Lito Santos, P.E., Capital Facilities Engineer, Vallecitos Water District
Vallecitos Water District Engineer, Lito Santos, P.E. will educate you on the water reclamation process. Lito will walk through the reclamation process from primary treatment to tertiary treatment. The end product results in recycled water used by customers like Legoland, the City of Carlsbad, and various golf courses. At the Vallecitos Water District booth, you will have the opportunity to make your own water filters to take home with you!
Dick Pilgrim, Docent and Board Member of the Tijuana Estuary
Come learn how pollinators and plants team up to produce our world’s most valuable resources! Learn about the endangered salt marsh bird’s beak and its reliance on native bees for survival.
Emma Tubbs, Imperial Beach Charter School, Grade 6
Learn how to make slime using basic household ingredients. Watch science in action while observing this gooey chemical reaction. Emma will lead you through the slime making process and share her journey in selling slime to finance 6th grade camperships.
Ron Wagner, Jamul School District
Sir Isaac Newton was a 17th century scientist who published his 3 laws of motion in 1687--that’s 329 years ago! Come learn about his 3 laws of motion as you create your very own army man launcher using simple everyday objects. Your goal is to create a tool/mechanism/structure that will launch an army man across the greatest distance. Design and build the most effective army man launcher using at least 2 of the materials provided. (You want your army man to travel farther than everyone else’s.)
Katie Wright, University of San Diego
Put your creativity to work and design a solution for a secret challenge in this design experience from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum!
Experience virtual reality in a simple, fun, and affordable way for everyone!
Turn everyday objects like bananas into touchpads! Connect the world around you to your computer! Setup takes just seconds. Just plug, clip, and play! No programming knowledge needed. Draw your own game controller! Dance like never before! The possibilities are endless!
Abraham Vaquera, Bayside STEAM Academy Grade 6
Learn how to build your own submersible robots and how they help marine biologists explore the deep sea. Bayside STEAM Academy has partnered with SeaPerch to launch their innovative underwater robotics program that equips teachers and students with the resources they need to build an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). The SeaPerch Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics (STEM) while building an underwater ROV as part of a science and engineering technology curriculum.
Bayside STEAM Academy
Observe an Arduino robotic car, built and coded by students, that runs on a track. Learn about the intricate process of writing code and building robotic cars.