2026 CHSAS Field Trip

Welcome to the IN-STEP Chicago Campus Visit!

We are excited to welcome students from Chicago to Purdue University for an immersive day of hands-on discovery, STEM exploration, and college life! This page is your central hub for everything related to the visit. Below, you will find our interactive IN-STEP Jeopardy game, which introduces students to Purdue’s iconic history, STEM pathways, and campus culture.

Trip Highlights!!

Field Trip Activities

20261029_SinBio101_BoileSTEMVisit_CHSAS.pdf

Student Activity Spotlight: Plant Biosensors & Living Agar Art!

Check out what happens when micro-biology meets creativity! During their lab visit, CHSAS students teamed up with researcher Luis Montalvo González to explore synthetic biology in action. Students learned how harmless bacteria can be reprogrammed to act as glowing "plant doctors" that signal root diseases, then painted their own custom designs using living, color-changing bacteria.

Created By: Luis Montalvo González & CHSAS Visiting Students

BoilerSTEAM Jeopardy: Chicago to Purdue Edition

Get ready to test your knowledge in a fast-paced, interactive game of BoilerSTEAM Jeopardy! Designed specifically for visiting students from the Chicago area, this game bridges the gap between your home city and life as a Purdue Boilermaker.

Whether you are a sports fan, a space enthusiast, or just curious about what going to college is really like, this activity has a category for everyone.

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/purdue-university-jeopardy

ABE Building STEM Crossword Scavenger Hunt Blank.pdf

ABE Building STEM Crossword Scavenger Hunt Activity

An interactive puzzle worksheet designed for visiting students during their exploration of the Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE) building. Students solve clues by engaging with researchers and viewing lab displays focused on smart farming robotics, space agriculture, microalgae photobioreactors, biosensors, livestock cooling systems, and IoT hydroponics.

Additional Materials

CHSAS Field Trip Student Itinerary

A printable schedule providing visiting CHSAS students with a high-level timeline of the day's events at Purdue University. Includes arrival orientation details in ABE 1144, rotation session times for campus tours and hands-on lab activities, the pizza lunch and Jeopardy session, and NSF project funding acknowledgments.

CHSAS Field Trip Itinerary (2).pdf

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the IN-STEP project. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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