Families are invited to attend the annual Engineering and Science Festival (formerly STEM Exploration Day) at Boise State University on Saturday, Feb. 6. All events are free.
A variety of hands-on activities are scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Engineering Complex. Free parking is available at the Lincoln Parking Garage at the corner of University and Lincoln.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet former astronaut Steve Swanson, now a distinguished educator in residence at Boise State. They also can experience a number of exhibitions, demonstrations and hands on activities, including:
- World’s Fastest 5 Ball Juggler
- Chemistry with Dr. Picklestein
- Exploration of the Rock Cycle
- Physics and Astronomy Demos
- Weather Jeopardy
- Build an Edible Aquifer
- Discover Technology Bus
- FIRST Robotics in Action
- Ride a Segway
- What’s a Watt?
- Rocketry Fun
- Build Snap Circuits
- Computer Programming with Scratch
- Jelly Bean Binary
- Amazing Math
- Jenga Jedi
- 15,000 Volt Demonstration
- Tie Dye Chromatography
Find more information at http://coen.boisestate.edu/STEMExploration or contact Leandra Aburusa-Lete at 426-4432, laburusa@boisestate.edu.
BY: KATHLEEN TUCKÂ Â Â PUBLISHED 1:40 PM / JANUARY 11, 2016