Blast Off!
Aeronautical Engineer, Amanda LaZar and Chemical Engineer, Aubrey Farmer, lead a workshop on aerodynamics using water rockets.
Colorful Kelp Beads
Professor of Chemistry, Dr. Cari Meyer Joiner, will lead a workshop where you will explore the chemistry of biopolymers formed from oceanic kelp, and use them to make colorful beads to take home.
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 principals such as chromatography are used in art and fashion as well as crime scene investigations.
Garbage Galore
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 4.4 pounds of garbage a day, or a total of 29 pounds per week and 1,600 pounds a year. Civil Engineer, Erica Wolski leads a workshop on solid waste. Participants will build a mini landfill and learn what affect "Being Green" can really mean.
Girl Power
It’s hard to imagine life without electricity. But do you know how much we use every day? We depend on it for light, heat, and even watching TV! What is electricity? How does it make things work? Electrical engineer, Jill McConaghy will lead a workshop to find out the answers to these questions and more through fun hands-on activities.
I Yam What I Yam !
One hundred and fifty years ago Charles Darwin came up with a brand new idea… where you live influences what you look like, what you eat and even how you get along with others! College instructor, Dr. Jessica Edwards Igoe, will lead a workshop where you will use a population of birds to study natural selection and see how the bird population changes over time depending on their environment.
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. Kitty Ferguson, presents a mock pediatric ICE/ER with equipment and resuscitation mannequins.
Mix It Up
Chemical Engineers, Kristin Jackson & Heather Simons, 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.
Roger Roger, what’s your vector Victor?
Ever wonder what makes an airplane fly? Naval Flight Officer, LT Nicole Frey, leads a workshop where you will learn the basic principles of flight, the different factors that go into airplane control and design, and the important aspects of flight. After covering these basic topics you will put your new-found knowledge to use building a paper-airplane and putting it to the test.
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, will lead a workshop where you will explore what makes dolphins and whales able to survive in the ocean.
Will Pooh Go “SPLAT”?
Mechanical Engineer, Elsa Hennings and Aerospace Engineer, Julie Martin, 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.