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Discovery Days, a massive free outdoor science fest
By - posted 11/1/2014 No Comment

AT&T Park will become a science wonderland when the Bay Area Science Festival concludes with Discovery Days at AT&T Park – a free science extravaganza from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 1, 2014.

In past years, more than 30,000 people enjoyed a non-stop program chock-full of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. With more than 150 exhibits, there is something for everyone to unleash their inner scientist.

Discovery Days
Saturday, November 1, 2014 | 11am to 4pm
AT&T Park | 24 Willie Mays Plaza, SF
FREE

What to Expect in 2014

  • Bosch Robot Zoo – Willie Mays Plaza will be overrun by robots of all shapes and sizes. Interact with High School robotics teams, startup companies, and cutting edge research robots. This area is run in collaboration with Silicon Valley Robotics
  • Experience over 150 hands-on exhibits and activities from leading science and technology organizations from across the Bay Area. Universities, science museums, research labs, after school organizations, and local companies join forces for an unprecedented opportunity to meet scientists and engineers. Topics include health & medicine, engineering, technology, biotechnology, climate science, and so much more. This year, every exhibit will be framed as investigative questions to encourage explorations and curiosity.
  • Chevron Stem Zone – Explore fun, interactive activities that provide an inside-look at the science of sports, where you can train like an astronaut, explore robotics, and pick up a science kit.
  • Oracle Marine Science Plaza – Pilot an underwater ROV, build water sensors, and explore creatures from the depths in the new area in Seals Plaza at AT&T Park.
  • Life Science Alley – Experience the best of biotech with a dozen of the Bay Area’s leading life science companies. Extract your DNA, explore your genes, and meet the scientists engineering the next cure.
  • Scientist Fireside Chats – Meet the scientists shaping our collective future in this series of informal chats in the new edible garden at AT&T Park.