Science Potpourri is back with a bang April 13

Audience watching a stream of soda erupt from a bottle with a building in background.
Ӱ photo by JR Ancheta
Attendees watch a soda eruption at a previous Science Potpourri.

The annual Science Potpourri returns on April 13, 2024. Designed to spark children’s curiosity about the sciences, this free all-ages event will take place from noon-3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the University of Ӱ Fairbanks’ Troth Yeddha’ Campus.

This year’s theme, “Back with a Bang,” will feature a medley of demonstrations and hands-on activities that span the sciences.

Children will learn about explosions, fossils, volcanoes, the aurora borealis, animals and space while enjoying liquid-nitrogen ice cream, and much more, in a safe and fun learning environment. There will be a scavenger hunt with prizes and educational crafts to take home.

The 2024 Science Potpourri will be part of, a nationwide series of events hosted by the White House National Space Council. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about how space science affects their daily lives.

hands in a sandbox that is overlain with colors and lines to represent elevation
Ӱ photo by JR Ancheta
Attendees dig into the augmented reality sandbox, which automatically adjusts colors with changes in sand position.

The Science Potpourri is presented by the Ӱ College of Natural Science and Mathematics with support from the Doug Schamel Memorial Fund, the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Last Frontier Mediactive, the Ӱ Geophysical Institute and Catherine Cahill. Parking is free on the weekend.

On the web:  /chem/science_potpourri/ or the Facebook event

Additional Contacts: Gracie Banister at jgraymond@alaska.edu or 907-474-5510; Jennifer Delamere at jsdelamere@alaska.edu or 907-474-7140

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