Super Science Saturday

People at Super Science Saturday watching the ping pong explosion

Super Science Saturday is a public science celebration that draws thousands of excited and curious people of all ages to the NCAR Mesa Lab to explore science!

This event is planned by the UCAR Center for Science Education with support from other UCAR/NCAR/UCP programs and local science education organizations.

Join us each fall for a fun day of science!


Super Science Saturday will return Fall 2023. Please watch this page and/or follow us on social media (links in the footer of our website) for updates.

2021 Super Science Saturday was held virtually November 6

Click on the links below to watch the recordings of each Super Science session!

2020 Super Science Saturday Archive

The NCAR Mesa Lab remained closed through fall 2020 due to COVID-19, but Super Science Saturday prevailed! We held the event virtually on November 7, with a full day of exciting online demos and experiments from augmented reality to infrared radiation to the physics behind medieval trebuchets. We even had a special guest appearance by Mike Nelson, Chief Meteorologist for Denver's Channel 7, who did his Tornado Dance for us! 

Explore the fun of Super Science Saturday!

Links to presentation recordings: 

For more information: Contact the School and Public Programs Team at spp@ucar.edu.