Archaeology ROCKS!
Have you ever wondered what an archaeologist does? Are they like Indiana Jones and Lara Croft? How do they study past human societies by looking at what’s left behind? Find out and get some hands-on experience with artifacts in a workshop led by Archaeologists Leticia Neal and Amber Fankhauser.
Are We There Yet?
Mechanical Engineer Penny Bott and Teacher Elaina McMahon will lead a workshop where you will build your own compass to take home. We will use several different generations of compasses to help determine your location with varying degrees of accuracy.
Blast Off!
Chemical Engineers, Kristy Visconti and Aubrey Farmer, lead a workshop on aerodynamics using water rockets.
Bugging Out
Industrial Engineer, Andrea Pelch, and Computer Scientist, Dr. Laura Arns, lead a workshop that shows the properties of fused glass. Participants will create a bug from fused glass.
Creature Feature
Wildlife Biologist, Carrie Woods and Zoologist Nicki Deal lead a workshop where you will investigate the diversity and adaptations of desert birds (beaks and feet) in relation to their ecology (food sources, etc). Using binoculars, you will have the opportunity to focus in on five bird specimens and record key physical characteristics.
Dog (and Cat) Day Afternoon
What is a day like in the life of a Dog and Cat Doctor? Veterinarian, Dr. Cherie Decker will lead a workshop on how to care for your pet and what a vet does to help ensure the health of your pet.
Don't Break the Law!
Material Engineers, Meghan Baronowski and Danielle Ramos, lead a workshop that shows an example of what is called a Non-Newtonian Fluid - a fluid that defies Isaac Newton's law of viscosity. Participants will get to play with some ooey, gooey, glop...or is it?!
Dyeing to Learn the Art of Forensic Science?
What do art, fashion and forensic science have in common? Electrical Engineer, Michele Wagner, will lead a workshop to explore how science principles such as chromatography are used in art and fashion as well as crime scene investigations.
Engineering Potluck
Electrical Engineer, Jenny McLaughlin will lead a workshop exploring engineering. You will design a device that you get to take home! What is this mysterious device going to be? Sign up and find out!
Magic Potion
Is pharmacy a magic potion for your future? Pharmacist, Jalene Martin, will lead a workshop where you will learn what pharmacists do and how to become one. You will use traditional pharmacist skills to fill a prescription for hand lotion that you will compound yourself with a mortar and pestle.
Medicine Women
Pediatrician, Dr. Priya Srinivasan presents a mock pediatric ICU/ER with equipment and resuscitation mannequins.
Mix It Up
Aerospace Engineer, Melody Rea and Sarah Roessler, demonstrate basic chemistry practices while creating a fun experiment out of common ingredients. It's an opportunity to get your hands dirty and learn about chemistry at the same time.
Playing LEGOS in College? Yes We Do!
And they are not just any LEGOS, but LEGO Robotics. Professor of Computer Science, Debby Kurti, will lead the way as you collaborate to rescue LegoMan from the predicament he is in using RCX robotic technology.
Say What?! Code Breaking
Learn how easy and fun it is to turn “RG RH RNKLHHRYOV GL HZB SLD URIHG GSV RWVZ VMGVIVW NB YIZRM” into “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain”. Computer Scientist, Aleta Wright, will lead a workshop in encryption and how it is used in today’s technological world.
Under the Sea
Computer Scientist, April Browne, and Information Assurance Support Specialist, Terri Crawford will lead a workshop where you will explore what makes it possible for dolphins and whales to survive in the ocean.
Will Pooh Go “SPLAT”?
Mechanical Engineer, Elsa Hennings and Aerospace Engineer, Alyse Dannenberg, lead a workshop involving designing a harness for a large stuffed animal, attaching it to a parachute, and making predictions where it will land, then testing those predictions.
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!
Want to make the ultimate spit wad? Learn to make your own BB cannon based on Magnetism Principles and Applications with Electrical Engineer, Shelley Rounds. Using only a straw, tape, wire, and a shock of voltage you can make your BB fly!