{"id":238341,"date":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/stem-festival-to-come-to-petco-park\/"},"modified":"2016-03-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T08:00:00","slug":"stem-festival-to-come-to-petco-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/stem-festival-to-come-to-petco-park\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM festival to come to Petco Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Tori Hahn | Pasante SDCNN<\/p>\n

Young students will have a chance to exercise their passion for science at the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering<\/a> this weekend. The week of festivities with a focus on STEM \u2014 science, technology, engineering and math \u2014 will kick off with an EXPO Day at Petco Park on March 5.<\/p>\n

Children of all ages, from kindergarten through 12th grade, are encouraged to participate in the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to bring industry exposure to young children and families that they otherwise would not receive through the classroom, instilling an excitement for science, technology engineering and math,\u201d festival director Sara Pagano said.<\/p>\n

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Children of all ages will enjoy the various activities planned at this years STEM Festival at Petco Park. (Photos by Melissa Jacobs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The EXPO Day will include more than 130 booths of hands-on activities sponsored by businesses and corporations all across Southern California.<\/p>\n

\"SDFSE-EXPO-Day-IMG_9747-Photo<\/a>One of the participating businesses is Illumina, which has sponsored the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering since 2014. The company contributes to the festival every year to ignite a passion for STEM in the next generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe designed our EXPO Day experience to provide opportunities for visitors to learn about genetics and engage with questions that can be answered with help from Illumina\u2019s technologies,\u201d said Karen Possemato, chief of staff to Illumina CEO Jay Flatley. \u201cWe will also have experiences appropriate for all ages including a genetic traits bingo, scientific face painting, making codon necklaces, and a photo booth where students can picture themselves as scientists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other activities at the festival include a \u201cStar Wars\u201d-themed recycling challenge and a TedxKids session, organized by the Cajon Valley Union School District, in which young scientists will share their ideas about STEM in a TED-like discussion.<\/p>\n

\"SDFSE-EXPO-Day-IMG_9988-Photo<\/a>EXPO Day is only the beginning of festival week, which will continue in various locations around San Diego, March 6 \u201313.<\/p>\n

With the new \u201cSTEM in your backyard\u201d series, smaller versions of the EXPO Day will travel to diverse communities such as Barrio Logan, Chula Vista, City Heights and East Village.<\/p>\n

Last year, the eight-day-long festival attracted 75,000 kids, parents, community members and scientists, according to the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering website.<\/p>\n

Admission to the EXPO Day is free and open to the public. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is everyone’s job \u2014 not just teachers \u2014 to spark that sustained level of excitement for science and engineering into the minds of young people,\u201d Pagano said.\u00a0\u201cOh, and by the way, STEM is fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Tori Hahn es pasante en SDCNN y estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de periodismo en la Universidad Estatal de San Diego.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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