By Marsha Sutton
Contributor
Science lovers: Get ready for a weeklong adventure in science exploration with the second annual San Diego Science Festival 2010, which kicks off this Saturday, March 20, with Science Family Day at Balboa Park and concludes next Saturday at Petco Park.

By Kristin Luciani

The University of California, San Diego is lead organizer for the second annual San Diego Science Festival (www.sdsciencefestival.com), a week of community events designed to focus awareness on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.   This year’s Festival will take place March 20-27, culminating in a Science EXPO Day at PETCO Park on Saturday, March 27.

San Diego Metropolitian Magazine

The San Diego Science Festival, the largest celebration of science on the West Coast, promises to excite the minds of thousands of students and their families during its March 20-27 run. The annual event is meant to raise awareness on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics among San Diego’s youth to inspire them to pursue careers in these fields. Life Technologies is the lead sponsor of the festival.

From Everything San Diego!

On Friday March 5th the San Diego Science Festival (SDSF) announced the winner of their Mascot Contest with a surprise visit to the winner’s classroom at La Jolla High School.  Colin Weber, 17, submitted the winning mascot concept and was chosen as the grand prize winner among more than 300 entries. The submitted drawing showcased a world globe personified as a scientist wearing a lab coat. The committee that chose Colin’s drawing saw the bigger concept behind the idea. The San Diego Science Festival is a local event yet its effect has worldwide potential. As thousands of San Diego students are inspired to pursue careers in science related fields through the efforts of the San Diego Science Festival, their futures are sure to impact San Diego and beyond.

Workshops Show How to Transition to Good Jobs

Are you ready to experiment with the idea of finding a good job in high tech, biotech, healthcare tech or clean tech? You can test the options at a career development night that is part of San Diego's largest celebration of science, the San Diego Science Festival.

The second annual free career development night will be held 5 to 8 pm Tuesday, March 23 at the UC San Diego Extension Sorrento Mesa Center, 6925 Lusk Blvd., San Diego. Informative workshops on new and emerging trends in science, business, healthcare and digital arts will be offered along with job tips from industry professionals. Parking is free.

Junior Solar Sprint and Everything Renewable

Local sixth, seventh and eighth-grade classes and youth groups are invited to design, build and race solar-powered model cars. These small model cars – powered entirely by solar energy and raced while guided by wires – are to be built as team efforts under the guidance of a teacher or group leader.