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  • a walk on the rocks

    I like to walk in rocky places. Fortunately, we have lots of this terrain here in our mountains overlooking Ogden and the surrounding area on the Wasatch Front. From here in my backyard mountains (as I like to think of them), I’m looking up at rock cliffs, or maybe across a canyon at a pile […]

    Adam Johnston

    July 31, 2020
    at-home
    geology, rocks, Ryder Lake, uintas
  • sky nuggets

    sky nuggets

    A few days ago some late afternoon clouds rolled in, the winds picked up, and then stuff started falling out of the sky really violently. It was a big thunderstorm with hail. The first thing I noticed after the storm passed is how these little chunks of ice stayed on the ground, but they disappeared […]

    Adam Johnston

    July 27, 2020
    at-home
    hail, observation, randomactofscience, weather, wonders
  • Science Saturday – Rocket Science!

    Welcome to the Rocket Science themed Science Saturday! As we have our eyes toward the sky trying to glimpse the International Space Station and the Dragon capsule that brought astronauts up on May 30th, or the NEOWISE comet that has been gracing the horizon for the past few days, we are reminded of how awesome […]

    Amanda

    July 18, 2020
    updates
    #randomactofscience, Bubble Rocket, Live Launch, Ott Planetarium, Rocket Demo, Science Saturday
  • Grab-and-Go Science Make-up!

    Grab-and-Go Science Make-up!

    We may have missed some of you during our Thursday grab-and-go sessions, so we’ll come back tomorrow: Friday, July 17th, from 11:00-Noon at Bonneville Elementary (490 Gramercy Ave) with extra science kits to hand out. And, remember that we’ll do launch demonstrations with Ott Planetarium on Saturday (July 18th). Live, virtually viewable rocket launch demonstrations will […]

    Adam Johnston

    July 16, 2020
    updates
    #randomactofscience, grab-and-go kits, Ott Planetarium, rockets, Science Saturday
  • As Easy As Rocket Science

    As Easy As Rocket Science

    It’s a bird…..it’s a plane…..it’s a….rocket?!?!?!?! Science in the Parks is gearing up for a rocket themed Science Saturday with Ott Planetrium! A rocket is a cylindrical device that harnesses a controlled explosion to propel itself into the atmosphere (and even past Earth’s atmosphere and in to space!). To help you experience the awesomeness of […]

    Amanda

    July 14, 2020
    updates
    #randomactofscience, grab-and-go kits, Ott Planetarium, rockets, Science Saturday
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