City of San Diego, Public Utilities Department
Spinning Wheel - What should and should not go Down the Drain.
Quidel Corporation
10x30; 2 tables next to each other on one side of the "flu bug" vehicle and 1 table on the other side of the car.
SYSTRA IBT
Our practicing bridge engineers will share their knowledge and passion for structural engineering, which draws on math, physics, design, art, materials, and construction. In addition to illustrative exhibits, we provide an engaging hands-on model bridge building activity that is designed to introduce youth of all ages to basic structural engineering concepts. Bridge model kits are used, consisting of paint-mixing sticks, binder clips, chains, S-hooks, and large bottles of water for load testing.
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego
Magnolia Science Academy is a STEAM focused public middle school serving San Diego communities since 2005. Our booth will feature hands-on, interactive math, science and art demonstrations and activities for guests of all ages. These will include tangram puzzles, vortex canon, color marbling, slime, earthquake proof structures, etc.
Biodiesel & Algal Studies Group
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.
Scripps Research
Come and participate in an interactive experiment and learn all about the fun science programs we offer to the community!
Magnolia Science Academy - San Diego
Robotics:
- Remote controlled robots
- Rubik's Cube Solver Robot
Programming;
- Video game programmed by middle school students
Hands On;
- Building bristle bots
UCSD Neurosciences Outreach
We will have multiple interactive stations including:
1) Comparative Brain Anatomy- play a guessing game to see which brains belongs to which animal species.
2) Sheep Brain- hold preserved sheep brain and learn about parts of the mammalian brain.
3) Spiker Box- make a cockroach leg dance and learn about how your brain communicates with your muscles to guide your everyday movements.
4) EMG Module- learn how we can use electrical activity from your muscles to control a mechanical claw.
Society of Asian Scientist and Engineers
We will be explaining the chemistry (acid/bases) behind invisible inks. Kids will write messages to their friends or family, and we'll show them how to reveal the invisible messages. The invisible ink will be dilute laundry detergent, milk, or soapy water. They'll write the messages using a paintbrush or cotton bud, and optionally add a "cover up" message using regular pen. Then we'll show reveal the invisible message by shining ultraviolet light on the paper, or by spraying a basic solution.
NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program at NASA Glenn Research Center
NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program at NASA Glenn Research Center will feature the PufferSphere exhibit. A 360 degree multi-touch, interactive system that can display video, photos, motion graphics, text and any other visual resources.
We will also have several Oculus Go virtual reality headsets where visitors can travel from Earth to the Moon learning about current and future space communication.
