Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Graham and me describing the three main catagories of rocks to museum goers.

Over the course of the 5 year partnership with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, our main community engagement efforts were monthly exhibits (called Rockin’ Pop-Ups) where we would describe a geologic phenomena and community members were encouraged to bring their rocks that they wanted us to identify. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we transitioned to holding these events virtually. During this time, Graham and I learned a lot about how to effectively engage the community in museum-focused Earth Science education, which we presented at the Earth Educators Rendezvous in 2022. Take a look at our poster here!