t’s Discovery KIDchen day! Explore what happens when teeth meet acids and sugars in this frosty, hands-on experiment. Kids will use ice cubes as “teeth” to see how salty and...
This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
Experience an exciting STEAM experiment by using heat to alter the air pressure in a bottle! Watch as a water balloon is magically squeezed into the bottle in this fascinating demonstration of science in action!
Visit the Read Runner and explore the magic of sunlight with a hands-on SUN Print activity! Participants will use special light-sensitive paper and natural objects to create beautiful blue-and-white prints powered by the sun. This creative STEAM experience introduces basic scientific concepts such as light, exposure, and chemical reactions in a fun and approachable way....
Kids will build their own balloon-powered cars and explore how air pressure and motion make them move. We’ll end with a fun race to see whose car goes the farthest! Ages 6 - 11 Part of the Verde Valley SciTech Festival, a month-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), featuring free events across the...
Teens ages 13-18 can join us to make heat reactive slime! Part of the Verde Valley SciTech Festival, a month-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), featuring free events across the Verde Valley. Arizona SciTech Festival Season is here! We hope to see you in many of the Festival's events...
Science has never been so sweet! Kids are invited to explore colorful, hands-on experiments using candy – from watching colors travel in candy chromatography, to building DNA models, crafting candy geodes, and observing the fizzy reaction of pop rocks in soda. This tasty STEM program encourages curiosity and scientific thinking, with plenty of wow moments...