2009
April 11th 12:00 to 5:00 pm
Science Potpourri is a CNSM tradition. For 15 years the free community event has entertained and inspired the Fairbanks community and it's tons of fun too!
Every April on the second Saturday of the month, families and science fans trek to the Reichardt Building where science displays and experiments thrive around every corner.
Kids of all ages can create floods and earthquakes or watch lava flow and volcanoes erupt. Events include physics and chemistry demonstrations, Lego robotics competitions, slicing rocks and making slime. Scientists show the differences between Alaska volcanoes, and those of other places through volcano eruption demonstrations.
Another popular item at Science Potpurri is memory wire, which is an alloy that “remembers” its original shape. Kids and adults alike watch fascinated as they bend and curl the wire into a shape. When the wire is placed in water it unfurls itself back into it’s regular structure. A piece of memory wire is given away free to take home. Other take home items include fossil impressions that are made with clay, a rock slice, a pet rock, a crystal model and prizes for participating in chemistry and physics demonstrations.
Downloadable Science Potpourri Experiments
Join us in April 11th 2009 from 12:00 - 5:00 pm
UAF Reichardt Building