The San Diego River Park Foundation
Kids get to practice hands-on science by observing bugs collected from the San Diego River! Kids can identify the bugs under a microscope and use the identification to help determine the health of the River!
Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project
The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project (GAVRT) is a partnership between NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Lewis Center for Educational Research, a K-12 Charter School in Apple Valley, California. GAVRT trains educators on the basics of radio astronomy, technical topics pertinent to the project’s science observation campaigns, and telescope operations. Once trained, educators schedule time on the radio telescope for their class to collect data on a strong radio source.
Code Ninjas
In our booth, our guests will be able to learn about out what Code Ninjas is all about; a new center where kids ages 7-14 can come to have fun while learning how to code. Our guests will be able to see samples of the curriculum we offer and will be able to see demonstrations of flying coding drones, as well as hands-on robot kits that kids can put together to code with simple commands.
United States Naval Academy STEM Center
Engage with midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy while they provide a wide spectrum of hands on STEM modules from a multitude of technical subjects including aerodynamics, chemistry, fluid mechanics, physics, robotics, logic puzzles, electricity, and others.
San Diego Blood Bank
San Diego Blood Bank will present different interactive activities where children will learn about the components of blood. In addition, staff will be handing out informational materials regarding different programs such as becoming a blood donor, the All of Us Research Program, Cord Blood, Cell Therapy.
Hologic, Inc.
Make your own DNA necklace- same activity as previous years
MilliporeSigma Curiosity Cube
The Curiosity Cube, a retrofitted shipping container turned mobile science lab, travels North America bringing hands-on science to visitors. Equipped with the latest technology, the Curiosity Cube's goal is to spark curiosity within the future generation of scientists.
Viasat
Want to convince your math teacher that 10 + 10 = 4? Stop by PC14-17 to chat with the Viasat team and learn about binary code, a language that lets you translate numbers, words, images, sounds, and just about anything else you can think of into a simple string of 0s and 1s!
Cajon Valley Union School District
We will have a Maker School Bus approximately 25 feet long. We will have a booth and pop up next to the bus. Students will be able to experience a Maker and Robotics activity outside the bus and a tour of the bus.
Live Well San Diego - County of San Diego
Live Well San Diego is a vision for a region that is Building Better Health, Living Safely and Thriving. It aligns the efforts of individuals, organizations and government to help all 3.3 million San Diego County residents live well. We will have 3 booths in this space - one that focuses on Health, one on Safety, and the other Thriving. Activities not determined at this time.
