Event to offer 'potpourri' of free science activities
March 21, 2017
Lester’s Forbidden Experiment, Screaming Gummy Bears and Blowtorch in a Beaker will be just a few of the activities at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ annual Science Potpourri on from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8.
The College of Natural Science and Mathematics hosts the free event in the Reichardt Building on the Fairbanks campus.
“We are always excited to open our doors to the public for this event. Seeing the curiosity on all of the children's faces makes everyone's day," said Jacy Pietsch, event coordinator and lab manager for the chemistry department. The department started the event as a way to spark children’s curiosity in science.
The event will feature a “potpourri” of activities, such as digging for fossils, seeing real lava, creating an earthquake and looking at sound waves as people sing into a special karaoke machine. The Reichardt Building will be full of experiments and hands-on activities. There will also be three shows:
- 12:30 p.m. — The Phun of Physics
- 1:30 p.m. — Have a Blast with Chemistry
- 2:30 p.m. — A “Lava” Fun with Volcanoes
Activities are designed for children of all ages. Adults should accompany all children. Parking is available behind the Reichardt Building. For more information, visit www.cnsm.uaf.edu/science-potpourri or call 907-474-7608.
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