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Hands-On Technology Education

Hands-On Technology Education proudly features interactive, tech adventure demos featuring: virtual reality, e-Sports, robotics, game design & CoreSTEAM, and coding + electronics! Our various activity stations will preview what is offered year-round via our signature Tech Adventure Programs during summer camps, after-school programs, & professional development.

TriLink BioTechnologies; Maravai LifeSciences

Delicious DNA!!! This hands-on activity will have kids making a DNA double helix. Using candy, your children will learn about the remarkable building blocks that make up the diversity we see in plants, animals, and humans. Maravai LifeSciences and its companies are the proven catalysts for delivering novel vaccines, therapies and diagnostics with biotech and biopharma companies across the globe.

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.

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