Super Science Saturday
October 29, 2011
10:00-4:00
"Climate Explorations"
Super Science
Showcase
10:30 12:00 1:30 3:00
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"Climate Explorations"
Live Demos
by NCAR's Climate Science Wizards:
Tim Barnes, Jeff Weber, Janine Aquino, Dolores Kiessling,
Geoff Tyndall, Peter Lawrence, Craig Hartsough, Jen Kay
(Planting Instructions)
Science
Presentations
Cryogenics for Kids
10:30 and 11:30
See live experiments with liquid nitrogen to find out what happens to everyday objects when they are placed in cryogenic conditions!
Perform levitation using super conduction magnets!
NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
11:30, 1:00, 2:30
Live weather balloon launches with data streamed for real-time viewing!
Snowmastodon Excavation Exhibit
11:00 - 3:00
See and touch Ice Age fossils: Mammoth and Mastodon teeth, Camel and Bison teeth, and Saber-toothed Cat skull!
NCAR's 3D Visualization Lab
12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45
See climate data in 3D and find out how scientists make climate explorations!
Virtual Safari with the Seasons & Biomes Xpedition
1:30 and 2:30
Join the Seasons & Biomes Xpedition of Students on safari in the Serengeti virtually and hear about how students have contributed to data acquisition and scientific measurements on Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa! Find animals of Africa on the Virtual Safari!
