Engineers Week @ The TechJoin us at The Tech for a week-long celebration of engineering! Engineers Week is a national event that brings engineering to life for people of all ages, and celebrates engineers and the difference they make in our world. Come and engineer an Ewok escape vehicle, build a Rube Goldberg device, ...
Where: San JoseCost: free with Museum admission
The USACE: From the Sierra's to the SeaIn commemoration of Engineer month, this story spans over 150 years of US Army Corps of Engineers service to the state of California balancing environmental stewardship with the need for economic and urban growth. Beginning with the construction of ports, harbors, and lighthouses and expanding over time to include debris ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Mad Science: Fire & Ice*Explore "magical" chemical potions, the wonders of dry ice, and the dynamics of air pressure. Some of the topics the mad scientists will investigate include: the three states of matter, a gassy taste test and asuper spectacular bubbling potion. Ages 5-12.
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Stem Cells-- the Promise & the ProgressUta Grieshammer, PhD, science officer with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, will discuss the promise and progress of stem cell research. According to CIRM, "researchers are making tremendous progress, funding clinical trials to try and cure HIV/AIDS, type 1 diabetes, some aggressive forms of leukemia, macular degeneration, and sickle cell disease. ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: free (donations welcome)
Jet PropulsionWith a firm understanding of the basic laws of physics and motion, man has conquered atmospheric flight and space travel. Faride focuses on Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion as it relates to vehicle propulsion systems for aerospace application. There's so much more to what we learned in high school ...
