Saturday, October 22nd, 2pm

Join science celebrity and award winning author Steve “The Dirtmeister” Tomecek as he presents his new book Rocks and Minerals! He'll also present an entertaining look at how to create a awesome science fair project using “dirt cheap” materials commonly found around the house.

Rocks & Minerals: A survey of the earth's astounding variety of rocks and minerals and the fascinating ways people have transformed them into usable materials.

Stephen M. Tomecek (a.k.a. "The Dirtmeister") is the Executive Director andfounder of Science Plus, Inc., a company that develops science curriculum, and provides science enrichment and staff development programs for schools, museums and organizations throughout North America. Steve is a geologist (yes he’s a real scientist, not just some guy who dresses up like one) specializing in soils hence the name “Dirtmeister”. Before branching out on his own, Steve had served as the Associate Director for the Science Museum of Long Island and as the Science Program Supervisor for the New York Hall of Science.

If you think you’ve heard of Steve before, it’s probably because you have! Steve was the writer and host of Phantastic Physical Phenomena, an Emmy Award winning public television series. For eight years, he was also the science host for WNYC’s New York Kids Radio Show.

Steve has written over 45 nonfiction books for both teachers and kids. His very first book, Bouncing & Bending Light, won the 1996 American Institute of Physics science writing award and he has written 6 books for the highly acclaimed Jump Into Science series published by National Geographic. Steve is an active member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and was elected to both the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society and the New York Academy of Sciences. He currently lives in New York City with his wife Lynn and has two very successful adult children.

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