[pccgrads] Fwd: Seeking volunteers for Polar Science Weekend at the Pacific Science Center, March 2-3, 2024

[Miriam A. Bertram]

Hi all,
This Polar Science Weekend is a really fun family event at the Pacific
Science Center.

It is an outreach event that APL-PSC arranged with the Pacific Science
Center for many years until the pandemic intervened.  APL-PSC is restarting
it this year (first weekend in March) and they are looking for some
volunteers to help present a few of the exhibits.

More detail below.

*Polar Science Weekend at Pacific Science Center *is two days of
hands-on activities about the polar regions and polar research,
presented by UW's Polar Science Center (APL) and other groups.

The event will take place at Seattle's Pacific Science Center on
Saturday-Sunday, March 2-3, 2024.

We are looking for a few volunteers to help with three of the activities.
We will train you on what to do -- it's not complicated!
This is a fun way to talk to kids and families about science.
*We need help with:*
*Salinity Taste Test*
Just how salty is the ocean? Your tongue will tell you!
Come take the World Famous Salinity Taste Test.
In this activity, visitors taste samples of water containing
different amounts of salt and rank them from freshest to saltiest.
They learn about the salinity of the world's oceans.
*Sea Ice vs. Freshwater Ice*
How is frozen seawater different from frozen lake water?
Do an experiment to find out.
In this activity, visitors put drops of colored dye on two
blocks of ice -- one make with salty water and one made with
fresh water -- and observe what happens.
*Listening to the Arctic*
Eavesdrop underwater to the sounds of whales and seals in the
Arctic Ocean. What are they saying?
In this activity, visitors put on headphones connected to a
tablet and select short sound recordings of whales and seals.
A spectrogram of the sound clip is displayed on the tablet
as the recording plays. We also have photos of the animals.

Interested or have questions?  Please fill out the form below and/or email
Harry Stern (harry at apl.washington.edu) and/or Rebecca Woodgate
(woodgate at uw.edu).

Thanks for your interest.

========================================= How to Register for Polar
Science Weekend =========================================

Go to this Google
doc:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18-a1y6mbsUFsvZpVFogLBFfHN4TnIY3KVrvK20S7OH8/edit#gid=0
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Scroll down to the activity for which you want to sign up.

Enter your name, email address, and affiliation
(such as APL or UW Oceanography or NOAA).

There are boxes for 4 shifts:
Sat. am -- Saturday March 2 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Sat. pm -- Saturday March 2 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Sun. am -- Sunday March 3 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Sun. pm -- Sunday March 3 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Put numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes according to your
first choice, second choice, etc.
Leave boxes blank if you're not available at that time.

All volunteers at Pacific Science Center must pass a
background check. Sometime after you register, you will
receive an email about a background check with a link in it.
Follow the link and fill out the information.

We'll send you a confirmation email sometime in February
with your activity, date, shift, and further instructions.

Thanks for participating in Polar Science Weekend!
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