Biology

The County of San Diego Parks and Recreation will have a Discovery Table with live animals, including a bullfrog, snake, and raptors.

Public outreach regarding environmental stewardship. Informational games providing education for protecting the environment.

Join us for a variety of hands-on K-12 activities including Robotics, Forensic Science, Super STEAM Adventure & Virtual Reality. Also learn about the HOTE 1K Outreach program bringing cost-free STEAM to San Diego kids and the SD STEAM Educators conference.

Chemists and biologists use models to design new molecules that eventually become drugs used to treat diseases such as cancer. Think like a scientist with the Immuneering team and build your own 3D molecules using atoms, bonds, and your imagination!

My Green Lab "certified" stickers for kids
Regular stickers too

1-2 of these ideas:
Build a Better Lab- Magnetic or Velcro board where people design a “green lab” by choosing equipment, behaviors, and layouts.
Energy Hog Guessing Game- Show pictures of lab equipment and have people rank them from lowest to highest energy use.
Green Pledge Tree- Kids write or draw one thing they’ll do to help the planet and hang it on a paper tree.

As for previous editions

Hands-on demonstrations of STEM: Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Physics, Math, Geosciences, and Engineering

Do you want to know what a strand of DNA looks like? Find out at Hologic’s booth! Work with a team of professionals to extract DNA!

Exploring Waves

Learn where mosquitoes come from and how to prevent them! View samples the mosquito lifecycle using a microscope or magnifying glasses in order to learn about where mosquitoes come from. Explore a mock back backyard setup to search for sources that can hold water and breed mosquitoes and learn about what repellent will keep you protected from mosquito diseases.