Middle School

Our booth will feature the use of polyurethane foam ingredients. Two liquids will be mixed in small cups, and kids will watch as the polymer foam grows and expands before their eyes! Once the foam hardens, kids will be able to decorate their “polymer pals” using googly eyes, pipe cleaners, markers, and more! Our focus is on educating the general public about chemistry by featuring a simple example of a chemical reaction between two liquids to form a polymer foam.

Coding and Robotics Activities and Demonstrattions.

Our students will be showcasing their award-winning future city model at the expo. Also guests will be given basic building kits that include recyclable materials to build miniature futuristic cities. All materials will be kids-friendly. Future City is a project-based learning program where students in 6, 7, and 8 grades imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future. From painting buildings to creating landscapes students are able to reflect their vision of the future.

Diabetes prevention - learn about diabetes, how to take blood glucose, and prevention of diabetes Essential Vitamins, Medication Safety Hypertension - learn about hypertension and how to take blood pressure Immunizations - learn the importance of immunizations Compounding - hands on activity on compounding medications. Asthma - learn what asthma is and how to use an inhaler

Join us for a Technology Adventure as we span through 4 different Tech-Inspired Activities that will engage all age-groups. Our Tech Adventure Activities include Virtual Reality Experience, Robot Coding for Kids, Electronic Game Design, & Technology Entrepreneurship! Small Giveaways will be available for those interacting with our booth!

Become a NAT nature detective and discover the mysteries of the natural world through hands-on interactive games.

Near Space Ballooning and Small Satellites (CubeSats)

Since 2009 Castle Park High students, with Dr. Pomeroy of UCSD, have learned to produce biodiesel from vegetable oil. Students use a particle counter to determine how “clean” the fuel burns and discuss how particulate impacts our global climate. Students present this field data to support the benefits of biodiesel. Our booth, as in years past, will demonstrate the step-by-step process of biodiesel synthesis, discuss the advantages of biodiesel over petroleum and outline the ease of production.

Guests will test, build, and design their own Cartesian diver using principles of buoyancy in relation to fish. They will be able to define and understand the concept of buoyancy, explain how a fish moves up and down in the water column, and engage in the scientific process. The activity will have fish and shark diagrams to show how these animals stay buoyant, bins filled with water to test buoyancy of "divers", and the opportunity for guests to design and test their own cartesian divers.