Science Saturday at Stratford Hall: Understanding Deep Time

  • December 11, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Eastern Standard Time

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Description

To understand the geological concept of Deep time, humans must think of time scales in unimaginable larger units than those that define our lives.  What is Deep time?  Who is James Hutton and why is he so important in understanding what Deep time. How do we begin to visualize this geological chronology?  Join Education & Outreach Manager, Jon Bachman, as he answers these questions and more in a search for the deepest of Earth timelines.

This free program will be offered virtually. Pre-registration is required. 

HELP US UNLOCK $25,000 IN MATCHING GIFTS

Your contribution to Stratford Hall makes great things happen! Please join us in unlocking $25,000 in matching gifts from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to support exhibits, preservation, programming, the extensive historic property, and more. Every gift made online between November 1 and December 31 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $500 per contribution. At checkout, there will be the opportunity to add your Gift for the Match. Thank you for participating in this exciting challenge! 

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After registering for the webinar, attendees will receive an automated confirmation email with connection instructions. .The program will take place via Zoom, which is available for free download here: https://zoom.us/download.

Date & Time

Sat, Dec 11, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Stratford Hall Historic Preserve

Stratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.

Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago - a history that continues to educate, inspire, and influence Americans to the present day.