Science Potpourri is back with a bang April 13

Lea Gardine
907-474-7541
April 3, 2024

Audience watching a stream of soda erupt from a bottle with a building in background.
ķƵ 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 ķƵ’ 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
ķƵ 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 ķƵ College of Natural Science and Mathematics with support from the Doug Schamel Memorial Fund, the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Last Frontier Mediactive, the UAF 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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