Polar Science Weekend

Polar Science Weekend is your opportunity to investigate current science from Earth’s polar regions through hands-on activities and demonstrations led by local polar scientists! Visit a polar ice camp and check out the polar science stations. And don’t miss classics such as the polar planetarium show and Tinker Tank activities with a polar twist. Brrrr! Meet polar researchers from the University of Washington and delve into current research through demonstrations and hands-on activities, including: Arctic Ice Camp – What’s it like to be in an Arctic ice camp? Check out the hut, try on a parka, and ride the snowmobile! Salinity Taste Test – Just how salty is the ocean? Your tongue will tell you! Come take the World Famous Salinity Taste Test! Glacier Flow – Watch silly-putty glaciers ooze down a slope and find out why real glaciers are important to the Earth’s climate. Where does the ice in glaciers come from? Greenland Ice Core – The Greenland ice sheet is 2 miles thick and thousands of years old. See a real ice core from Greenland and learn what it tells us about Earth’s climate. Sea Ice vs. Freshwater Ice – How is frozen seawater different from frozen lake water? Do an experiment to find out! Ocean Watchdogs – How can you measure the ocean year-round without being there? Put your instruments on a long cable and anchor it to the bottom. Come see our 2.5-mile-long North Pole mooring. Listening to the Arctic – Eavesdrop underwater to the sounds of whales and seals in the Arctic Ocean. What are they saying? Float Your Boat – Decorate your own wooden boat that we’ll launch into the Arctic Ocean next summer. Where will your boat end up? (while supplies last) Penguins – our fascination and our impact – Touch a real penguin flipper, see how sharp a penguin’s beak is, and try your hand at being a penguin scientist! Life in Ice – Some like it Really Cold! – Learn about microbes that live in the frozen world of sea ice. Build your own Icy Alien World – Did you know there’s water and ice beyond Earth? Learn about the structure of icy moons and dwarf planets in the Solar System as you build your own. Other activities include: Watch IMAX documentary, Arctic: Our Frozen Planet Science on a Sphere – Explore polar ice, wind, and water patterns at the Science on a Sphere exhibit

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