City of San Diego
Public outreach regarding environmental stewardship. Informational games providing education for protecting the environment.
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Hands-On Technology Education
Join us for a variety of hands-on K-12 activities including Robotics, Forensic Science, Super STEAM Adventure & Virtual Reality. Also learn about the HOTE 1K Outreach program bringing cost-free STEAM to San Diego kids and the SD STEAM Educators conference.
Immuneering
Chemists and biologists use models to design new molecules that eventually become drugs used to treat diseases such as cancer. Think like a scientist with the Immuneering team and build your own 3D molecules using atoms, bonds, and your imagination!
My Green Lab
My Green Lab "certified" stickers for kids
Regular stickers too
1-2 of these ideas:
Build a Better Lab- Magnetic or Velcro board where people design a “green lab” by choosing equipment, behaviors, and layouts.
Energy Hog Guessing Game- Show pictures of lab equipment and have people rank them from lowest to highest energy use.
Green Pledge Tree- Kids write or draw one thing they’ll do to help the planet and hang it on a paper tree.
Lilly
As for previous editions
San Diego City College
Hands-on demonstrations of STEM: Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Math, Geosciences, and Engineering
Hologic, Inc.
Do you want to know what a strand of DNA looks like? Find out at Hologic’s booth! Work with a team of professionals to extract DNA!
Purdue University College of Science
Exploring Waves
County of San Diego Vector Control Program
Learn where mosquitoes come from and how to prevent them! View samples the mosquito lifecycle using a microscope or magnifying glasses in order to learn about where mosquitoes come from. Explore a mock back backyard setup to search for sources that can hold water and breed mosquitoes and learn about what repellent will keep you protected from mosquito diseases.
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Activities will introduce the public to the monitoring that takes place within the Reserve including an exhibit of a data logger, a model of a salt marsh for hands on vegetation sampling, and a salt marsh super heroes interactive for elementary-aged students, and a "fishing" activity which incorporates a simulation of trapping fish and invertebrates.
