Saturday, April 26, 2025
We know ice breaks, but did you know it also bends? Although ice breaks when it’s under a lot of stress, under steady pressure it will bend and flow! In this icy session, explore glacier movement with a biogeochemist. Create a model glacier and investigate the flow!
Time
Ages 7-12: 8 am PT • 9 am MT • 10 am CT • 11 am ET • 12 pm AT
Ages 13-17: 10 am PT • 11 am MT • 12 pm CT • 1 pm ET • 2 pm AT
Materials and Preparation
Materials will be posted approximately 2 weeks before the session, please check back later!
Meet the Expert
Kyra St-Pierre, Ph.D.
Dr. Kyra St-Pierre is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Her research group, the Land-to-Ocean Biogeochemistry Lab, uses a holistic approach to study aquatic ecosystems and their response to environmental changes. When she is not in the field or the lab, she loves to be in the kitchen cooking or baking, or doing barre, Pilates or yoga.
This programming was developed by Sydney Brooks. Mikaela Moore, and Dr. Kyra St-Pierre.
