Activities
Event Schedule
9:30 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies: Welcomes and a musical performance by the Utterback Jazz Ensemble! Registration opens for kids and families.
10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Activity stations open for business
Activity Stations
Koffler Bldg porch:
1. Event registration (Opens 9:30 a.m.) – Palo Verde H.S. DECA (TUSD)
2. Event Exit Survey (Complete before visit to Station - #3) – Palo Verde H.S. DECA (TUSD)
3. Jr. Scientists Toolkit Spin Station – Palo Verde H.S. DECA (TUSD)
4. Math & Science for Families - UA Life and Work Connections (UA)
5. Parents’ Table - JTED/Tech Prep/TUSD
6. Engines at Work - Sahuaro H.S. Automotive (TUSD)
7. Robots That Build – Pueblo H.S. Electronics/Robotics (TUSD)
8. Hand-washing Station – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
9. Fun with Flight: - Catalina H.S. Aviation (TUSD)
10. Rainbow Waterfalls – SPIE/OSA Student Chapter, College of Optical Sciences (UA)
11. Chemistry in Action: Making Ice Cream & Slime! – Alpha Chi Sigma Chemistry Fraternity (UA) and Catalina H.S. Culinary (TUSD)
12. Edible Engineering: Food Fun! – Society of Women Engineers (UA)
13. Hand-washing Station – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
14. eegee’s
15. Popcorn - The Science (and Taste!) of Popcorn
16. Renewable Energy & the Power of the Sun – Posada San Pedro Solar Power (UA) and Sabino H.S. Homebuilders (TUSD)
17. Tortoise Tracking and More – Saguaro National Park
18. Hand-washing Station – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
19. Biosphere 2 (UA)
On the Mall
20. Solar Telescopes: The Active Sun – Steward Observatory (UA)
21. Future Wildcats Tent: Magnets, Stories and More!– Pueblo Early Childhood Education (TUSD)
11 a.m. - Look for the Future Wildcats float in the Homecoming Parade! - Santa Rita H.S. Drafting and Construction (TUSD)
Science Library – Ramp
22. Jr. Scientists Kids’ Family Photo Station – Tucson H.S. Photography (TUSD)
Science Library – Outside Patio
23. 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremonies
• Event Welcome - Carla Stoffle, Dean of UA Libraries; Kathy Prather, Director, TUSD Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Utterback Middle School Jazz Ensemble performance (TUSD)
10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Emcee & Interview Station – Palo Verde H.S. and Pueblo H.S. TV Production (TUSD)
• Jr. Scientists Safari Guides – Pueblo H.S. Education Professions (TUSD)
24. Physics Fun! – Physics Dept.(UA)
25. The Physics Factory (UA)
Science Library – Second Floor North
26. DNation: The Wonderful World of DNA Science – Arizona Research Labs - Human Origins Genotyping Lab (UA)
27. Language in Your Brain and in Your Mouth – Linguistics Dept. (UA)
28. Have Your Head Examined – Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Dept. (UA)
Science Library – Second Floor Center
29. Electroantennograms –Neuroscience Dept. (UA)
30. Hand-washing Station – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
31. Fun with Robots – Palo Verde H.S. Engineering (TUSD)
32. Sky, Star and Sea [Book Exhibit and Rest Area] – University Libraries (UA) and Worlds of Words International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature, College of Education (UA)
33. Face-Painting & Chinese Calligraphy – University Libraries (UA)
34. Balloon Station
35. Healthy Bodies at Work - School of Info Resources & Library Science (UA) and Sunnyside H.S. (SUSD)
Science Library – Second Floor South (Current Periodicals Room)
36. Kaleidoscopes – College of Optical Sciences (UA)
37. Insect Discovery – Entomology Dept. (UA)
38. Our Water, Our Future - Tucson Water
39. Marine Marvels – Marine Awareness Conservation Society – Student Chapter (UA)
40. Hand-washing Station – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
41. Mars in 3D - Space Imagery Center, Lunar & Planetary Lab (UA)
42. See Your DNA in a Necklace - BIO5-BioTech (UA) / Pueblo H.S. Biotech (TUSD)
43. Build a Skeleton – Catalina H.S. Allied Health (TUSD)
44. Funny Putty – WISE -Women in Science & Engineering (UA)
45. Destination ImagiNation / SARSEF – College of Engineering (UA)
46. Seeds, Stems & Roots – Az State Museum