.) Lecturer Michael Mansfield, Undergraduate Robert Yang

Earth & Planetary Science/Geography

9 am–4 pm | 141 McCone Hall

McCone Hall Rocks!: Wander our halls and explore rock and mineral displays (1st and 3rd floors), faculty profile posters, and photos from space. The Berkeley Seismology Lab is on the 2nd floor, and activities with professors and students are scheduled all day.

10 am–3 pm | 220 McCone Hall

Earthquake!: Learn through hands-on activities and displays about seismic hazards, earthquake monitoring, and past quakes, including the 2004 Sumatra quake and tsunamis.

11 am–2 pm | McCone Hall, entrance & lobby

Marine Science Demonstrations: See live marine animals, and watch students demonstrate beach-bucket science and other projects. (Visit the Lawrence Hall of Science to learn more about marine science!)

Professor Lynn Ingram

11 am–3 pm | McCone Hall, lower lobby

Earth and Planetary Science Student Poster and Project Display: See undergraduate student research on the campus's Strawberry Creek, including topics on water quality, vegetation, and stream-flow.

Noon–2 pm | Observatory Hill, west of McCone Hall

Carbon Credits for Your Lawn?: If your lawn is green, does it mean it's soaking up carbon dioxide? Use a gas-analyzer system to measure photosynthesis and respiration on a grassy lawn.

Professor Robert Rhew

1–2 pm | 141 McCone Hall

A Tectonic Time-Bomb in Our Backyard: Earthquake Potential of the Hayward Fault: Tick, tick, tick. Recent research has found that major quakes on the Hayward Fault occur every 140 years. The last was on Oct. 21, 1868. (You do the math!) Find out what the future may hold.

Research Geophysicist Kevin Mayeda

2–3 pm | 141 McCone Hall

Is the Earth Warming?: Hear why scientists think Earth has warmed, why human activity is responsible, and why they think warming will continue.

Graduate Student Alexander Stine

Education

11:30 am–2:30 pm | Tolman Hall, 2nd floor

Celebration of Children's Literature

Engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)

9–10 am | O'Brien Hall breezeway

Surf's Up, or Is It?: What do engineers know about waves that surfers and fisherman don't? Ours have created the world's best ways to predict waves. In other words, awesome surf forecast.

Professor Evan Variano

10 am–3 pm | O'Brien Hall, 1st floor

Webcast: CEE Student Teams in Action: CEE's four student competition teams — which build concrete canoes, steel bridges, environmental solutions, and construction projects — are among the best in the country. See a webcast of their regional competitions.

1–2 pm | 345 Davis Hall

Engineering 7 Robot Tournament: Students in this first-year engineering course demonstrate their computer programs to create robots that do battle. Who will win and why? Graduate Students Timmy Siaw and James Lew

Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

10 am–noon | Cory Hall, 2nd floor entrance

Automated Robot Racing Cars: See student-made vehicles race a 100-meter course under computer control.

10 am–1 pm | Soda Hall, 3rd floor

CITRIS High-Definition Time-Lapse Project: Time-lapse movies capture the multi-year construction of Sutardja Dai Hall, the new headquarters of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.

10 am–3 pm | Soda Hall, 4th floor, Wozniak Lounge

Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students Science Fair: Come to the fair! Local high school students, mentored by Berkeley graduate students, show off their cool science projects.

1–3 pm | 125 Cory Hall

Digital Design: From Video Games to Processors: Projects from the undergraduate Digital Design course include a wireless video-conferencing system.

Engineering Science

3–4 pm | 3108 Etcheverry Hall

Having Fun With Robots: See small, clever robots that make their own decisions, without remote control. Help set up obstacle courses to test them! Professor Emeritus C. Roger Glassey and students

Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR)

Having Fun With Robots: See small, clever robots that make their own decisions, without remote control. Help set up obstacle courses to test them! Professor Emeritus C. Roger Glassey and students

3–4 pm | 1169 Etcheverry Hall

The Berkeley Automation Science Laboratory: Visit this center for research in robotics and automation. Learn about projects in networked telerobotics, computer-assisted surgery, automated manufacturing, and new media.

Professor Ken Goldberg

Nuclear Engineering

10 am–3 pm | Bechtel Engineering Center, Trefethen Terrace

Nuclear Engineering Student Projects: A backyard nuclear reactor? A mousetrap fission chain-reaction model? See what students have made, and use a Geiger counter to test Fiestaware! (In case of rain, meet on the 3rd floor of Etcheverry Hall.) American Nuclear Society student members

Environmental Design

9 am–4 pm | Blake Garden, 70 Rincon Rd., Kensington

Tour Blake Garden: Enjoy a stroll through this 10.5-acre formal garden and landscape-architecture teaching facility overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Join the free tour at noon. And don't miss the Create-With-Nature Zone for kids. Partial wheelchair accessibility; plenty of parking. Driving directions are at the information table in the Wurster Hall lobby.

Kindergarten to College

10–11 am | 110 Barrows Hall

Preparándose Para la Universidad: ¿Cómo se prepara un estudiante de la preparatoria o secundaria para la universidad? ¿Cómo los padres o familiares pueden apoyar a su hijo/a durante su carrera académica? En este taller la Coordinadora Regional Alma Zaragoza del programa Early Academic Outreach Program/Programa Académico de Temprano Alcance contestará estas entre otras preguntas sobre la preparación académica.

10–11 am | 20 Barrows Hall
11:30 am–12:30 pm | 20 Barrows Hall

Preparing for College: Middle-School and High-School Years: How should students in grades 6 to 11 begin preparing for college now? How can parents and families support them on their educational journey? Get answers here. Teresa Arriaga, Early Academic Outreach Program

11 am–noon | 110 Barrows Hall

Taller de Ayuda Financiera: Si eres un estudiante, padre o familiar y quieres aprender cómo recibir ayuda financiera para la universidad ¡ven a este taller! Aprenderás sobre los fundamentos de la ayuda financiera, como rellenar los formularios, los pasos para solicitar e información de becas privadas. Nanci Roman, East Bay Consortium

Linguistics & Languages

9 am–4 pm | 52 Dwinelle Hall

Ask a Linguist: What's linguistics? How many languages are there? How do words evolve? How does your uvula help you speak French? Just ask — and get a picture of your voice.

Literature

11:30 am–2:30 pm | Tolman Hall, 2nd floor

Celebration of Children's Literature: Join the Graduate School of Education and the Cal Student Store for this popular free book fair. Be on hand for signings by authors and illustrators Todd Parr, Thacher Hurd, Lisa Brown, Robert San Souci, Diana Cohn, and others. Enjoy storytellers; music by Gary Lapow; an appearance by Peter Rabbit; art activities; "Dear President Obama" reading and letter-writing; and more. A schedule of the day is online.

Museums, Galleries & Gardens

Berkeley Natural History Museums

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard

A Walk Through Time: Evolutionary Research at Cal: Wander through a timeline of Earth's history, featuring research on the evolution of life, and chat with the scientists behind the studies.

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, south entrance

Children's Animal Soiree: At the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, see live animals, puppet shows, bio-blitz events for kids, and more. Pick up your Passport to Science@Cal, and visit science events all across campus!

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building

Darwin and Evolutionary Biology at Berkeley: Berkeley commemorates Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of The Origin of Species. Join us to celebrate evolutionary research at Cal!

9 am–4 pm | At all participating events

Passport to Science@Cal: Pick up a passport and start your Science@Cal journey (ages 6 to 12)! Explore the mysteries of dark matter, extract DNA from your cheek cells, experience lizard noosing, and more. Stamp your passport at many participating departments, labs, and museums!

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, courtyard

Travels With Charles: Exploring Darwin's Beagle Voyage: Embark on Darwin's paleontological, biological, and cultural adventures. Investigate specimens from the Berkeley Natural History Museums that relate to his journey.

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, 3rd floor

Young Explorer Science Corner: Thrill aspiring young scientists (ages 6-12) with interactive mini-labs taught by researchers.

Blake Garden

9 am–4 pm | Blake Garden, 70 Rincon Rd., Kensington

Tour Blake Garden: Enjoy a stroll through this 10.5-acre formal garden and landscape-architecture teaching facility overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Join the free tour at noon. And don't miss the Create-With-Nature Zone for kids. Partial wheelchair accessibility; plenty of parking. Driving directions are at the information table in the Wurster Hall lobby.

Essig Museum of Entomology

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, 3rd floor

Got Bugs? We Do!: Amazing insects and arachnids are in the Essig Museum's research collection — also see the live arthropods!

Hearst Museum of Anthropology

10 am–4 pm | Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 102 Kroeber Hall

Open House at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology: See the exhibits on Native California cultures, Guatemalan textiles, ancient Egypt, and more! The collections represent almost every region of the world and span nearly 2 million years. A docent-led tour is at 1 pm.

Lawrence Hall of Science

9 am–5 pm | Lawrence Hall of Science (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance)

Lawrence Hall of Science: Free hands-on science all day! Catch the WaterWorks show, get behind the slime in Animal Grossology, and enjoy our outdoor science park, Forces That Shape the Bay. A 20-minute planetarium show runs every half hour from 10:30 am to 4 pm, and Science on a Sphere demos run from 11 am to 3 pm. Check the schedule upon arrival for exact times.

Museum of Paleontology

9 am–4 pm | Valley Life Sciences Building, 1st floor, Wallace Atrium

Meet T. rex: Visit T. rex and Pteranodon, buy a museum t-shirt, and get free tickets for tours of the Museum of Paleontology.

Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

9 am–4 pm | 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building

Who Wants to Be a Zoologist?: Glimpse the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology on the only day it's open to the public. Meet students, researchers, and curators.

UC Botanical Garden

11:30 am–3:30 pm | UC Botanical Garden (take Hill Shuttle from Evans Hall east entrance)

Botanical Garden Docent-Led Tours: See more than 12,000 kinds of plants from around the world! The garden is open all day, with one-hour tours at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, and Waterwise Tours at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. On campus, visit the garden's booth at the Jepson Herbarium in the Valley Life Sciences Building.

Music

10–11 am | Lower Sproul Plaza

Cal Taiko Japanese Drumming: Hear the awesome Cal Taiko student corps perform traditional Japanese drumming.

10:30–11 am | Sather Gate

Hear the Cal Band!: They're the pride of California and the pacesetter of college marching bands — and it's not Cal Day without the University of California Marching Band.

11 am–12:30 pm | Hertz Hall, concert hall stage

University Symphony Orchestra Concert: Relax with Jean Ahn's Berkeley Fanfare, Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with soprano soloist Melanie Anderson, Ravel's Piano Concerto for Left Hand with soloist Young Ho Na, Schumann's Cello Concerto in A Minor with soloist Kevin Yu, and Nielsen's Concerto for Flute & Orchestra with soloist Kelsey Seymour. Professor and Conductor David Milnes

Noon–12:30 pm | Sproul Plaza

Cal Spirit Rally: Get in the Cal spirit (it's impossible not to!) with the UC Rally Committee, Cal Band, Cal Dance Team, Mic Men, and Oski, as they put on a blue-and-gold event to welcome Cal Day guests, especially prospective students and families.

Noon–4 pm | Campanile (Sather Tower)

Campanile Carillon Recitals: Hear 10-minute recitals on the hour, starting at noon. University Carillonist Jeff Davis, John Agraz, and students perform solo works, carillon duets, and Cal songs. The best acoustics are in Faculty Glade.

Noon–4 pm | Hertz Hall, north courtyard

Electronic Sound Garden: A Music Demonstration: Hear sound artists and composers — students in the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies — as they present a sound experience in a cozy, forgotten courtyard. Listen closely as the sonic foliage reveals its secrets! (If it rains, the demo must be canceled.)

1–1:30 pm | 125 Morrison Hall

Live Jazz: April Showers: Enjoy April Showers and other familiar songs with Berkeley's Joyce Kwon Quintet.

1:30–2:30 pm | Hertz Hall, concert hall stage

Baroque Jamboree: Students in the University Baroque Ensemble perform early music. See demonstrations on organs, harpsichords, baroque violins, and baroque flutes from Berkeley's antique-instrument collection. Professor Davitt Moroney

2:30–2:45 pm | Hertz Hall, south patio

Bagpipe Demonstration: Learn about traditional Scottish Highland bagpipe music from an ethnomusicology student. (In case of rain, meet in 125 Morrison Hall.)

Graduate Student Duncan Allard

3–3:15 pm | Hertz Hall, south patio

African Drumming and Dance: Students from this lively music class perform traditional music from Ghana. (In case of rain, meet in 125 Morrison.)

3–4 pm | Morrison Hall, 2nd floor

Javanese Gamelan Ensemble: Hear students and community members perform on antique Javanese percussion instruments.

Professor Ben Brinner

Natural Resources

9 am–4 pm | Information Marketplace

Campus Tree Trail Self-Guided Tour: Amazing natural beauty is part of what makes the Berkeley campus special. Look up and see the trees! For locations, pick up a guidebook at the Natural Resources table, #24 in the Information Marketplace.

10 am–2 pm | Mulford Hall, east patio

Cal Forestry Club Exposition: Learn about the many activities of one of the College of Natural Resources' most popular student groups — and take home a free seedling to plant.

Noon–1 pm | Mulford Hall, east patio

The Ultimate GPS Treasure Hunt: Using only satellite-linked global-positioning-system (GPS) units and clues, search for hidden prizes! Fun for the family — bring your GPS unit, if you have one.

Environmental Science, Policy & Management

9 am–4 pm | Wellman Hall, 2nd floor & front lawn

Bug Doctor: Live Insects and Spiders!: The Bug Doctor and dream team of insect experts show you how to identify bugs. Bring your spiders, creepy crawlers, and bug-riddled plants. And there's more: insect face-painting, crafts, bug hunts, live-insect interactions and viewing!

Near Eastern Studies

2–3 pm | 254 Barrows Hall

Your Name in Hieroglyphics: Where else can you see this? Stop by for a look.

Graduate Student Elizabeth Minor

Physical Education

10–11 am | 230 Hearst Gymnasium
11:30 am–12:30 pm | 230 Hearst Gymnasium
1–2 pm | 230 Hearst Gymnasium

Dance Showcase: See an eclectic array of dance styles, featuring faculty and student choreography created in classes.

Lecturer Jason Britton

10 am–noon | Recreational Sports Facility, Martial Arts Room

Martial Arts Demonstration: See demonstrations of practices including taekwondo, yongmudo, and judo.

Director Russell Ahn

Noon–1 pm | 234 Hearst Gymnasium

Ready for the NFL? Sports Performance Training: Test your lateral agility, just like NFL pro prospects do.

Lecturer Dini Wong

Physics

10–11 am | 4 LeConte Hall

What Amazing Things We've Learned This Year in Physics!: Every year, Berkeley scientists add more to what we know about the universe and how it works. Hear about the past year's exciting breakthroughs, and ask questions about scientific discovery at Cal.

Professor Bob Jacobsen

10 am–3 pm | 235, 245 & 248 LeConte Hall

Hands-on Physics: Physics is phun! Don't miss interactive exhibits and demonstrations for all ages. Physics graduate and undergraduate students

11 am–noon | 4 LeConte Hall

What Is the Large Hadron Collider?: It's the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. Hear how it works and discover the exciting things it might reveal about our amazing universe.

Professor Marjorie Shapiro

11 am–2 pm | 83 LeConte Hall

Dark Matter Search: Open Laboratory: Explore the mysteries of dark matter. What are physicists learning about WIMPs (weakly interacting massive particles), the universe, and the Big Bang?

11 am–2 pm | 115 & 119 LeConte Hall

Really Cold Physics: Open Laboratory: Learn how to make stuff cold — really, really cold. Find out about experiments carried out at below -459 degrees F!

Noon–12:45 pm | 1 LeConte Hall
1–1:45 pm | 1 LeConte Hall

Fun With Physics: Why Should Students Have All the Fun?: Sparks and explosions! These jaw-dropping lab demonstrations -- from merely amazing to simply spectacular -- are favorites in Berkeley physics classes. Professors Howard Shugart (noon) and Bob Jacobsen (1 pm)

2–3 pm | 4 LeConte Hall

Seeing the Baby Universe With the Planck Satellite: Fascinated by rockets, stars, and the Big Bang? See footage of the April launch of this satellite and hear how it could soon give us a wealth of information about the evolution and future of the universe.

Postdoctoral Fellow Anze Slosar, Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics

Public Safety

9 am–4 pm | Parking lot north of Sproul Hall

UC Police on the Move: Ever been in a patrol car? How do officers detect and defuse bombs? How do you turn a regular bicycle into a police bicycle? What's a Segway? UC Police will show you the state-of-the-art vehicles they use for investigation and patrol.

ROTC

10 am–3 pm | Memorial Glade

Army ROTC Climbing Wall: Test your athletic ability — see if you have what it takes to get to the top!

Seismology

9 am–4 pm | 141 McCone Hall

McCone Hall Rocks!: Wander our halls and explore rock and mineral displays (1st and 3rd floors), faculty profile posters, and photos from space. The Berkeley Seismology Lab is on the 2nd floor, and activities with professors and students are scheduled all day.

10 am–3 pm | 220 McCone Hall

Earthquake!: Learn through hands-on activities and displays about seismic hazards, earthquake monitoring, and past quakes, including the 2004 Sumatra quake and tsunamis.

1–2 pm | 141 McCone Hall

A Tectonic Time-Bomb in Our Backyard: Earthquake Potential of the Hayward Fault: Tick, tick, tick. Recent research has found that major quakes on the Hayward Fault occur every 140 years. The last was on Oct. 21, 1868. (You do the math!) Find out what the future may hold.

Research Geophysicist Kevin Mayeda

Special Events

9 am–4 pm | At all participating events

Passport to Science@Cal: Pick up a passport and start your Science@Cal journey (ages 6 to 12)! Explore the mysteries of dark matter, extract DNA from your cheek cells, experience lizard noosing, and more. Stamp your passport at many participating departments, labs, and museums!

10 am–3 pm | Memorial Glade, east

Welcome to Oskiland!: Oski, everybody's favorite Golden Bear, rules in this area for young "cubs." Get an Oski handshake (or hug!), meet Cal athletes, and enjoy games.

10:30–11 am | Sather Gate

Hear the Cal Band!: They're the pride of California and the pacesetter of college marching bands — and it's not Cal Day without the University of California Marching Band.

11 am–3 pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Cal Student Store

Guitar Hero Contest at the Cal Student Store: Do you have what it takes? Rock out to Guitar Hero all day. At 3 pm we'll announce the prize winner.

11 am–6 pm | International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave.

International House: Edith Coliver Festival of Cultures: Travel the world in a day at this colorful, joyous celebration of cultural unity. Sample dance, drama, food, arts, crafts, exhibits, and children's activities from round the globe. An admission fee is charged. Details of the festival are online.

Noon–12:30 pm | Sproul Plaza

Cal Spirit Rally: Get in the Cal spirit (it's impossible not to!) with the UC Rally Committee, Cal Band, Cal Dance Team, Mic Men, and Oski, as they put on a blue-and-gold event to welcome Cal Day guests, especially prospective students and families.

Noon–4 pm | Campanile (Sather Tower)

Campanile Carillon Recitals: Hear 10-minute recitals on the hour, starting at noon. University Carillonist Jeff Davis, John Agraz, and students perform solo works, carillon duets, and Cal songs. The best acoustics are in Faculty Glade.

Sports

Intercollegiate Competitions

10 am–4 pm | Witter Rugby Field

Rugby National Championship: Round 16 & 8: Rugby at its best is at Berkeley, with this round of the tournament closing in on the national championship. For details on tickets, teams, and times, visit www.calbears.com.

Noon–2 pm | Memorial Stadium

Cal Football Spring Practice: Can't wait for fall football? Join the Golden Bears at their final spring practice. Get an insider's look at what's to come for the 2009 season. Admission is free.

Noon–2 pm | Hellman Tennis Complex

Women's Tennis vs. Stanford: Check out this lively tennis rivalry! Admission is free.

1–3:30 pm | Evans Diamond

Baseball: Cal vs. Oregon: Come out for a day of Golden Bear baseball! Tickets are $8 adults, $4 seniors, free for 12th graders and younger.

Recreational Sports

10 am–noon | Recreational Sports Facility, Martial Arts Room

Martial Arts Demonstration: See demonstrations of practices including taekwondo, yongmudo, and judo.

Director Russell Ahn

Statistics

11 am–2 pm | 1011 Evans Hall

Brain Teasers and Probability: Monty Hall, the secretary problem, a loaded revolver. Find out how probability can help answer some perplexing problems.

Graduate Student Nate Coehlo

11 am–2 pm | 1011 Evans Hall

Random Walks Through the Integers: Choose your favorite number, and it will show up within a limited number of steps on a random list. Why? Graduate Students Moorea Brega and Daisy Huang

11 am–2 pm | 1011 Evans Hall

The Bell Curve: Measure the length of your pinky, toss a bean bag at a target. What do these activities have in common? Come and find out.

Graduate Student Karl Rohe

Transportation Studies

9 am–4 pm | McCone Hall plaza

Berkeley's Transportation Research Hub: From high-tech transit to traffic safety to making pavement last longer — take a look at transportation research that affects your daily life.

9:30 am–2 pm | McCone Hall plaza

Make Your Own Green-Power Car: If only all cars could be kid-powered! Use recycled materials to make a balloon-propelled green machine. You'll learn a thing or two about the basic engineering that sets machines in motion. Steve Andrews, California Center for Innovative Transportation

10 am–noon | McCone Hall plaza
1–3 pm | McCone Hall plaza

Can Video Games Save Lives?: Try your driving skills with multimedia games that test your judgment about highway safety -- more fun than a driver-ed video! Technology Transfer Program staff

Noon–12:30 pm | McCone Hall plaza

Cable-Car Bell Ringing Contest: Try your hand, literally, at ringing the Transportation Library's cable car bell. All are invited to tap out some sonic rhythms; prizes will be awarded at 12:30 pm.

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