Science is everywhere at Children’s Museum Tucson, and on Saturday, Feb. 17, we’re sharing our love of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) with everyone!
Family SCIFest, a day of demonstrations, exhibits and hands-on experiments at the Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave., is a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Festival. It’s a day that encourages kids and parents to explore STEM in our daily lives and find the science that is all around us. Family SCIFest activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn along Sixth Avenue as well in as in the Museum Courtyard. Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish all day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Family SCIFest is geared for families and children of all ages to explore STEM and how much fun science can be. Children will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on demonstrations, activities and experiments in astronomy, biology, engineering and environmental sciences as well as mathematics and physics.
Participating guest organizations for Family SCIFest include:
· SciTech Institute
· University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences
· AZPM
· TEP - Tucson Electric Power
· Amistades, Inc
· Arizona Project Wet
· Parks in Focus
· The Center for Neurosciences Foundation Brain Bus
· Save the Cord Foundation
· Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
· Western National Parks Association
· Cooper Center for Environmental Learning
· Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
· Academies of Math & Science
· SARSEF
· Southern Arizona Reptile Rescue & Education
· Child Cognition Lab
· Reid Park Zoo
· Wyant College of Optical Sciences
· Tucson Herpetological Society
· Climbing Tree Community School
· University of Arizona Health Science: Arizona Simulation, Technology Education Center; College of Pharmacy Pedia Cats; University of Arizona Poison Control Center; College of Public Health
