High School

Engage with midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy while they provide a wide spectrum of hands on STEM modules from a multitude of technical subjects including aerodynamics, chemistry, fluid mechanics, physics, robotics, logic puzzles, electricity, and others.

San Diego Blood Bank will present different interactive activities where children will learn about the components of blood. In addition, staff will be handing out informational materials regarding different programs such as becoming a blood donor, the All of Us Research Program, Cord Blood, Cell Therapy.

LEGO, let's go! Our booth will focus on exposing students to the wonders of bioinformatics and computational genomics with hands-on games. We will have a Lego-'DNA' sequencer, and we will allow students to 'generate' the DNA of a monster they can draw. They will be able to see the process of sequencing DNA through this game, and gain an understanding of Next-Gen Sequencing technology. Through this activity, we wish to spark the students’ interests in biology, bioinformatics, and SCIENCE!

Tensegrity-Tension and integrity. 6 popsicle sticks, and 6 rubber bands and you have a tensegrity model.

We will provide information about water, the channels in the cells of your body and water activities for students which do not require the getting wet. Building water molecules, tattoos, simulated water toss. We will have a scientific poster and 3-d models of the protein Aquaporin.

For this interactive booth, we have a WIND TUNNEL! Participants are invited to make a paper airplane, and then test their design in the wind tunnel. This activity demonstrates the basic principles of aerodynamics. This has been very popular in the past and we're happy to demonstrate it again.