Family Science Day

Schedule

Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace
Saturday, September 25, 2021
12 pm - 9 pm (PDT)

Watch Event Recordings

Time (PDT)	Session
12:00-1:00	Virtual Streaming Planetarium Show
1:00-1:20	KIPAC Workshop (Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology) Our Wild Cosmic Laboratory: It's a Big, Crazy, Mind-blowing Universe! Presented by Mandeep Gill
1:30-1:50	Marshmallow Molecular Models Presented by Professor Kathy Diamond Make molecular models out of mini marshmallows!
2:00-2:20	Electronics and Programming Simulations with Tinkercad Q&A Presented by Professor Jose Gutierrez Learn how to use Tinkercads free online simulation to create your next Arduino project.
2:30-2:50	Bringing Home the Physics Presented by Professor Alex Wong Watch fun at home-physics demonstrations.
3:00-3:20	"Our Sun" - Solar Observing Presented by Ken Lum
3:30-3:50	SMCAS (San Mateo County Astronomical Society): Ask an Astronomer
4:00-4:20	Makerspace: How to Make Slime Presented by Jason Yap
4:30-4:50	CSM Nursing Presents: COVID-19 Vaccine 101 Presentation and Q&A Presented by CSM Nursing students Lavine Razeghi, Vijay Patel, and Caitlin Porter
5:00-6:00 (Keynote)	Mars 2020/Perseverance Rover: Searching for Life on Mars Presented by Pablo Sobron, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Impossible Sensing; Research Scientist, SETI Institute St. Louis-based research scientist, Dr. Pablo Sobron, takes us along on his journey to discover life on the Red Planet. Learn about his experience as a member of NASA’s Mars 2020/Perseverance Rover Science Team and their mission to seek signs of ancient life on Mars and collect samples for return to Earth.
6:00 - 7:00	Watch Anytime from our Video Library Explore videos for super fun science and maker activities you can do at home. Explore the Video Library
7:00-8:00	What's in the Sky Tonight? Presented by Justin Stevick
8:00-9:00	SMCAS Star Gazing