Health Sciences is a Hit with Kids at Family SciFest Event
Insee Ekstrom checks to see if Hal, the young manikin, is breathing at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) booth, where they taught CPR and airway skills during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
The University of Arizona Health Sciences brought STEM to life for over 500 families who attended the Children’s Museum Tucson Family SciFest event on a recent Saturday morning. Showcasing a variety of STEM activities, the University of Arizona College of Nursing, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center and the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) engaged with children aged 2 through 10.
Children created pipe cleaner brain cells and spiders and compared candy to medicine to reinforce the importance of never eating anything without adult permission. They tested the effects of sunscreen and interacted with Hal, the animatronic child-size manikin from ASTEC. Each child also received a Connect2STEM backpack filled with STEM activities to do at home to extend their learning experience.
Emma Mendoza colors in a picture of a virus at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy booth during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Medical Directive student Sakshi Akki gets a coloring booklet for Jay Mendoza while he makes a model of a virus during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Jay Mendoza holds a virus he made out of a foam ball and pipe cleaners during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Vanessa Rendon places her hand in a box to see what germs are on her skin as University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy student Anyang Ndobegang shines a black light on her hands during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Vanessa Rendon holds up a certificate after completing an activity during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Student volunteers from the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and Medical Directive students show kids where germs like to hide on your hands and demonstrate the importance of washing your hands well during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Ar'jianna Roberts grabs beads to put on the spider she made during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Evander McCauley uses a bag-valve-mask on a Hal, a child-size manikin, at a hands-on display by the Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC) during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy students teach children about sun safety during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
Over 500 families attended the recent SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson, where University of Arizona Health Sciences volunteers led kids in hands-on activities.
Jonathan Murphy listens to Helena Morrison, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, teach him about brain cells during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson. Murphy got to build brain cells out of pipe cleaners and was given a brain cell coloring sheet and stickers.
Ariyani Perez shows off a spider she made during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.
University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy student Trinh Nguyen teaches children about sun safety during the recent Family SciFest at Children's Museum Tucson.