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Super STEM Saturday

Explore interactive demonstrations and hands-on science activities at Super STEM Saturday, including rocket launches, build-a-robot stations, model displays, scientist chats and a obstacle course. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary parking available in Lots E, F, and H. Super STEM Saturday is designed to expose and engage kids of all ages and their families to the diverse and exciting fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as the STEM disciplines.

SUHSD Family STEAM Night

Students from Sweetwater Unified High School district invite you to this free community event designed to inspire a love of STEM in people of all ages! Come learn about science and technology through a series of interactive booths! You can learn how a 3D printer works, learn to solder your own circuit, play with a Non-Newtonian slime, hold a snake, build a parachute to test in the wind tunnel, and much, much more!

Two Scientists Walk Into a Brewery.....

Partnering with Wavelength Brewery, two faculty from the College of Science and Mathematics at California State University San Marcos will engage audiences and discuss their current research at a local brewery in Vista Village. Get ready to learn and ask questions!

‘Wavelengths for ecologists - remote sensing of the environment’, Dr. William Kristan, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Biological Sciences.

‘Who am I? Where did I come from? Existentialism via genetics’, Dr. Arun Sethuraman, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Super STEM Saturday

Explore interactive demonstrations and hands-on science activities at Super STEM Saturday, including rocket launches, build-a-robot stations, model displays, scientist chats and a obstacle course. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary parking available in Lots E, F, and H.

DISCOVER THE COSMOS

Students will learn fascinating facts, including how much they
would weigh if they lived on Jupiter and what causes craters
on neighboring planets. Have you ever wondered about what
causes craters?? Learn all this and other fascinating facts about
our neighboring planets and discover why our solar system is so
unique. Thanks to the Fleet for presenting this program.

INTERGALACTIC CODING

"Learn how computer programs are created and start coding
your own. Students will learn basic computer programming
and gain understanding of how our modern world works in
this fun and exciting workshop. Thanks to ThoughtSTEM for
presenting this workshop."

Girls Day Out: Middle School Edition

Project Lead The Way (PLTW), San Diego State University's College of Engineering, SDSU's College of Engineering Femineer Program, and Qualcomm are proud to present the Spring 2018 Girls Day Out: Middle School Edition just for you on Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 1pm-4pm at San Diego State University. Student workshops will include hands-on STEM activities. Parent workshops will include information on PLTW scholarships and opportunities, SDSU's College of Engineering Femineer Program, and various other STEM programs and opportunities in San Diego. Scroll down for details!

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