Fairleigh Dickinson University and the World Science Festival have joined forces to present the first City of Science: High School Edition, a science fair aimed at high-schoolers.
The event features hands-on activities and interactive exhibits that range from the vast reaches of outer space, to the molecular level. Scientists from throughout the area will be on hand to discuss the exhibits.
Students who attend will be able to tour the engineering and science labs at Farleigh Dickinson University and take part in activities at the college level, including programming robots and conducting forensic analyses. Organizers of events like this can use poster printing to label rooms and exhibits.
There will also be presentations and talks about careers in the STEM fields, and an opportunity to learn how scientific principles are applied in real life, such as gyroscopes that are used in GPS devices. Students will also have a chance to play tug-of-war while on wheels, illustrating the difficulties astronauts face in a low- or no-gravity environment.
Although the event is free, interested students need to RSVP. Once they register, the students will be entered in a contest to win a book by Greg Olsen, who is the third private citizen to visit the International Space Station.
The event is set for this Saturday, April 27, from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm at the Rothman Center of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, less than a half-hour drive for Northvale residents.
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