STEM DAY ACTIVITIES Adventures in 3D Printing Students will get to design a snowflake ornament and a custom cell phone case. The ornament will be printed using our 3D printer and will be sent to the student after STEM day. Both electronic files will be given to the student to take with them.
Escape Extinction Solve the clues to find the hidden keys needed to save species from extinction in this escape-room activity focused on animals from around the world.
DNA analysis Create a DNA Necklace using your own DNA from the cheek cells in your saliva. The isolated DNA will be precipitated and put in an actual necklace the students can take home with them and wear.
Smelting Copper Using heat and two common compounds, participants will learn how to make pure copper metal without relying on rare deposits that form in nature. Participants in this activity will be required to wear the PPE provided.
Escape Room Puzzle Students will solve puzzles, riddles, and crack cryptographic codes as they work to reveal hidden secrets in teams around the war-table in multiple escape room style scenarios.
Cellfie: Take a picture of your microscopic self. When was the last time you took a selfie? How about a picture of your microscopic self? Now you can! You can isolate your cells, view them under a microscope and take pictures to share with friends and family.
Forensic Science: Drug Identification Students will test suspicious substances to detect and identify drugs using inexpensive chemicals and expensive instruments.
Origami Octahedron Making In this session students will learn how to fold squares of origami paper and attach them together to create a 3-dimensional octahedron. Each student will create their own unique octahedron.
A Magical Introduction to A.I. Do you want to experience the power of artificial intelligence? Here, you’ll learn computer code that uses a.i. to absorb famous works of literature and then produce original passages based on them.
Come Code with Me Don’t just play computer games, write them! Learn to do some basic coding to create a single-player computer game using C#. No previous programing experience required! Basic keyboarding skills required.