STEAM Expo Days
Explore over one hundred hands-on activities, talks, and demonstrations at the festival's STEAM Expo Weekend on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 from 10am - 4pm at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility on MSU's campus.
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Neuroscience Face Painting
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2130
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Show off your love for neuroscience with face paint!
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Parkinson's Perspectives
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2130
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Learn how certain tasks are more difficult with Parkinson’s disease.
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Phantastic Physics! Interactive Science Demos
Presented at the following times:
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Appropriate for: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Join WAMPS (Women and Minorities in the Physical Sciences), a graduate student organization! Explore captivating topics such as matter, energy, force, electricity, magnetism, waves, motion, sound, light, and color alongside our current MSU students.
Learn more about Phantastic Physics! Interactive Science Demos
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Play in the Sand and Make it Rain to Create Landforms and Study Watersheds
Presented at the following times:
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2101
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2101
Appropriate for: All Ages
Uncover the secrets of water flow and watershed dynamics through interactive exploration with our Augmented Reality Sandbox. Users can simulate rain on the sand, shaping rivers, lakes, hills, and developments, revealing the human impact on the environment. This educational tool generates a topographical model with contour lines and simulated water, serving as a free resource from the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management and the Eaton Conservation District that aids residents in enhancing watershed health and safeguarding the Grand River Watershed.
Learn more about Play in the Sand and Make it Rain to Create Landforms and Study Watersheds
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Playing with Pressure ‒ East Lansing Public Library Wonder Lab
Presented at the following times:
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Discover the wonders of science with the East Lansing Public Library's Wonder Lab! Dive into interactive activities focused on investigating pressure. Explore how changes in pressure impact the behavior of gases and liquids, their interactions with surrounding objects, and how engineers leverage pressure to create fascinating machines. Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of pressure and its exciting applications!
Learn more about Playing with Pressure ‒ East Lansing Public Library Wonder Lab
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Protect Your Brain
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2130
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
See how your brain is protected in your head!
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Race for Perfection
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2130
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Join neuroscientists to see how fast your brain can make your hand solve a puzzle!
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Radioactive!
Presented at the following times:
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Explore the awesome world of radioactivity with the Gaiser Group and the FRIB to make the world a cleaner, greener, better place!
Join us to explore some of the rarest elements on the periodic table! We'll guide you through the beneficial uses of radioactive materials and their historical impact on your day-to-day life. Engage in hands-on activities at our booth to enhance your understanding of these fascinating elements.
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Ramp and Roll
Presented at the following times:
Saturday, April 13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1202
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1202
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age
Playing with ramps and things that roll helps children learn simple principles of physical science and engineering! In this activity, families will learn how to make their own ramps using commonly found household objects and help children explore gravity, speed, and distance.
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Particle Journeys: From Deep Space to Deep Underground
Presented at the following times:
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, Room 3202
Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 - 7:45 PM at Abrams Planetarium
Saturday, April 20, 4:00 - 4:45 PM at Abrams Planetarium
Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above
Subatomic particles come in many shapes and sizes. Some of them travel billions of years from deep space to reach our instruments on Earth. Through a number of hands-on activities and demos, we will introduce the audience to the fundamental particles that make up matter. We will also introduce the special telescopes we use to capture such particles coming from outer space. We are a group of particle physicists and astrophysicists who've joined hands to study some of the most elusive objects in the universe.
Learn more about Particle Journeys: From Deep Space to Deep Underground