England-2011-kew
Kew Gardens, Saturday 12 February 2011
Travel
We'll meet outside the Kew Gardens tube station (District line) at 10:00 on Saturday. It's a short walk from there to the Victoria Gate entrance. Don't forget to check the TFL's weekend closures list ahead of time to make sure you know the route to take on Saturday morning.
For the return trip to London we'll meet outside the Kew Gardens tube station at 17:00.
Preparation
Read about Kew
Read about Kew's science
Plan
Meet for lunch at one of Kew's cafes [URL] (TBD when we get there) to discuss what we're seeing and learning.
Science, Technology and Society
Some question to consider about the nature of the work they do at Kew.
Blogger and Photographer
We will need two volunteers from the studio audience to take pictures and write-up/post a blog entry about this excursion. Get in touch if you are interested. In order to spur interest in these positions I'm offering 5 bonus points if you take on one of these tasks.