20th Annual Jack Kilby STEM Day 10/25/2024

Chemistry is an exciting area of science and full of wonder. Come and see what makes chemistry  cool and fun. 

This session will explore how engineering surfaces changes how droplets form and move on a surface.. Students will have an opportunity to make a superhydrophobic surface and learn how research on this topic is being used in applications from power plants, air conditioners, and space applications. 

Learn about what it takes to be a zookeeper, about the many different positions there are at the zoos and other animal care facilities and meet one of our animal education  ambassadors. 

Learn to use light to Take better photos! Learn to make portraits eye-catching, flattering, and/or dramatic. 

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3D printing is something that has a wide variety - toys and other consumer goods, industrial, automotive, medical, movie props, etc. We will look briefly and the history, then how it's changing our world. We will discuss where to find models, how to modify them, plus create new models. 

Learn about esports and how gaming is enhancing the learning experience. Get a hands-on experience with how VR can be used in STEM classrooms. 

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Highlighting the key milestones of taking a drug from inception/initial discovery to clinical use.

Science and invention do not evolve in a vacuum. They are impacted by the world at large. Spend an hour exploring how various discoveries, scientific achievements and historical world events were built from one another successfully to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. 

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Dive into the practical side of STEM with focused, application-based learning in Construction, Engineering Design, and Manufacturing Technology. Students will learn about problem-solving skills and creativity, discovering boundless opportunities to impact the world through inno9vative construction, engineering, and manufacturing solutions. 

Participants will work through lab testing of an unknown (potentially hazardous) substance to determine the characteristics of it for shipment. 

375 of the 450 bird species found in Kansas have been documented at Cheyenne Bottoms. Merlin is a great citizen science tool used to identify and document birds. Tablets will be provided for student use. Students will ID birds using mounts, photos set up along a nature hike, and live birds witnessed on Barton Campus, and using bird song calls. As time allows, we will delve into some other great apps like iNaturalist, Seek and Star Chart.

Students will experience how the pottery wheel generates centrifugal force which is used to create ceramic vessels. This hands on workshop will introduce throwing vessels on the pottery wheel to each student. 

This activity will highlight how soil texture varies, even just across the state of Kansas. The goal is to illustrate the differences in texture composition of various soil samples collected in Kansas through a hands-on soil separation activity. Participants will be introduced to the soil texture triangle and will learn the importance of knowing soil texture in agricultural situations. 

Pharmacists play an important role in helping people get the best results from their medications. In this session you will learn what it takes to be a pharmacist, how the sciences play an integral part, and walk through a day in the life of a hospital pharmacist. With over 100+ career pathways to choose from come learn if pharmacy is right for your!

Body, an angioplasty as you guide a wire and balloon through the arteries into the heart or remove structures one at a time and watch the breathing heart while performing an ECG.

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Virtual reality systems and how we are using them in the military and civilian world now and how they will be used in their future for training, medical procedures, etc. 

Learn how our cognitive blindness can greatly affect how we perceive what goes on what goes on around us. 

Explore the world of weather including what causes storms, identifying clouds and storm features and the role of a meteorologist.