High School

We will be conducting a pH color change experiment using a pH indicator of boiled cabbage and small amounts of various household items as test samples. Participants may partake in choosing samples to test, and each iteration of the experiment is expected to take 1 minute per sample tested. This allows each participant to test a number of different samples and analyze them according to a provided visual to determine acidity and basicity and learn about the pH scale.

Lilly Biotechnology Center will provide information about DNA and proteins, and how antibodies can be used to treat diseases like COVID-19.

We will have sheep brains for participants to hold and examine, and ~20 animal brains to try to match the the animal in a guessing game!

Informational booth regarding county of san diego department of parks and recreation; Waterfront Park

Booth with fun activists for people of all ages showing how to extract DNA from strawberries, scuba diving equipment used to collect tissue samples from marine species, along with other activities relating to marine science and underwater exploration

We will have a Heart Rate activity designed for all ages and CPR demonstration.

A hands-on robotics demonstration where children of all ages can operate and drive small robots while learning about STEM concepts.

UCSD BMES will present a demonstration about the respiratory systems using an assembled model of the lungs. The model will demonstrate how the diaphragm works to breath in and out of the lungs. We will also have a poster to give students an opportunity to work through some bioengineering problems about the respiratory system (Ex: What device would you create to help someone with breathing problems? Someone with a collapsed lung? Someone with a diseased or failing lung?).

Bioengineering applications such as genetic engineering and organ modeling.

Play Math! is an interactive space for families to play with shapes, patterns, and puzzles. Participants can look for new ways to fit blocks into a hexagon, create a new object with SOMA blocks, or use a pattern machine to look for the longest path. Specific activities may rotate, but they all have one thing in common - they offer an opportunity to play math!