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PowerUp! Brighten your new year with an exciting afternoon exploring energy and the environment with Pacific Science Center at Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center.
- Explore hands on exhibits and activities with Science on Wheels, including our hair-raising Van der Graaf generator. (Exhibits are in English and Spanish.)
- Investigate energy in nature! Explore how animals use insulation in the cold of winter. Discover why trees can keep your home both cool and warm. Conduct an experiment to see how carbon dioxide traps heat, and more.
- Make kid-friendly crafts demonstrating green power and the cool adaptations of winter animals
- Enjoy story time presented by Newport Way Library
- Play games and learn how to make your home more energy efficient with resources and giveaways from Puget Sound Energy