Families

Fire & Ice

Discover how hot and cold science can be as you take a journey through the world of Fire & Ice! Experience crazy chemical reactions, explore the states of matter, and watch in amazement as we demonstrate the extraordinary and chilly properties of dry ice!

Boz Institute Life Science Research and Teaching Institute

The individual or group activity “Evolution Quest: From Cell to Species” is a fun, multi-stage mental and physical exercise: participants create an animal cell using fun props; applying molecular biology concepts learned in real-time, they generate DNA, assemble amino-acids, and make a peptide; using a genetic sequence comparison, they finally decide which species the structure belongs to. Besides knowledge, the award includes a Boz lab souvenir delivered by lab’s lab (certified service dog).

Ms. Smarty-Plants Cools the Climate

Ms. Smarty-Plants™ Cools the Climate explores the water cycle, climate change, uncovers the “global weirding” phenomena, and inspires students to conserve San Diego’s most valuable resource: WATER! She takes families on a fun and interactive journey about science using a special mixture of music, magic, and fun. Ms. Smarty-Plants™ ignites the EARTH HERO in each of us! We request you please use the (TM) whenever using the name "Ms. Smarty-Plants™. Thank you.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Our booth will consist of a few stations. One station the guests will build replica lungs in a cup using plastic cups and balloons to understand the effects of Cystic Fibrosis in the lungs. To help make this point we will also have a mini lung display hooked up to a computer monitor. At another station guests will make slime.

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