
The Atlanta Science Festival & Georgia Tech Present:
Science & Engineering Day at GT
March 11th | Noon - 5:00 pm
Get geared up for the science takeover of Atlanta! Take tree walks, find some slugs, learn about the fastest aircraft in the world, be wowed by awesome robots and more at the 10th annual Atlanta Science Festival, presented by Delta Air Lines, happening March 10-25, 2023. Check out the Festival schedule and keep up with all things #ATLSciFest on our website, newsletter, and social media!
The Festival is engineered by Science ATL and community partners, with major support from presenting sponsor Delta Air Lines, founders Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and other sponsors like NCR Foundation, UPS, Google, Lenz Marketing, Cox Enterprises, Georgia Power, Lockheed Martin, Mercer University, International Paper, and more.
Members of the Georgia Tech community are opening their doors for the Atlanta Science Festival. Whether you’re interested in robotics, brains, biology, space, art, nanotechnology, paper, computer science, wearables, bioengineering, chemical engineering, or systems engineering, there will be activities for you. Visit campus for lab tours, hands-on STEAM activities, exhibits, demonstrations, opportunities to meet student researchers, and learn about the research and so much more happening at Tech.
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Activity Guide
Activity Name |
Description |
Audience Age |
Hosting Organization |
Location |
Brain Games |
Exercise your brain with our challenging brain games! Test your reflexes, examine your senses, and learn all about the brain with our interactive neuroscience demos for Brain Awareness Day! | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Georgia Tech Undergraduate Neuroscience | Marcus, Conference Room 1118 |
Explore Papermaking |
Come explore the process of papermaking and make your own sheet of paper to take home! | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Robert C. Williams Museums Museum of Papermaking | IBB, Atrium |
Urban Water Cycle |
Learn about how wastewater is transformed to be used in urban environments through this live demo. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Water Chemists | IBB, Courtyard |
Is My Honey Pure? |
Put on your detective hats to see how scientists distinguish between pure and fake honey using cutting edge tools of the trade. | Teenagers, Adults, Families | Molecular Detectives | MoSE G143, the NMR lab |
Magnetic Levitation via Superconductivity |
You don't have to be a superhero to make things fly, just a scientist. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Graduate Association of Physicists | Marcus, Atrium |
Playing Mother Nature |
Why do we have weather? What makes the ocean circulate? How does one remember all the types of rocks and minerals? These are all questions we study within the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Join us and explore these questions yourselves! | Teenagers, Adults, Families | School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | IBB, Courtyard |
Chemistry Magic |
Make your own DIY self-inflating balloon, lava lamp and color-changing turmeric art with everyday household products. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Association of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students | Marcus Atrium |
HCI Simplified |
Learn how human-computer interaction design plays into everyday objects. | Teenagers, Adults | Dr. Arriaga's Lab | Marcus Atrium |
Fuel Cell Based Cars |
See how a fuel cell-based car generates current through an electrochemical reaction and learn how this could make all our commutes cleaner. | Children under 10 | Fuel cell | Marcus Atrium |
Atomistic models of Nanomaterials for Carbon Capture |
No magnifying glasses need to view these atom-level nano materials. See how small things can make something much bigger! | Teenagers, Adults | Sholl Research Group | Marcus Atrium |
Bio-Inspired Solutions for Infrastructure Problems |
Nature inspires our best designs. View demos of how ant tunnels, spiderwebs, and plant roots can make our infrastructure stronger. | Teenagers, Adults | Center for Bio-Inspired and Bio-Mediated Geotechnics | Marcus Atrium |
Communicating for Legos |
Compete against other teams to build lego structures and sharpen your communication skills. | Teenagers | Black Engineers | IBB, Atrium |
Energy and Chemical Reactions |
Watch thermodynamics in action! Participants will be able to create their own 'thermal energy' reactions and learn how scientists predict what can be the unpredictable. | Teenagers, Adults, Families | McDaniel Lab | Marcus, Atrium |
Earthquake Structure Challenge |
Shake it out to see if your structure can survive the vibrations of an earthquake. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Families | Georgia Tech Society of Women Engineers | Marcus, Atrium |
Aero Maker Space 3D Printing Demonstration |
See a 3D printer in action and ask your questions about how they work! | Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Yang Aero Maker Space | IBB, Atrium |
Cold & Colder |
Do all balloons float? Learn about different gases and the gas law by seeing how balloons behave with different gases. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | The Center for the Origins of Life | IBB, Atrium |
Bouncy Polymer Balls |
Bounce over to view interesting chemical reaction, primarily between the borax and glue to see what hops and what flops. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | American Institute of Chemical Engineers: Georgia Tech | IBB, Atrium |
Fun with Immunoengineering: Intro to immune Cell Culture |
Design your own immune cell using different colored magnets and put them to the test! Participants will get first-hand experense with an artificial bioreactor and put their knowledge into practice. | Children under 10, Families | Roy Lab | Marcus, Atrium |
VR Science Games |
Science meets gaming in this VR scenario. | Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Georgia Tech Library | IBB, Atrium |
Multimedia Green Screen |
Make your selfie out of this world (or anywhere around the world!) using our green screen and multimedia software to add your own background. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Georgia Tech Library | IBB, Atrium |
Science Fiction from the Georgia Tech Archives |
Experience science fiction from the past to the present with Georgia Tech's archival collections. | Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Georgia Tech Library | IBB, Atrium |
Tour of the Invention Studio + Laser Cut Keychain Workshop |
The Invention Studio is the largest student run makerspace in the nation. Participants can tour the Invention Studio or participate in a laser cut demonstration, or both! Tours and the demo last 30 minutes each. | Teenagers, Adults, Families | Invention Studio at Georgia Tech | MRDC |
Math Mysteries |
Challenge yourself with different interactive math puzzles. Participants can try puzzles and learn about the math behind it. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Association for Women in Mathematics | IBB, Atrium |
Investigation into the Effects of Blockage in Arteries |
Participants will experiment to understand the effects of clogged blood vessels and arteries. | Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Bioengineering Graduate Association | IBB, Atrium |
Merging Creativity and Knowledge: An Exhibition of Research-Inspired Artwork |
A gallery exhibit of research-inspired artwork with a scavenger hunt activity component! | Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Science.Art.Wonder | Ford ES&T |
Space Outreach Activities |
Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Aerospace | Marcus, Atrium | |
Biomechanics and Wearable Robots |
Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Biomechanics and Wearable Robots | IBB, Atrium | |
Genes By All Means |
Children under 10, Teenagers | Genes By All Means | Marcus, Atrium | |
A Window Tour of the Cleanroom |
Come see the lab where microelectronics and nanotechnology are built on the Georgia Tech campus. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
Cleanroom Suit Demo |
Do you want to go into a cleanroom? What would you have to wear to go inside that cleanspace? This demonstration will show you what you need to go inside. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
How Tall Am I? |
How tall are you in the world of nano? How do you compare to other common items in the world? | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
Magic Sand |
Magic Sand is a regular sand with a nano-coating on it which makes it superhydrophobic. What does this mean and how can we use this sand? | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
Ferrofluid |
Materials can act differntly when they are nanometer sized. What does that look like in the real world? | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
Thin Films |
Do materials behave the same when they get thin? How can we use the unique characteristics of thin films? | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | IEN Educational Outreach | Marcus, Lab Space |
Digital Optical Microscope |
Using light to look at the world the same way that humans see but magnified more than 1000 times, everyday objects become strange landscapes. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Material Characterization Facility | Marcus, Basement, MCF |
X-Ray Fluorescence System |
Use x-rays to find out exactly what an object is made of and create a "picture" of where the elements in a sample are. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Material Characterization Facility | Marcus, Basement, MCF |
Scanning Electron Microscope |
Use electrons to see and explore objects as small as 20 nanometers - about the size of a single virus particle. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Material Characterization Facility | Marcus, Basement, MCF |
Transmission Electron Microscope |
Focus electrons to be able to see individual atoms in a solid. | Children under 5, Children under 10, Teenagers, Adults, Families | Material Characterization Facility | Marcus, Basement, MCF |
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Parking @ GT
Free parking for attendees will be available in the W21 lot in the central area of campus.
For the map of parking zones, please click here.
Using MARTA
Georgia Tech is served by the Midtown and North Avenue stations on the Red and Gold lines. Tech’s Gold Stinger bus provides direct service to the Midtown Station. The Tech Square bus offers a stop within short walking distance to the North Avenue Station. Monthly passes can be used for both MARTA bus and rail service.
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