Join us for an exciting afternoon of hands-on STEM learning and exploration for all ages. This month’s event will focus on life sciences and health. Registration is not required but will help us with planning. The event is free and open to all! Feel free to drop in anytime between 1:00 – 4:00 PM to visit with exhibitors from around the region including:
National Cancer Institute at NIH: Learn to Paint-by-Pipette with researchers from NCI. Biomedical researchers often have to accurately measure, precisely deposit, and delicately mix small volumes of liquid samples. They often use a tool call a micropipette to accomplish these actions, and micropipette art requires the same skills! Join us to learn how to use a micropipette and create your own artistic masterpiece. In addition, learn more about the research being done at NCI.
Excelior Lab LLC: Join scientists from Excelior and learn about the STEM board game (and its online version) they created to explain how vaccines are developed. This immersive educational game can be used by teachers who want to engage their students on actual scientific topics such as vaccinology and biotechnologies.
National Museum of Language: Discover the languages of science. See how scientific nomenclature was developed from Latin and Greek and is found in animal naming conventions as well as in the names used in human and animal anatomy.
CAPA-MC Thrive Club: Explore preventative healthy behavioral practices such as mindfulness, positive mindsets, meditation and stress reduce/relief.
One Ocean Scuba: Dive into some STEM experiments related to the science behind scuba diving.
DMV Petri Dish: Join the leaders of this exciting nonprofit to explore the world of science through hands-on activities. DMV Petri Dish fosters innovation in the DC metro area by injecting research, education, and startup development into a powerful community of inventors, scientists, developers, investors, non-profits, and biotech companies.