Unpoppable Bubbles

Hosting Organization: Omega Chi Epsilon at UT Austin
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Location: CPE Plaza
Rain Location: WEL 2.110
Audience: Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Explore the physical properties of different liquids by forming bubbles and comparing their strengths.

Using Ancient Snail Shells to Understand Past Climate of Texas

Location: EER 1st Floor Landing Area
Rain Location: Same as Primary Location
Audience: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Explore snail shells and learn how they act as climate recorders. Learn how geologist and earth and planetary scientist Dr. Breecker and his researchers use snail shells to understand how climate has changed in Texas over thousands of years.

Volcanic Eruption

Location: PMA Plaza
Rain Location: POB Hallway
Audience: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Explore how igneous rocks react to hot molten lava which leads to volcanic explosions. See what happens underground when pressure begins to build up.

Water and Rocks: A Water Flow Demonstration

Location: WEL 2nd Floor Hallway
Rain Location: Same as Primary Location
Audience: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Learn about groundwater by viewing a demonstration of how water flows through aquifer systems and rivers.Meet UT geoscientists and learn about the myriad of career paths in earth sciences.

Water Filtration: Tree It to Believe It

Hosting Organization: Kumar Research Group at UT Austin
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Location: Speedway Mall - 24th Street to East Mall
Rain Location: POB Hallway
Audience: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Watch the water clear up right before your very eyes! Help us figure out how we can use Moringa Tree seeds to filter out dye from water.

Water Treatment Filtration: Construct Your Own Filter

Location: PMA 5.112
Rain Location: Same as Primary Location
Audience: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Knock knock! Who's there? Water. Water you waiting for? Come learn how water is filtered through different natural and chemical processes, then test your own filtration device.

What's In Your Creek: Creek Critters

Hosting Organization: Urban Ecosystems Lab at UT Austin
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Location: WEL 2.306
Rain Location: Same as Primary Location
Audience: Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Urban Ecosystems will show you some of the critters that live in Austin area urban creeks. Check out these small organisms using a stereoscope. Learn more about new organisms and what we do in the lab.

Women's Health and Diagnosing Disease at the Cellular Level

Hosting Organization: Hologic
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Location: EER 1.528
Rain Location: Same as Primary Location
Audience: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Scientists study cells to determine the cause of illness and disease. Come look at how cells are viewed and the impact of AI innovation in women's health.

Zip Away Challenge

Hosting Organization: Science Mill
Location: ASE Parking Lot 92 - Grassy Lawn
Rain Location: WEL 2.140
Audience: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

Design, build, test and tweak a zipline carrier using the Science Mill unique cardboard pucks to deliver your cargo safely and securely as you put the engineering design process into action.