Adjusting frequency & pitch
If the infamous Auto-Tune effect is added to the human voice, can a novice singer instantly become a professional rockstar?
Location: Sullivan Lobby
All About Skulls!
See and learn about carnivores and herbivores, large and small; mammals and reptiles, teeth and claws.
Location: Sullivan Lobby 3rd Floor
Applied Neuromechanics in Kinesiology
Learn about Kinesiology and Neuromechanics through a series of Biomechanical Activity Demonstrations in Coleman Gym
Location: Coleman Gym
Biodiversity Exploration in Interior Asia
Explore mammal and parasite diversity and evolution through an exhibit on some fieldwork done in Mongolia!
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 3rd Floor
Bubbling Fun – Dry Ice experiments
The effects of sublimation dry ice and action of carbon dioxide on various solutions will be tested.
Location: NIB, 4th Floor
Build a Fizz Inflator!
Use an acid-base reaction to inflate balloons.
Location: NIB 4th Floor
Building Blocks of Nature
Learn about chemical elements and the periodic table through a number of hands-on demonstrations and exhibits.
Location: NIB Lobby 2nd Floor
Carbon Dioxide Balloons
We will make a mixture of baking soda and vinegar that will react to make carbon dioxide, which will then fill up a balloon for kids to take away
Location: Coleman Hallway
Ceramic Firing Technology of Old Salem Pottery
Learn about temperature requirement for North Carolina pottery types and make your own pot to cook at home using provided instructions.
Location: NIB Lobby 2nd Floor
Chromatography Flowers
Learn about chromatography, the science of separating molecules based on how soluble they are!
Location: Coleman Hallway
Color Changing Slime
Make thermochromic slime that will change colors when touched due to body heat!
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 2nd Floor
Colorful Chemistry
Use plant materials to investigate the acid-base characteristics of everyday materials
Location: NIB, 4th Floor
Diversity in the Dirt: Exploring Wildflower and Grass Diversity in Longleaf Pine Savanna
Visitors will practice measuring species composition by identifying and counting North Carolina longleaf pine plant species in a simulated quadrat.
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 1st Floor
Ears for Years
Ears for Years will be a fun, interactive activity to check decibel levels of our voice and music.
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 1st Floor
UNCG Ecology Club
We will be making little bug hotels for children to take home and hang up in trees.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor Lobby
Emergency Care
CPR/Bag Valve and emergency care training
Location:
Esports and Gaming
Come experience UNCG’s state-of-the-art Esports Arena and Learning Lab. Whether you enjoy console, PC, or VR gaming there is something for everyone to explore! Learn about competitive gaming at UNCG and career paths in the esports industry.
Location: UNCG Dining Hall, 1st Floor
Fizzy Lemonade
We will be making lemonade using water, sugar, and baking soda to demonstrate carbonation.
Location: Coleman Hallway
From Engines to Atoms
Explore the principles of Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics and how they drive chemistry.
Location: Sullivan Science, Room 354
Greensboro science center
Conservation can happen anywhere! A cityscape, your backyard, or out in the wild. UNCG students have made this happen outside in the community with us at The Greensboro Science Center, inspiring families and the city of Greensboro to take action from planting habitat to studying bat populations. See DIY examples related to these activities– Bat box, planting habitat/butterfly conservation, rain garden ect.
Location: Coleman Hallway
Guess Who
Guess what is represented on electron micrographs.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor
Help our Pollinators by Making Wildflower Seed Balls
Join the fun! Come squish in the dirt to make wildflower seedballs to plant in your garden and feed the pollinators.
Location: Petty Lobby
How we study dietary intake and nutrient functions
Learn about the reasearch methods to the science of nutrition!
Location: Sullivan Lobby – 1st Floor
Lakes, Wetlands, and Rivers
We will showcase what aquatic ecology does with hands-on activities!
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 3rd Floor
Make a Toad House!
The American Toad, Bufo americanus lives right in your back yard! You can make a lovely house for your toads out of a flower pot.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor Lobby
Make Your Own Rocket
Make your own rocket using cups, stickers, and a stomp rocket launcher.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor
Molecular Marshmallows
Teaching all present ages the basics of how a molecule is set up and how they look and teaching them how to build them.
Location: Coleman Hallway
NanoArt Examples
Explore the exciting intersection of science and art through JSNN’s NanoArt exibit!
Location: NIB Lobby 2nd Floor
Nanopores in Balloons
Guess what different scents are as they are diffused through the Nanopores of balloons.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor Lobby
Nursing Science & Technology
We are the ❤ of Nursing Science: Stop the Bleed Start the Beat
Location: NIB
Persistence of Vision
Learn about out maker space focused on the science of animation!
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 1st Floor
Properties of Dry Ice and Making Slime
Discovering the unique properties of Dry Ice & Slime
Location: Coleman Hallway
Robots on the Run
Design, build, program, and operate robots!
Location: Coleman Hallway
The Science of Culture & Behavior
Learn about artifacts and casts. Make your own pot or excavation box and other activities.
Location: NIB Lobby, 2nd Floor
SELF Design Studio
Makers in Residence will be displaying automatons that were created this semester. We will also be demonstrating 3D printing, green screen, and other maker tools.
Location: School of Education Building
Separating Compounds in Plant Extracts
In this activity we’ll be separating compounds of different polarity using liquid – liquid partitioning. Come learn about how we can use density and polarity to our advantage!
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 2nd Floor
Sonic cornstarch monster
The creation of “monsters” with non-newtonian fluid (cornstarch) under the influence of sound waves
Location: NIB, 4th Floor
Student Garden Club
An interactive display outside promoting growing local vegetables in home gardens and community gardens.
Location: Petty Lobby
Subterranean Mammals in 3D!
This activity will introduce participants to the diversity of mammals that live underground. The subterranean lifestyle has evolved many times in mammals across the world. This activity explores the possibilities for 3D data to reveal interesting adaptations of subterranean rodents, and will include interacting with 3D printed models and preserved museum specimens.
Location: Sullivan Lobby, 3rd Floor
Thin Films
We will use clear nail polish to create a thin film in water and over construction paper.
Location: NIB, 2nd Floor Lobby
Unseen Bacterial Helpers
Participants will culture their own microbiome and take home a plate to watch their microbes grow.
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor Lobby
UV Radiation Detection and Protection
Use UV detection beads and sunscreen to understand the importance of protection from UV radiation.
Location: NIB, 2nd Floor Lobby
Veggie Meter
Non-invasive skin objective measure of fruit and vegetable consumption
Location: NIB, 4th Floor
What happened to this bone?
Examine bones and try to identify what happened to them (a carnivore gnawed it, it was burned, etc.)
Location: NIB, 3rd Floor Lobby
Your diet and gut health
Learn about how what you eat affects your gut health
Location: NIB, 4th Floor
