Published: 12 December 2010

Yesterday was one of my favorite parts of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting—Exploration Station. About 250 visitors, including teachers, families, and AGU attendees turned out for this free educational event. Professor Polar Bear and the Climate Kids were a big hit with the kids—and the kids at heart! Lots of people took pictures with the Climate Kids, and adults who were too tall got down on their knees to fit.

Teachers were excited to receive the lesson plans, and the kids really enjoyed the ARM activity books and event-wide scavenger hunt. A few of the teachers confided that they “bribed” their students to attend with the promise of a homework-free week, which I suspect may have contributed to some of the students’ level of excitement. Many of the children we visited with were fascinated with the cloud balloons. Though many of the younger children couldn’t name all eight cloud types, their questions certainly sparked some entertaining conversations. It was a very fun day!

Editor’s Note: Rolanda Jundt is an ARM Communications Team member and is one of the people representing ARM at this year’s AGU Fall Meeting.