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Last updated 25-Sep-2019 (be sure to refresh your browser)
For many of our most devoted young fans Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids IS the festival! Carnival Day at UCCS (even though it wasn't called that yet) actually began in 2009, and was such a huge hit that it was a no-brainer when we decided to expand it the following year to create the multi-day celebration of all things STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) that we all enjoy now. Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids at UCCS is truly STEAM on steroids! We'll have exciting demonstration shows, talks, laboratory tours and demos, music, rockets, drones, animals, bugs, solar energy, telescopes & microscopes, rocks, fossils, robots, electronics, virtual reality computers, a fire engine, slime, an electric race car, liquid nitrogen ice cream & more. You can even build a real bridge and lots of other fun hands-on STEAM activities and exhibits for kids (primarily K-8th grades). All of this is presented by Cool Science and dozens of participating companies, schools, museums, clubs, nonprofits and other organizations from throughout eastern Colorado. It's all FREE (including parking) and fun for all ages! Check out some photos from previous Carnival Days. Don't forget that Carnival Day is just the first of 50 great Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival events for all ages: bird and nature walks; cooking classes (including one just for kids); star gazing; escape rooms; story time for preschoolers; planetarium shows; underground cave tours; "Dream Big", an inspiring STEAM movie on a giant screen; and much, much more! Check out the full 9-day schedule for more information. We still need lots of help to pull this off. Ask about volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals. |
If You're Going
What: Cool Science Carnival Day for Kids When: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 10am-4pm Where: Univ of Colorado- Colo Spgs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Colorado Springs (map) Who: Primarily for kids K-8th (fun for all!) Why: Because STEAM Rocks! How: With your help, please donate below |
Planning Your Visit
- Pre-Registration: Carnival Day is FREE, but please register online to help us to know how many people are coming, kid's ages and how you found our about the event. It only takes a couple minutes.
- Pre-Arrival: If you like to prepare for big events in advance, download a copy of our Carnival Day Map/Flyer (available soon) to plan your route through all the fun activities.
- Best Time to Come: We expect nearly 6,000 people to attend throughout the day, so it's always best to arrive earlier.
- Parking: All campus parking lots are FREE on Carnival Day, but fill up quickly, so check the campus map for more information. [Insider parking tip- Lot 103 is a little used parking lot next to the UCCS Farm House at the extreme east end of campus; start with all the SWELL activities there (see below), then ride the shuttle to the central campus for the rest of the activities!]
- Arrival: Our activities will be spread across much of the UCCS central main campus, inside and outside the University Center (UCTR), Centennial Hall (CENT), Gallogly Events Center, Engineering & Applied Science (ENGR) and Osborne Center (OCSE) (see campus map). We will have Information Tables with maps and volunteers to assist you at the main entrances to each of these buildings, but a good place to start is the lower University Center plaza on the east side of the El Pomar Center (EPC on the campus map).
- Food: It's going to be a long day of fun and exciting activities, so you may need to energize yourself. The Cafe 65 food court will be open from 10:30 am to 2 pm serving many different types of food, Clyde's serves pub food from 1 - 9 pm and Sanatorium Grounds coffee shop will be open until 1 pm. All are located in the University Center.
- Weather: We'll go rain or shine. If it is raining, snowing or extremely cold we will move many of the outside activities indoors.
- Social Media: Help us spread the word. Please share this page with your friends (Facebook "Like" and "Share" buttons above) and share your comments and photos with us on our Carnival Day Facebook event page (and be sure to like us on our Facebook page too). You can also tweet to us @CScoolscience. Use the hashtag #CSCSF2018.
- T-Shirts: Remember this day all year with our official Cool Science Festival T-shirt (designed by Rachel at Pike's Peak Community College). Children's and adult's sizes will be available at all Information Tables for a $15 donation to Cool Science (cash only).
* Please help us keep this event admission FREE *
Suggested donation $2/child ($5/family)
Donate at Information Tables (cash only) or online through ColoradoGives
Suggested donation $2/child ($5/family)
Donate at Information Tables (cash only) or online through ColoradoGives
Demonstrations, Shows and Lab Tours:
Black's Magic: "Magic Mission to Mars"
Show Times: coming soon
Master Magician Bruce Black blends comedy, magic and science principles to take students on an amazing magical journey to the Planet Mars (all ages, Centennial 203).
Lori Bogren: "The Explosion Show"
Show Times: coming soon
She's back to demonstrate the explosive power of chemistry! Watch balloons go boom, blowtorches in beakers, and flaming gummy bears (all ages, outside Student Center upper plaza).
Sean Bogren: "Colorado Springs FPV Drone Show"
Show Times: Shows approximately every 30 minutes all day
Check out the state of the art in competitive racing drone aircraft. See them zoom across the sky and watch the live video from on-board cameras (all ages, outside lower plaza).
Cool Science: Chemistry Magic Show
Show Times: coming soon
Always a fan favorite, experience the wonders of chemistry with Prof. Ron Furstenau in our signature magic show for all ages. "Potions" will change colors, explode and even freeze right before your eyes (all ages, Centennial 203).
UCCS Electrical Engineering: Robotic Systems * NEW *
Tour Times: coming soon
Check out the cool robots and other experiments going on in the Electrical and Computer Engineering labs (all ages, Room TBD).
UCCS Mountain Lion Motorsports: Electric Race Car
Demonstration Times: Demonstrations run continuously all day
Mountain Lion Motorsports, UCCS's own Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Electric (FSAEE) team will demonstrate some of the basic functionality of their Formula 1 style prototype race car, talk about creating an electric race car, and even let kids "drive" in the car while playing Grand Turismo (all ages, Osborne A301).
UCCS Biology: DNA Extraction Lab
Lab Times: Starts at the top of every hour from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, (~50 minutes)
Extract real DNA from strawberries and learn about the genetic building blocks that make up all life (grades 1-12, Osborne B314).
UCCS Biology: Natural History Museum * NEW *
Tour Times: 10 am - 4 pm
Come visit the UCCS Natural History Museum, home to more than 700 skulls, skeletons and mounts of animals from Saber-toothed tigers to hippos, mountain lions and more! (all ages, Osborne B402).
UCCS Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Engineering and Prototyping Shop Tours
Tour Times: 11:00 am; noon; 1:00 pm
Check out our robots, penny catapults and 3-D printers, then tour the rest of the tools and machines in the engineering and prototyping shop (all ages, Osborne A327).
UCCS Sustainability, Wellness & Learning (SWELL): "Heritage Grain Exploration: the Science of Sourdough"
Show Times: Throughout the day
Stop by the UCCS Farm House for a SWELL time learning all about grains. We'll have many fun activities going on throughout the day, starting with farm and greenhouse tours, but there will also be much more to do, so check back soon for details. (All ages, UCCS Farm House, take shuttle from University Center lower plaza, or park in Lot 103). [Note: our farm is home to a hive of very peaceful bees, but if anyone has any allergies please be sure to have your EpiPen on hand.]
USAFA Physics: "Physics is Phun!"
Show Times: Shows begin at the top of every hour all day (~30 minutes)
Watch a physics tour de force show featuring electricity, simple machines, a gravity-defying bicycle wheel, magnets and more. They'll even have liquid nitrogen and make Dippin' Dots! (all ages, Room TBD).
ZOMETOOL: "Shadows from Hyperspace"
Workshop Times: coming soon
In this interactive workshop led by CEO Paul Hildebrandt you will use a free ZOMETOOL starter kit to learn a little quantum math by building a square, then a cube, dragging it through space, connecting the dots and repeating to create a shadow of a 4-dimensional cube. Boom- blow your mind! (4th grade & up, Room TBD).
Show Times: Throughout the day
Stop by the UCCS Farm House for a SWELL time learning all about grains. We'll have many fun activities going on throughout the day, starting with farm and greenhouse tours, but there will also be much more to do, so check back soon for details. (All ages, UCCS Farm House, take shuttle from University Center lower plaza, or park in Lot 103). [Note: our farm is home to a hive of very peaceful bees, but if anyone has any allergies please be sure to have your EpiPen on hand.]
USAFA Physics: "Physics is Phun!"
Show Times: Shows begin at the top of every hour all day (~30 minutes)
Watch a physics tour de force show featuring electricity, simple machines, a gravity-defying bicycle wheel, magnets and more. They'll even have liquid nitrogen and make Dippin' Dots! (all ages, Room TBD).
ZOMETOOL: "Shadows from Hyperspace"
Workshop Times: coming soon
In this interactive workshop led by CEO Paul Hildebrandt you will use a free ZOMETOOL starter kit to learn a little quantum math by building a square, then a cube, dragging it through space, connecting the dots and repeating to create a shadow of a 4-dimensional cube. Boom- blow your mind! (4th grade & up, Room TBD).
Hands-on Activity Stations (many more coming):
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Aerospace Employees Radio Organization (AEØRO):
Check out AEØRO amateur radio club's new emergency communications trailer and use the club's radios to talk to other 'hams' on several amateur radio bands. American Guild of Organists (COS Chapter): Ever wondered how pipe organs work? Learn how by building and playing a real pipe organ. *NEW* American Numismatic Association (Money Museum): See and learn about the elements that are used to make coins by playing fun measurement and math games. Autism Vision of Colorado: Bend light with water to learn about refraction and create an amazing optical illusion. *NEW* Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology: Be a hero to animals and learn how veterinarians care for them. Buell Children's Museum: Use a straw and our own air power to mix paint and create works of art in this fun, no-mess activity. Cave of the Winds Mountain Park: Learn about the geology and chemistry of cave systems . Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Interact with live animals and touchable biofacts from the ZOOMobile. Meet animals like snakes, hedgehogs, lizards, and more! [Note: 11 am to 3 pm only] Civil Air Patrol - Colorado Springs Cadet Squadron: Cut out your own paper rocket, add a nose cone and fins then use a compressed air launcher to blast off! Colorado Parks & Wildlife: Experience why the wildlife and fish native to Colorado are so important at this hands-on activity station. Win trivia prizes and get your questions answered by a real biologist. Colorado Springs Astronomical Society: Safely observe the sun's surface and atmosphere- 93 million miles away- using our special filtered telescopes. It's more than just a yellow ball! Colorado Springs Fire Department: Come see a real fire truck and learn about the equipment firefighters use to save lives. Colorado Springs Utilities: Two different stations: learn about water conservation with an interactive water table and other fun activities; and learn about electrical safety with an interactive model that shocks Safety City with 10,000 volts! Cool Science: As always, we'll be doing something really cool. Details coming soon. Coronado High School FIRST Robotics Team: See real robots designed and built by high school students. You might even get to drive one though a designated course! Dakota Ridge Engineering: Construct a real bridge originally designed by Leonardo da Vinci, using no tools and no nails or screws. *NEW* Dinosaur Resource Center: "Let's Talk About Dinosaurs!" with skulls, claws and all kinds of fun dinosaur stuff. Donor Alliance/Donate Life Colorado: Learn about organ and tissue transplants and play a life-sized Operation game. *NEW* Girl Scouts of Colorado: Engineer craft stick launchers to fling Q-Tips and other small items into the air. *NEW* Inventa Academy: Produce AC and DC electricity, launch bean bags and use a newLEGO robot to serve lemonade! Keysight Technologies: Experience signals in the sky with activities such as logic puzzles, an oscilloscope demonstration with musical instruments, an LED light show about digital signals and programming, hand-held (Dino-Lite) microscopes, and more! Lewis Palmer Middle School: Search for microscopic living organisms on a pond water safari and learn about their roles in ecosystems. *NEW* Little Richard's Toy Store: Play with some of the science and engineering toys that you'll find in the store, including magnets, circuits and instant snow. *NEW* |
Lockheed Martin:
Ride a rocket sled powered by your own human energy, try out some virtual reality goggles and learn about 3-D printing. Martin Marietta: Learn about real construction materials and methods in this hands-on activity station with asphalt, concrete, and aggregate. Missile Defense Agency: Real engineers will answer your questions about rockets and missiles and help you build hoop gliders. *NEW* National Space Science & Technology Institute: Check out the Mobile Earth & Space Observatory (MESO), with telescopes and lots more hands-on activities. Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center: Meet and greet great raptors- hawks, owls, falcons, and vultures- in person and learn how the NWDC rehabilitates sick, injured, and orphaned birds of prey. Peak Vista Community Health Center: Try some cool chemistry with baking soda and balloons! Pikes Peak Library District (Children's Dept.): Shake, rattle, and roll as you learn about earthquakes! Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair: Middle and high school students will present their recent science fair projects and answer questions about the science the learned and why science fairs are valuable. QuestBotics: Learn math, robots, arts and coding with a cool new toy that uses no computer or screen to program a robot. *NEW* Rocky Mountain Robotics, FIRST Team 662: Watch a 130 pound student-built robot in action. You can ask questions about robotics and even get a chance to drive the robot yourself! Royal Crest Dairy and Cool Science: Learn about dairy products while making your own tasty ice cream in less than 3 minutes using liquid nitrogen at -320°F. St. Mary's High School: Tackle the PVC Pipe Challenge and build a PVC structure for a marble to travel top to bottom as slowly as possible. *NEW* Simply Kids Dental: Learn all about the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth with a variety of fun activities! Toys2Life: Use sensors to make simple toys and dolls talk to each other with characters kids create themselves. *NEW* UCCS/CSTEME: Have fun learning about polymers by making slime, then turning soda pop into little spheres you can eat! UCCS HyperFalcos Hyperloop Team: Watch our little "puppy pods" race around a mini hyperloop hi-tech transportation track and learn about our design for the 2020 Hyperloop Pod competition. UCCS Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Use computer aided design (CAD) to create a simple solid model then bring it to life on a 3D printer. UCCS Physics and Energy Science: Learn what the large Foucalt pendulum in the Osborne lobby shows and how it works. UCCS Simulation Center: Meet a robotic child manikin named Charlotte from UCCS's Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences Simulation Learning Center and help keep her from going into shock. You can also "drive" a telepresence robot located across campus. UCCS Tree Ring Lab: Determine the age of a tree by examining its annual growth rings, and find out what they cal also tell us about past climates and environments. *NEW* U.S. Air Force Academy Dept of Mathematical Sciences: Details TBD. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Learn how to recycle, compost and save food with fun games and activities. Zometool: Learn how to recycle, compost and save food with fun games and activities. |
Thanks to all of our Cool Science volunteers and the participating organizations that make Carnival Day possible!
Disclaimer: Please be aware that by attending this event, you consent to your likeness being used, without compensation, in photography for use in any and all media, whether known or subsequent. You release Cool Science, its successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that by attending this event, you consent to your likeness being used, without compensation, in photography for use in any and all media, whether known or subsequent. You release Cool Science, its successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature.
