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By UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) is hosting the “In Search of Earth’s Secrets” exhibit for public viewing from June 9-26, 2022. Special activities will be held June 20. All activities are free to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In Search of Earth’s Secrets”\nexhibit allows audiences to enjoy hands-on exhibits while learning about\nexciting science topics researched by the Joides Resolution, such as\nearthquakes, volcanoes, and the extinction of the dinosaurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joides is an acronym for the Joint\nOceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling \u2013 a vessel that drills into\nthe ocean floor to collect and study core samples. The ship drill can reach\ndistances 6 miles beneath the ocean surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibit will showcase how the Joides\nResolution vessel drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core\nsamples. Scientists use this data to better understand climate change, geology,\nand Earth’s history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The additional activities on June 20\ninclude an 11 a.m. live video broadcast with the crew on the Joides Resolution\nShip during their current expedition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the broadcast, the crew will give\na ship tour, explain the science goals of the expedition, answer audience\nquestions, and introduce viewers to ship-board scientists. The ship is\nscheduled to be near Cape Town, South Africa, at the time of the broadcast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1 to 4:30 p.m., the KWEC will have\nspecial hands-on, come-and-go, drop-in STEM activities that further explain the\nmuseum exhibits. Activities will look at Drilling the Deep, explore the\nquestion “What is a Core?”, examine Geology Under the Sea, Quakes and\nWaves, Deep Sea Fossils, Dino Doomsday, Deep Dark Life, and Stories from the\nCores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants who attend both the morning\nbroadcast and the afternoon activities can register for a free pizza lunch by\ncalling 1-877-243-9268.Kansas Wetlands Education Center, affiliated\nwith FHSU’s Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, is located 10\nmiles northeast of Great Bend. More information about the KWEC can be found at <\/em>www.wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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