Dazzling Demos and Talks
Dazzling demonstrations and inspiring talks from experts all across the STEAM disciplines
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What Is Machine Learning?
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 - 10:30 AM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2201
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Join us for an introduction to machine learning, a study that has created a "fourth industrial revolution" in the world. We will guide you through the main ideas of machine learning and participate in a machine learning activity that will help you understand the fundamental concepts.
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The Wonderful World of Plants
Presented at the following times:
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 - 10:30 AM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Sunday, April 14, 11:00 - 11:30 AM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Sunday, April 14, 12:00 - 12:30 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Sunday, April 14, 1:00 - 1:30 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 - 2:30 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Sunday, April 14, 3:00 - 3:30 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility 3201
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Discover the wonders of plants at the “Wonderful World of Plants” booth hosted by MSU's Plant Research Laboratory and Molecular Plant Science labs! Engage in hands-on activities answering questions like “What’s happening in a plant cell?”, “Why do some plants look different?”, and “How does light and temperature affect photosynthesis?”. Explore the intriguing scents of plants, understand their defense mechanisms, and learn about the role of plant biologists. Join us to delve into the fascinating world of plants!
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Tracing with Radioactive Isotopes
Sunday, April 14, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1130
Appropriate for: High school age, 18 years and above
More than a century ago, George de Hevesy realized that radioactive isotopes can be used as tracers‒substances that can be used to trace the behavior of the collective mass. Not only could he use radiotracers to unveil that his boarding house cafeteria reused leftovers to prepare the next day’s meal, but de Hevesy also was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery. Nowadays, many science fields routinely use radioactive tracers. At the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), a program is dedicated to the production of unique radioisotopes, one study focused on the radioisotope Zn-62, an important radio-tracer to follow zinc in plants and in nuclear medicine.
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What Really Happens to Plastic We Recycle?
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 - 2:30 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Workshop Stage
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
The recyclability of plastics does not only depend on whether there is a recycling code on it or not. If also depends on the facilities in each state and people’s access to those drop of locations. I’d like to help students have a better understand of which packages can be recycled and how they can make sure the recyclable packages have the best chance to be recycled.