InnoWorks 2010 - Program Agenda
Day 1: Marine Adventures - Did you know that there are nearly 140 million square miles of water covering the Earth's surface? What do we know about the liquid that covers 70% of our planet?
- Investigate the science behind bioluminescence, buoyancy, water density, fluid pressure, and miscibility (whether two different liquids will mix together).
- Create bioluminescence, learn why similar sized objects float or sink, and construct lava lamps using concepts of miscibility.
- Design and build submarines and aqueducts in missions that challenge your knowledge and build teamwork.
Day 2: Body Explorations - What structures are essential for us to live and grow?
- Learn how the skeletal and circulatory systems function and how they change over one's lifetime.
- Find out what enzymes do and why they are important.
- Take your blood pressure and measure heart rate.
- Perform a bone dissection and experiment with an enzymatic reaction using actual animal tissue.
- Examine how these body systems interact and be part of a medical team required to diagnose and cure an unknown illness.
Day 3: Flight and Fury - Have you ever wanted to fly or wondered how airplanes work?
- Learn about the various forces that allow animals and vehicles to fly.
- Discuss and create air phenomena such as tornadoes.
- Compete with other teams to design and build airplanes and hot air balloons based on these concepts.
Day 4: Kitchen Chemistry - Food has played a role in culture for thousands of years. Is there a science behind being able to cook well?
- Use hands-on experiments to learn about the properties of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.
- Learn the science of cooking meats, making sauces, and creating desserts.
- Make vanilla extract and experiment with how salt and spices work to enhance the flavor of food.
- Throw on an apron as an "InnoChef" and cook a meal using food science.
Day 5: Extraterrestrial Excursions - What's life like in space or on other planets?
- Learn how the solar system affects the Earth and how humans have defied the force of gravity to explore beyond their own world.
- Find out how meteorites create enormous craters and make your own craters.
- Build a solar cooker to harness the power of the sun and use it to make s'mores.
- Construct a rocket using concepts of space flight.
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