Test drive robot, create your own slime: Triangle SciTech Expo lines up STEM fun for all ages
The free event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh.
Posted — UpdatedThe free event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh. During the event, visitors can test drive a robot, create their own “slime,” build a boat out of duct tape or help recreate North Carolina using LEGOs, among many other activities.
50 hands-on exhibits for all ages
The Expo will feature more than 50 hands-on exhibits, games, crafts, activities and presentations.
The annual event assembles scientists and technical professionals from universities and industry to engage visitors of all ages in the world of STEM - that's science, technology, engineering and math.
Visitors will learn about the Triangle area’s history and promising future as a leader in these fields, as well as why these fields are important to their daily lives, according to a press release.
New Diversify STEM program
New this year is "Diversify STEM: Youth Connections” at 10 a.m., Saturday. The program offers an opportunity for middle and high school students from all backgrounds to hear inspirational women and minority STEM professionals talk about their careers and share their personal stories.
Speakers include
- Chelsey Juarez, assistant professor in the N.C. State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology;
- Rene Daughtry, program manager with Cisco Systems and Founder/CEO of Aisymmetry LLC;
- Stephanie Schuttler, postdoctoral research associate with the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences; and
- Richard Lee Watkins III, program coordinator with the UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program and Founder of the Science Policy Action Network, Inc.
Learn about brains, chocolate making, robots
Other presentations include
- a closer look at neuroscience (and a real brain) with N.C. State University assistant professor John Meitzen at 11:30 a.m.;
- a glimpse at the chocolate-making process with Escazu co-founder and chocolate maker Hallot Parsons at 1 p.m.; and
- a study of how robots have evolved in our culture — from movies and cartoons to our everyday lives — with Marie Hopper, President of FIRST North Carolina at 2 p.m.
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