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Bringin' hydroids to the people

11/22/2015

 
Pitt Mobile Science Lab
The Pitt Mobile Science Lab (above) set up in the midts of tailgating football fans prior to the Pitt-Louisville game at Heinz Field on November 21. (Note: this image is actually from our last program -- Matt forgot to take a picture of the truck this year!)
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Drake Ma showing Hydractinia to a young football fan.
Our second Pitt Mobile Science Lab tailgate program was a success! This year's program focused on animal diversity, with Hydractinia as an example of a type of organism that most people probably don't immediately think of when asked to think of an animal. More than 180 football fans ranging from 3 to 80 years old (Note: we only verified the younger limit) came onto the truck to learn what makes Hydractinia an animal. They fed live colonies, observed different stages of their life cycle, touched them to see how they would respond to different stimuli.

Can't wait for next year!

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