Grade School

Our presentation will promote our after school program, and the different courses we provide. Our facilitators will be there to explain and showcase which programs we offer. We will have two of our Globase2 computers which are part of our computer build curriculum. Kids and parent will have the opportunity to build parts of the Globase2, and answer question about software and hardware. The second Globase will have a monitor which will have Scratch open, and kids will be able to block code.

Focusing on a Space theme this year, we will provide visitors with hands on activities that brings learning to life. We love to provide our students with leadership opportunities and this is a wonderful event for the students to shine and to share their love for science and engineering with others! With this in mind, our students will be leading the activities, however teachers will be there for support as well.

We will showcase how different liquids have different densities and plan to drop different objects of different compositions within the liquids, meanwhile explaining how the composition of the dropped objects causes them to fluctuate and move between the levels. We plan to have multiple objects that people passing by can drop within the liquid and see the effects the different levels of density have on the behavior of the objects.

At the booth, we will have flyers regarding the different programs. We also have educational displays that help to highlight the core tenants of our program. For example, we have a “sugar demo” with popular drinks to display the sugar content in each drink. This is designed to help people increase their awareness of their food choices so they can make healthier choices. We also have a brain game where kids can learn where the main lobes are and how these lobes affect our decision making. We

There will be interactive displays explaining the waste water cycle, and the City's ocean monitoring program. For example, the "down the drain game" teaches children what not to put down "the drain", and on the marine biology side, they can operate an ocean water sampler and examine preserved specimens of marine animals. The goal is to educate people about the waste water treatment process and remind them that what they do at home affects ocean life and the natural environment.

Oobleck-use cornstarch and water to get messily familiar with non-newtonian fluids

Come on over to learn about the brain! You can make neurons (brain cells) out of colorful pipe cleaners and beads, or try your luck with a brain maze. We also tell you about our research looking at brain imaging in people to understand how the brain organizes itself and develops.

We make it our mission to spark imaginative learning! Mad Science is the leading science enrichment provider for children in preschool through 6th grade.

OSSC demonstrates different optical components: Fresnel lens, prisms, doublets, fibers, and others. We show effects of polarization and color mixing.

What makes arches and triangles so strong? Students will learn about both the physical science and history of arch and truss bridges. Students will perform experiments to investigate the inherent strength of these shapes and understand why civil engineers frequently use them in the design and constructions of structures in general and bridges in particular.