1st Annual Virginia Science Festival
Venue: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2014
Time: 9:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The First Annual Virginia Science Festival features interactive activities, exhibits and programs throughout a number of Virginia Tech venues including the Drillfield, Derring Hall, Moss Arts Center and the Inn at Virginia Tech on Saturday, October 4th.

We’re throwing a big party where the punch is spiked with science! The Virginia Science Festival features hands-on experiences, live performances, interactive demos and family-oriented science entertainment designed to inspire a wonder in science for all ages. Admission is free.

Exhibits include:
• Carilion Emergency Vehicle

• NASA Inflatables (30 foot Earth Dome)

• Demonstration of Chemical and Physical Phenomena from VT Chemistry Club

• Living Science from The Fralin Life Science Institute (Biotech-in-a-Box kits)

• Drone-ing for Microscopic Life in the Air with Dr. David Schmale

• Virginia Department of Transportation

• Pollinator Health & Protection at VT

• Human Health with Translational Obesity Research Center

• All About Animals with Mill Mountain Zoo

• Interactive Acoustic Bat Call Game with Institute of Critical Technology & Applied Science

• Big Data Portal from Discovery Analytics Center at VT

• Frozen Fractals All Around from VT Mathematics Department

• DNA Extraction from the Biochemistry Club at VT

• Bird Banding with VT College of Science, Biological Sciences Department

• Reduced Energy Consumption from Appalachian Power & Community Housing partners Energy Solutions

• Cardboard World from The Institute for Creativity, Arts & Technology

• Chladni Plate from College of Science at VT

• Robot Parade from The Tuxedo Pandas with the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council

• Dynamic Responsive Facade featuring the Flower Wall

• Community Health Education from Carilion Clinic

• Who Doesn’t Love Animals? with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at VT

• The Wild Relatives of your Grocery Store with College of Science

• Meet the Scientist - A series of talks given by various scientists and researchers will occur at various times throughout the day.

• GeoFair and Mineral Sale at The Museum of Geosciences in Derring Hall

• Fossil Preparation Laboratory (Derring Hall)

• Virus Tracker Game

• Science Around the House from The School of Education

• 3D Printing with VT DREAMS Lab

• First Robotics Team 401 Demo from Montgomery County Public Schools

• Memory Game

• Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement with the VT School of Education

• WDBJ7 WeatherFest with WDBJ7 and VT Meteorology

• Virginia’s Amazing Amphibians with Dr. Lisa Belden

• Disaster Preparedness with The Red Cross – Virginia Mountain Region

• Make a Lava Lamp with Virginia 4-H.

• Scientific Visualization (Virtual Reality & gesture-based interaction)

For parking information, visit: http://virginiasciencefestival.org/campus-parking/

For more information, visit: http://virginiasciencefestival.org/