Monster Ball 2024
Saturday, October 26th, 4 - 9pm
Monsters have a Ball in memory of Sarah Wood at ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum in Ashland, OR. ScienceWorks transforms itself into a spooky museum of family fun for this year's Monster Ball on Saturday, Oct 26 from 4-9pm. We'll have fun and fearsome frolicking with activities, entertainment, music and dancing, food and drinks, as well as a fantastic costume party for individuals and groups! Get dressed up and ready to howl at the moon!
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Air Quality at ScienceWorks
Did You Know?
ScienceWorks has some of the best air in town thanks to our excellent circulation and the Big Blue Air Scrubbers courtesy of Ashland Fire and Rescue. Clean air means a safe space for our community to take refuge from the smoke while enjoying educational and interactive fun for the whole family. ScienceWorks's pricing allows low-cost and free programming year-round for our community members most vulnerable to poor air quality.
ScienceWorks has air quality monitors inside the museum, installed and lovingly monitored by our friends at Oregon State University in collaboration with Harvard and Boston University as part of the Co-Benefits of the Built Environment Project. These monitors will be used to inform health interventions, strategies, and education that helps build an understanding of how to reduce exposure to harmful particles produced from controlled burning and wildfire smoke.
Real time readings of our interior AQI are avaiable at PurpleAir.com
Data gathered by PurpleAir is also used to help organizations like the EPA create Fire and Smoke Maps; they incorporate PurpleAir sensor data to assess real-time air quality levels during wildfires. NASA uses PurpleAir data to calibrate and validate satellite-based measurements of air quality. These ground-level sensors provide essential data that helps improve the accuracy of satellite observations, particularly for pollutants. This calibration is vital for enhancing the reliability of satellite data used in environmental monitoring and research. Learn more about data gathered by PurpleAir here.
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ScienceWorks Needs YOU!
Make a difference with your donation.
We are a small organization with a small budget, but we have a BIG HEART!
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum is a Community Supported 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization. As such we can only exist through the support of our community. That's YOU!
Thank you for however you are able to help us fulfill our mission to inspire curiosity and wonder through scientific exploration and interactive experiences. Your support makes it possible for us to provide a launchpad for the next generation of creative thinkers and problem solvers.
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