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Spread the word about San Diego Science Festival at your school with the information below!
PRINT and POST:
 Download a 8.5x11 poster to print here >>
Download FESTIVAL SCHEDULE and PETCO EXPO DAY MAP here >>
GIVE EXTRA CREDIT:
Extra Credit Ideas for Students
- Collect three stamps on the expo map from the info booths
- Interview a scientist
- Share with your class cool things learned during Science Festival week
- Create photo collage, poster or PowerPoint
- Create video of event
- Showcase info about a career you learned about
Additional Extra Credit Ideas for Secondary Students
- Replicate a lab or activity that they experienced
- Report on current events related to science at Expo Day
SEND A RECORDED VOICE MESSAGE ABOUT SDSF:
Here is an idea of what to say in an automatic phone call to parents or your company:
The San Diego Science Festival is back starting March 20. Come experience hands-on science fun at the free all day EXPO Day at PETCO Park on March 27. Visit w w w dot s d science festival dot com for complete details.
WRITE ABOUT SDSF:
Short description for your website home page:
The San Diego Science Festival is back! Widely known as the largest celebration of science on the West Coast, on March 20-27 the Festival is hosting dozens of countywide events promising to “excite the minds” of thousands of students and their families. As a grand finale, there will be 150+ hands on activities and stage shows at Expo Day at PETCO Park on Saturday, March 27. Check out the online calendar for complete details: http://www.sdsciencefestival.com/
Medium length description for your e-newsletter:
The San Diego Science Festival is back! Widely known as the largest celebration of science on the West Coast, on March 20-27 the Festival is hosting dozens of countywide events promising to “excite the minds” of hundreds of thousands of students and their families.
The 2010 SDSF will feature events such as an eight-person team Rubik’s Cube Speed Tournament, Family Day at Balboa Park, Science of Science Fiction, Science Sampler at SDSU, Star Party and The Illusion of Psychic Powers. The festival will culminate with Expo Day, its largest event––a FREE all-day celebration of science––on Saturday, March 27 at PETCO Park, co-hosted by the Padres and the City of San Diego. Expo Day will include over 150 hands-on activities and exciting stage shows and is guaranteed to entertain and educate everyone aged 3 to 93!
The San Diego Science Festival is organized by the UC San Diego, with the support of hundreds of community collaborators, to educate students across the region and inform the public about how important scientific discoveries influence the quality of their daily lives. Visit http://www.sdsciencefestival.com/ for complete details including a calendar of events.
Full Description so San Diego Science Festival:
(Article on your website or school newspaper)
The San Diego Science Festival is back! Widely known as the largest celebration of science on the West Coast, on March 20-27 the Festival is hosting dozens of countywide events promising to “excite the minds” of hundreds of thousands of students and their families.
The 2010 SDSF will feature events such as an eight-person team Rubik’s Cube Speed Tournament, Family Day at Balboa Park, Science of Science Fiction, Science Sampler at SDSU, Star Party and The Illusion of Psychic Powers. The festival will culminate with Expo Day, its largest event––a FREE all-day celebration of science––on Saturday, March 27 at PETCO Park, co-hosted by the Padres and the City of San Diego. Expo Day will include over 150 hands-on activities and exciting stage shows and is guaranteed to entertain and educate everyone aged 3 to 93!
You can see actual DNA and perform DNA extraction techniques, use your olfactory gland (nose) to identify the organic molecules that create the flavors, aromas, and colors in your favorite foods, get an up close look at the science of baseball, and put your forensic skills to the test to solve a birthday cake mystery by analyzing saliva samples of the suspects. The San Diego Science Festival is organized by the UC San Diego, with the support of hundreds of community collaborators, to educate students across the region and inform the public about how important scientific discoveries influence the quality of their daily lives. Visit http://www.sdsciencefestival.com/ for complete details including a calendar of events.
Activity Highlights for Primary Students
- Build an underwater robot
- Finger-paint with algae
- Study microscopic worms
- Meet exotic reptiles, birds, bunnies, dogs and more
- Build a bug observation kit
- Take an X-Ray image of your backpack
- Separate components of Grape Cool Aide
- Experience a live 3D video broadcast
- Learn about the aerodynamics of paper airplanes
- Test-drive “Moon Shoes” and learn about space colonization
- Make a video of what YOU would tell to E.T.
- Discover how worms are used to compost
- Conquer Mad Science’s magnet bridge
- Find out how to protect our local bat population
- Play Galactic Games with Mar Vista Middle School
- Build a watershed and become a certified water monitor
- Discover how microbes are used to clean up water
- Take a look into the world of optics and electricity
- Explore the chemistry and science of what we eat and drink
Find these and more by looking through our calendar of events >>
Activity Highlights for Secondary Students
- Test drive a surgical robot
- Take an X-Ray image of your backpack
- Build an underwater robot
- Extract your own sample of DNA
- Experience a dry ice shower
- Discover how microbes are used to clean up water
- Take a video with the world’s fastest camera
- Learn about devices that help rebuild the human spine
- Experience a live 3D video broadcast
- Discover how worms are used to compost
- Find out about the billion-dollar molecule
- Discover how microbes are used to clean up water
- Learn about advancements in Battlefield Medicine
- Take a look into the world of optics and electricity with NAVAIR
- Use PCR to solve a crime
- Study microscopic worms
Find these and more by looking through our calendar of events >>
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