Illumina
Making genomics accessible is critical in realizing its potential to save and improve lives. Illumina hopes to inspire young learners to see themselves as future scientists, innovators, and trailblazers.
National Defense Industrial Association
A power point slide show of NDIA STEM events. Cyber Patriots Cyber Wheel quiz and prizes, ground and undersea robotics vehicles and technology demonstration. Several joystick operated computer controlled ground vehicles for student operation.
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific
1. Binary Code Bracelet activity
2. Cipher wheel to create encrypted messages
3. Scytale tool transposition cipher
4. Ozobot robot sensors to follow lines and read color codes
5. Chinese Spouting Bowl or Resonance Bowl
6. Snap Circuits teaches basic engineering, electronics, and circuitry concepts
San Diego County Vector Control Program/Live Well San Diego
We will show live larvae samples, mosquito eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults to be observed under microscopes. We will provide educational material and free resources to learn how to stay safe from vectors in San Diego County. In addition to this, there will be displays of what to look out for in your community or household that could attract vectors to your homes. In addition to this, we will provide FREE repellent samples and other fun giveaways for everyone who stops by our booth!
Music Notes STEM Concert
Started by a group of middle school teachers in Los Angeles, Music Notes specializes in creating educational hip hop songs and videos for all ages. They have traveled the country performing for over 100,000 students and their Youtube channel has gathered nearly 2,000,000 views. Music Notes will hit the stage at the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering ready to perform some of their most popular STEM songs, which will be sure to have audience members singing and dancing along.
County of San Diego/Live Well San Diego
The County of San Diego, Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities, Office of Equitable Communities will provide an interactive STEAM-related activity as part of the Science and Engineering Festival. This activity will be a hand washing demonstration and activity. We are requesting to be set-up near the Live Well bus.
Northrop Grumman
Stop by the Northrop Grumman booth to learn how we are defining possible. We design, develop, build and support some of the world’s most advanced products. Whether it’s making a 200 ton airplane invisible, predicting cyber attacks before they happen or solving the mysteries of the universe. STEM Activities: Slime station and build a propeller powered paper plane to take home.
USS Midway Museum
Promoting visitation to the Midway (San Diego's #1 attraction), overnight and youth programs, etc. Specific hands-on activity TBD.
Scientella (Canyon Crest Academy Chapter)
We will have simple morse-code machines (and can also teach kids how to make one at home from batteries, paper clips, aluminum foil and 5mm light bulbs. We will also feature/explain the contributions of women to wireless communications in WW2 that went vastly unrecognized, namely Grace Hopper and Hedy Lamarr.
American Heart Association
Hands-Only CPR education with manikins for students to learn on.
