Cubic Corporation
Hands on science and engineering activities to engage your brain and fun!
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Cardboard Video Game Controller Workshop
In this booth, we will demonstrate how to make "video game controllers" out of cardboard, foil, glue, makey makey (makeymakey.com) devices, and a laptop. Students will go through 2 different stations: controller design and testing. The design station will be cutting out and decorating a cardboard controller. The testing station will be hooking up the controller to a makey makey and using it to play 1 level of Guitar Hero, Super Mario Bros, or game on Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) on our laptops.
Biology in 3D
This exhibit is organized by the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) at UCSD. The PDB is the single worldwide resource for the 3D structures of proteins and DNA.
In this exhibit students will learn about the basic building blocks of life: DNA and Proteins. The first part consists of building a small fragment of double stranded DNA using marshmallows and tooth picks. In the second part, students will build a small portion of protein backbone by visualizing it on a computer display and then folding it from a piece of wire.
UCSD Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
The mission of the Bioinformatics booth is to introduce prospective students and parents to an emerging interdisciplinary field that is focused on handling large datasets and computational problem solving, in order to address complex biological problems. Such outreach is valuable to the scientific community as a whole, because it advertises the accomplishments in the field, and the dedication of the scientists and engineers involved.
Boy Scouts STEM
STEM is part of an initiative the Boy Scouts of America has taken on to encourage the natural curiosity of youth members and their sense of wonder about these fields through existing programs. From archery to welding, Scouts can't help but enjoy the wide range of STEM-related activities.
SD Futures: Improving Lives Through Technology
At the booth we will have information about our: Education and Training programs (IT Technician Pathway, Digital Literacy Classes, Senior Tech Ambassador, and specialized trainings/workshops), Digital Media Services (Website services, Video Production, Videography, Graphic Design, Animation), Technical Services (On site, remote and consulting support), and our Hardware Programs (Low-Cost Computer Program, Computer Repair service, Non-Profit donation and Sales, E-Recycling).
