Come find Wormo! (based off the famous activity of where's waldo) Identify the odd worm out by examining live nematodes under a microscope. Find the "rolling" worms amongst the "normal" moving worms as fast as you can! Winners will receive gummy worm candy and a scientific certificate!
Visitors will be shown how to streak a nonpathogenic bacteria sample onto an agar plate and can draw a picture or write their name with the streaking stick. The bacteria we use is fluorescent, so after the event we will grow the streaked plates in an incubator. They will glow under a special light, and we will take pictures of each visitor's plate (which we will keep track of with a Google Form) and email the artwork to the visitor. We will also show swimming bacteria to visitors either under a
Simulating the flow of fluid into a microfluidic platform, and how the microfluidic platform is used to develop further understanding of biological systems and human tissues.
Participants build a pom-pom microbe friend to take home, and receive a kit to build a second microbe at home or to share with a friend. In order to ‘win’ the materials needed to build a microbe, the participants will answer 5 quiz questions that teach concepts about the gut microbiome. After the participant completes their microbe, they will be given a take-home microbe kit. Visitors learn that microbes are helpful to humans and that humans and microbes can partner to improve human health.
The Varsani Lab will host activities centered around virology. An educational activity where participants randomly select 3D-printed viruses from an interactive box. With guidance from our team, the viruses will be matched to corresponding printouts. In addition, we will have a photo booth, with virology-related props, available at another table. We will also offer coloring pages and stickers to our participants.
Have you ever wanted to know what makes life on earth so unique? Well, we have! Here at the Kerry Geiler-Samerotte lab we study the material (DNA) that allows cells to look and behave differently. To do this, we use tags (barcodes) to identify cells. Come make your own barcoded bracelet or participate in our cell tagging game to learn about the barcoding techniques we use every day in our lab.
Imagine that you build structure by throwing LEGO blocks into a bag and shaking it until it all assembles. This is exactly how nature builds things, and it is a process we try to imitate in bionanotechnology, where we construct nanoscale structures and devices. We will use Augmented Reality to show you how we build things at nanoscale.
Stop by the Cronkite Theater on Floor 2 to meet the newest PBS KIDS character, "Carl the Collector." We will be hosting a viewing party of the newest show from PBS KIDS and CPB Ready to Learn. "Carl the Collector" follows the everyday adventures of Carl, a warm-hearted autistic raccoon who loves collecting things. The show focuses on social and emotional learning, emphasizing self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship skills.