Middle School

Coastal Habitat Restoration - at the beach!

You can help save one of the last Coastal Dune Habitats in San Diego! This special ecological area at the mouth of the San Diego River is home to threatened and endangered plant and animal species. Join the San Diego River Park Foundation for family-friendly conservation activities; including invasive plant removal, native plant watering, trail maintenance and litter removal. Your work will help to keep this special place beautiful for visitors and maintain native habitats for birds and other animals! An educational walking tour will be included.

Hike Eagle Peak Preserve & Practice Citizen Science!

This is your chance to be one of the few lucky people to explore the beautiful open space of Eagle Peak Preserve, a 1152 acre conservation area owned by the San Diego River Park Foundation! This area is normally not open to the public, but, for River Kids Discovery Days, we will be taking a special group on a kid-friendly guided hike of this special space! Take in the breathtaking views of the San Diego River Gorge, explore the expansive open space, and practice citizen science!

Women in STEM

Join us on International Women’s Day to celebrate Women in STEM! Middle school, high school and college level attendees are invited to engage with and be motivated by a host of women who have moved the needle in STEM.

X-ray Vision Isn’t Just for Superman: The Leidos® Experience

As a leading supplier of security scanning equipment to the Department of Homeland Security and customs organizations around the world, Leidos is proud to open our doors and introduce San Diego’s kids, parents, teachers, industry leaders and community member to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) as part of the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering.

TritonCubed at UCSD

Visitors will be able to get a glimpse of the process that goes behind designing a CubeSat by building their own. They will be provided with various wood, foam, or 3D printed pieces that mock a CubeSat: walls that can join together, solar panels, radio, batteries, and other sensors. Their assembly will then be put to the test by strapping it onto a rotating wheel and a shake table. If their creation passes the tests, then they're on their way to developing real CubeSats!

Sounds of the Rainforest: Making a Manguare (Amazonian people drum) by Arts for Learning

Learn how the Bora-Huitoto People, one of the many tribes living on the Amazon forest, make and use their drums to communicate among themselves and between villages. Create and decorate a small drum replica and learn rhythmic patterns for music and communication purposes. Take home your new drum along with a guide to rhythm-making patterns to communicate with your friends and family in a new way!

Sounds of the Rainforest: Making a Manguare (Amazonian people drum) by Arts for Learning

Learn how the Bora-Huitoto People, one of the many tribes living on the Amazon forest, make and use their drums to communicate among themselves and between villages. Create and decorate a small drum replica and learn rhythmic patterns for music and communication purposes. Take home your new drum along with a guide to rhythm-making patterns to communicate with your friends and family in a new way!

Sounds of the Rainforest: Making a Manguare (Amazonian people drum) by Arts for Learning

Learn how the Bora-Huitoto People, one of the many tribes living on the Amazon forest, make and use their drums to communicate among themselves and between villages. Create and decorate a small drum replica and learn rhythmic patterns for music and communication purposes. Take home your new drum along with a guide to rhythm-making patterns to communicate with your friends and family in a new way!

San Diego County Credit Union

Stop by SDCCU’s booth, which will feature a fun game of finance trivia for kids with an opportunity for their parents to complete an entry form for a chance to win up to $500 in the SDCCU Cash Cube, a walk-in container where money flies through the air. Two winners will be randomly pulled from the completed entries and have the opportunity to spend 30 seconds in the SDCCU Cash Cube.

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