Cool Cafés
Earthquake Detection
Sammamish Teen Science Café learned about earthquakes and how and why they happen. Also discussed was to do in the event of an earthquake.
Mind Control
STEM Savvy teens learned how their brains operate and how easily their brains can be tricked. With the use of an EEG they were able to track brain activity.
Snack Food 101
Delaware teens learned about their favorite snack foods. They learned about production, and how food safety and quality checks are made to ensure safe, consistent products.
All in the Genes
The VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café was thrilled to invite Dr. Debra Leonard, the chair of the University of Vermont Pathology Department, to speak about genes on March 30. We were extremely grateful that Dr. Leonard was able to take some time out of her busy schedule to teach us about how genomics and genetics are
Building for Natural Disasters
The first ever Delaware Teen Science Café was titled “Building for Natural Disasters,” featuring guest speaker Richard Kimball and was organized by the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Richard Kimball is a fourth year architectural engineer student at Drexel University working to get his BS/MS degree. As a child, Mr. Kimball thought he wanted to become
Spilling the Tea on Climate Change
Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors: Spilling the Tea on Climate Change By Enya Xiang The Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors held their first 2019 Teen Science Cafe, Spilling Tea on Climate Change, this Tuesday, January 29th. Pairing fauna with flora, the team hosted Dr. Kate Moore, specialist in zooarchaeology, and Dr. Chantel White, specialist in archaeobotany. Lots of snacks
High Tech for Low Vision
Teens in Louisiana learned about the great things LSU Engineering is doing using 3D printers to help provide low-income families with affordable frames.
Back in Time (Historic Restoration and Chemistry)
This YOCO Teen Science Café was really about exploring different techniques and skills needed in historic restoration. Mr. Joe Mester and Ms. Sara Johnson work for the Culture & Heritage Museums. They are both conservationists and preservationists and their job is to restore old structures while keeping them historically accurate to the time period when they were built.
In My Feelings! The Science of Emotions
All of us experience stress and negative emotions in our lives for many different reasons. Maybe you have a big test coming up that has you way stressed. Or maybe you just had a big fight with your parents or best friend. What better time to talk about emotions than at the Central Texas Teen Science February café
The Science of Coffee
Have you ever thought about where coffee comes from and how it is made? Many people drink it everyday but few know the science behind coffee production. If you're like me, you buy your coffee from the grocery store or the local coffee shop but never stop to think about where that coffee came from or the long