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Saturday Science at Discovery

Extreme Science of the South Pole

Event Details

Date
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Time
10 a.m.
Location
Town Center - Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Description
This month’s program, with sessions in English at 10 a.m. and en español at 11 a.m., encourages visitors to be cool and go polar. Participants of all ages can discover the frozen secrets of polar ice; why hundreds of scientists work in Antarctica; what provides the most warmth – fur, feathers or fat; why astronomers use a telescope buried 1.5 miles underground; and what it feels like to wear clothing made for -100 degree F.
Cost
Free

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