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San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

San Diego Metropolitan System is the regional public transportation provider for Central, Southern and Eastern San Diego County. We operate four Trolley lines and almost 100 bus routes to keep the San Diego region moving.

San Diego Taiko Performance

Submitted by Steve Babbitt on Wed, 2026-01-21 09:00

Established in 2004, San Diego Taiko is a group dedicated in building member skills and a diverse performance repertoire. Our mission is to share our passion for taiko with the San Diego community through performances and workshops, and to provide an opportunity for local taiko players to hone their abilities. The show will demonstrate and exhibit Japanese Taiko techniques, rhythm and crowd engagement.

My Green Lab

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.

Physical Science of Nuclear Fusion

Submitted by Steve Babbitt on Mon, 2026-01-12 09:00

We will demonstrate many of the physical science aspects of nuclear fusion, including: electricity, magnetism, differential pressure, and low temperature fluids. The presentation will serve to bridge the gap between what the audience already knows and how scientists use that knowledge to operate the nation's largest fusion tokamak.

General Atomics GASSSS

Physics related demonstrations including: differential pressure ball launcher, electromagnetic can launcher, liquid nitrogen demos, electrical power generation using human power, plasma (ionized gas) and spectroscopy, levitating electromagnets. Also, discussions using nuclear fusion in a future electrical power generating plant.

San Diego Community Power

Come test your energy knowledge and help us power a clean energy future. Through hands-on, interactive activities, we’ll inspire youth of all ages to explore how clean, renewable energy works — and how it helps build a healthier, more sustainable San Diego for everyone.

I Love A Clean San Diego

Prize wheel and recycling sorting interactive demonstration board.

NSF Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry

At this interactive booth, participants will build their own voltaic pile (one of the earliest types of batteries) using simple, safe materials such as zinc and copper discs and vinegar-soaked pads. Working step-by-step with a facilitator, participants stack alternating metals to create a chemical reaction that produces electrical energy. Participants test their battery by connecting it to an LED or voltmeter, then experiment by adding or removing layers to observe how the voltage changes.

LKW STEM FOUNDATION

Welcome to LKW STEM FOUNDATION’s presentation of “Magical Adventures & Illusions in the STEMverse”, a hands-on enrichment experience where science feels like magic and every learner becomes an explorer of curiosity. In this program, students rotate through four interactive “stations” that transform traditional STEM into enchanting, magical adventures. Each rotation invites learners to discover, create, and problem-solve through activities that feel as exciting as they are educational!

San Diego State University

San Diego State University representatives from science and engineering will provide engaging and interactive activities for students and families of all ages. Touch live sea animals, code your own bracelet, build neurons out of pipe cleaners, explore the solar system in virtual reality and more! Learn directly from the SDSU researchers and innovators leading San Diego to new heights in STEM.

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