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Are You Ready For Zuumer? by Zuum Craft, Inc. Everyone is talking about green transportation. But how do you know what's best for the environment? Compare the amount of emissions produced by various different vehicles, then try out the Zuumer: fun, green, functional personal transportation.
Science is a Blast! by San Diego Science Alliance Be a rocket scientist, bring your family team to experience launch logistics and blast a bottle rocket. Find out about optimum flight conditions by plotting flight time vs. water quantity with help from the San Diego Science Alliance for a successful launch.
Next Generation NASCAR by NOBCChE Build and race your own fuel cell powered racecar.
Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz by TekSprout Create a rocket using something you may already have in your medicine cabinet. Put Newton’s third law of motion into action and see how high your rocket can fly! Alter your “fuel” mixture or canister design to examine changes in speed and velocity. Explore the physics of rocketry!
My Other Ride's a Spaceship by San Diego Space Society Launch your own water rocket and return it safely to the Earth! Get inspiration from spaceships of the past and future while you build and simulate rockets, climbers, and landers. Then test your designs on the launch pad or race your climbers up a space elevator using beamed power. Compare your observations to the simulations and other spaceship designers' results.
Batteries Not Included by Miramar College Advanced Transportation and Energy From hybrids to plug-ins, learn about the mean green racing machines of the future!
Breathtaking! by JPL/ NASA Want to see Mars in 3-D! or fly around Saturn! Learn about the exciting discoveries that our fleet of spacecraft are making zooming around our Solar System.
Feeling the Pinch at the Pump? by Miramar College Advanced Technology and Energy Learn how the car of the future will be a Cuisinart on wheels. Turn French fry grease into high performance diesel fuel.
The Future of Combustion by Tour Engines The engine in your car is based on a design that is over 100 years old. Given the global impact of emissions in the face of rising gas prices, isn't it about time for a change? Tour Engine, Inc. reinvented the combustion engine in way that experts describe as, how the internal combustion engine should have been designed in the first place. Come see piston and cylinder technology that will ease the transition for manufacturers while substantially increasing efficiency and reducing emissions.
Powering Your Future Yourself! by Global Inheritance Fuel the power of creativity to communicate and push for progressive social change at GI’s Energy FACTory. You will be introduced to the wealth of alternative energy sources by riding a bike to power a TV, checking your email on a solar powered computer lab, or learning how to make your own biodiesel.
Science Comes Alive by Fleet Readiness Center Join NAVAIR engineers, scientists and technologists as they lead hands-on, minds-on stimulating and fun science experiments exploring aeronautics. You will be so impressed you will want to study science and hopefully pursue a scientific career.
On the Leading Edge of Science by Lockheed Martin One word turns science fiction into science fact, turns ideas into achievements, and turns dreams into discoveries. ‘How’ is the word that makes all the difference. Engineers use science and math to solve tough problems like, How to explore the moon, How to conserve energy, and How to protect people from harm. As an engineer, you can work on various challenges, earn a great salary, live in different parts of the world, and even go out of this world – many astronauts are engineers! From the building where you go to school, to the clothes you wear and food you eat, to the things you do for fun, engineers have an impact on nearly everything around you. Lockheed Martin engineers build products ranging from GPS satellites and fingerprint scanners, to fighter jets and Mars rovers. Don’t miss this opportunity to see exciting demonstrations and learn more about engineering. Come experience a virtual reality environment, discover what it is like to fly a fighter jet, operate a submarine periscope, race a robot, see a car that drives itself, and more!
Texas Tea by Sapphire Energy Discover how algae can be used to make gasoline.
A Stellar Event by Palomar Observatory Learn about the latest research underway at the world's most famous astronomical observatory in this hands-on interactive program.
My Favorite Martian by The Mars Society Drive Mars Rovers! Check the gravity on the Moon, Mars and Earth! Touch Martian Soil! Watch videos of the current robotic Mars Exploration efforts! Take your picture with a Mars Astronaut! Talk with people involved in the exploration of the Red Planet and to future Mars Colonists! Mars: It’s Not Just for Robots!
Count Down to Blast Off by Space Port Academy Apollo generation dreams began where an Eagle landed. Dreams of the Space Generation are on the launch pad, and the goal is: Education of our First Space-faring Generation! Pave a path and blast off with the Space Port Academy.
The Final Frontier by Orange County Space Society Delve into the wonders and mysteries of the universe, as you play with the Mars Pathfinder Rover, explore the workings of the Saturn V Rocket or marvel at a model of SpaceShipOne.
Star Party by San Diego Astronomy Association Who else can promise the Sun, the Moon and the Stars … and deliver! Take a visual voyage into the heavens through telescopes. You may be surprised at how much of the night sky you’ve been missing.
This is Not Your Father's Auto Shop by San Diego High School Take the gas crisis into your own hands. Learn about the latest in alternative energy and how you can convert you car to biodiesel or electricity.
Sink of Swim by National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE- San Diego National Chapter) Come and energize your creativity while learning the concept of buoyancy. Get your hands wet building your own ship and see how much cargo it will hold before sinking.
The Science of Riding Rollercoasters by Rancho Minerva
Have you ever wondered if putting the heavier people in the front of the rollercoaster car will make the car go faster? Is a rollercoaster twice as steep twice as fast? Come and investigate these questions and be ready for your next trip to the amusement park.
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