Activities and Agenda
2024 Archived Event Agenda
Scheduled Events
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | NSF NCAR Wizards Show #1 | Auditorium |
| 11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Jeff & Paige Concert #1 | Ping Pong Plaza* |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | NSF NCAR Earth Observing Lab Weather Baloon Launch #1 | Driveway Key |
| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | NSF NCAR Wizards Show #2 | Auditorium |
| 1:20 pm - 2:00 pm | Jeff & Paige Concert #2 | Ping Pong Plaza* |
| 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | NSF NCAR Earth Observing Lab Weather Balloon Launch #2 | Driveway Key |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | NSF NCAR Wizards Show #3 | Auditorium |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Ping Pong Launch Finale | Ping Pong Plaza |
* Jeff & Paige Concerts will move inside into the Auditorium for inclement weather.
Activity Areas
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| The Science Quest | Throughout the venue** |
| Doppler on Wheels Radar Truck | Driveway Key |
| Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Wildland Fire Engine | Driveway Key |
| Live Dropsonde Demonstration*** | Driveway Key |
| NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory Solar Telescope Viewing | Driveway Key |
| Face Fiesta Weather Facepainting | 2nd Floor |
| Keva Plank Build Challenge | Classroom |
| Quiet Room | Library |
** Pick up your Adventurer Field Notes from the Friends of the National Center table. Pick up loot for completing the Adventurer Field Notes from the UCAR Center for Science Education table. These tables are both located in the Lobby.
*** Live Dropsonde Drops will happen four times throughout the day, at 11:10 am, 12:00 pm, 1:10 pm, and 2:00 pm. Scientific interpretation of the data and information about dropsondes will be available during the entire event.
Activity Tables
- UCAR Center for Science Education
- Friends of the National Center
- Ask an Expert
- NSF NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM)
- NSF NCAR Climate & Global Dynamics Lab (CGD)
- NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (HAO)
- NSF NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development (EdEC)
- NSF NCAR Computational & Information Systems Lab (CISL)
- NSF NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC)
- UCP Center for Ocean Leadership's National Ocean Sciences Bowl
- UCP COSMIC
- Colorado Agrovoltaic Learning Center
- National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
- NOAA & CIRES