Polar Weekend Schedule February 26-March 1, 2009 Check back soon for updates and specific times! Title Description Arctic Ambassador Zoe Stoy, Arctic Ambassador for the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, is a 17-yr old high school junior who spent a week last October in Churchill, Manitoba, observing and studying polar bears. Come see and hear her stories! (Saturday only) Around the Americas Information about the Around the Americas expedition. Belugas in Alaska Learn how these amazing whales make a living in the cold and icy arctic and subarctic waters, as well as the research that biologists are doing to learn more about them. (Friday at 2pm on the Demo Stage) Build an Igloo Grab your friends and build your own igloo. Expeditionary Art See paintings of the polar regions and talk to the artist who went there and painted them. Extreme Cold Where is the Arctic Ocean? Who lives there? What's it like? Dr. Mike Steele will explore this and more while freezing things in liquid nitrogen daily at the Demonstration Stage. Freeze Frame: Photographs of the Arctic and Antarctic Conservation photographer Chris Linder focuses on communicating the stories of scientific research in the field. His images capture people working and playing in extreme environments, from penguin scientists in Antarctica to indigenous reindeer herders in Siberia. Glacier Flow Watch glaciers made of of silly putty ooze down the slope, and find out what makes them so important in the world's climate. Greenland Ice Core See a real core of ice from the Greenland ice sheet. Learn how scientists use ice cores to study Greenland and climate change. Ice Under Fire Discover some of the lesser-known properties of ice: it's a time machine, it's a heat reflector, and it's an indicator of our planet's health. (Demonstration Stage). The Last Polar Bear Renowned local wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski will show his amazing slides of polar bears, acquired over the course of eight years in the Arctic, and talk about his new book "The Last Polar Bear" (Braided River Books, 2008). Come see his work and learn about the life of polar bears and their changing environment. Ocean Watchdogs How do you retrieve a 13,000-foot-long string of scientific instruments anchored to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean? Listen to the answer. Penguin Crafts Create and take home your very own pal. Polar Passport Get your Polar Passport stamped when you explore  the Polar Science Weekend activities, exhibits, and demonstrations. Polar Science Technology Find out what a ULS and a CTD are. Check out a buoy that's deployed on the sea ice, and watch how it drifts across the Arctic. Polar Slideshow See what it's like to work in the Arctic and Antarctic, and talk to a veteran of more than 30 polar field programs. Salinity Taste Test Your tongue is an amazing salinometer! Come try it yourself. Science of Snowflakes Craft Learn the science of snowflakes while you create a glittering snowflake of your own. Sea Ice and Fresh Ice Can you tell the difference just by looking? Sea Ice Station Tour an ice camp with field equipment and supplies. Try on mukluks and other clothes polar scientists wear in the field. Sled Pull Put on the harness and pull the sled, like some old-time polar explorers used to do! The Sky Tonight Feature Focus on the Poles. Visit tonight's sky in Seattle, at the North Pole and at the South Pole. (Planetarium). The Sky Tonight Feature Focus on Aurora. (Planetarium). State of the Arctic Sea Ice Learn about recent changes in Arctic sea ice, and what it means for the climate and wildlife. Survival Island: IMAX film Eames IMAX Theater, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 daily, and extra showing at 5:30 Sat and Sun only). U.S. Coast Guard Polar Ice Breaker Learn about life on an ice breaker from members of the U.S. Coast Guard. See pictures from the recent trips to the Arctic and Antarctic. Test your endurance in cold water! (Friday 10am-1pm and Saturday 1pm-4pm only)