Show Flow
Main Stage
Event Opens
9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony, Icon Award, Raffle Prize and Dale Dougherty!
Join us as we officially start the day and hear from our LA STEM Icon Award Winner, Garner Holt, and the Founder of the Maker Movement, Dale Dougherty.
10:00 AM
The Amoeba People
The Amoeba People are a science rock band from the Planet Crouton, sent to our world to gather scientific data about Earth and transmit it back to Crouton in the form of insanely catchy and dance-able tunes.
10:30 AM
Impossible Science
Impossible Science has inspired hundreds of millions of kids online with its unique blend of science and magic. You may be familiar with Impossible Science on PBS, YouTube, or its in-person live shows, STEAM festivals, and summer camps, but today we have its founder, world champion of magic, Jason Latimer! Join Latimer on stage as he challenges the impossible with STEAM to show how the right question changes everything!
11:30 AM
Sharing diverse perspectives: Exploring the implications of AI / Machine Learning on Teaching and Learning
Panel will explore the diverse perspective of educators, learners, and community members in regard to the impacts of Artificial Intelligence and related technologies on society, teaching and learning. Some topics discussed will include the current state of AI in education, the future of AI in education and the impacts of generative AI on writing, creativity and human thinking.
12:00 PM
Fast, practical fact-checking: A mom's guide to scientific reasoning with Tutor Tori
“If you put hot food in the fridge, will it really go bad?” When drowning in motherhood misinformation, hold fast to scientific reasoning, in everything from the biology of breastfeeding to the chemistry of cleaning. Strengthen these critical thinking skills to separate fact from fiction across both your personal and professional life. Empower your decision-making to enhance your family's wellbeing and navigate life with confidence.
1:00 PM
Innovation Challenge Award Presentation
Stop by Booth G20 before noon to vote for your favorite innovative solution. Then see the winners announced from the stage.
1:45 PM
Family Math Sing-a-long by PBS SoCal
PBS SoCal is thrilled to bring you the FAMILY MATH SING-A-LONG, a fun, musical performance featuring Isabel Brazon and her band, Baila Baila. FAMILY MATH is an educational initiative that offers activities, videos and songs in English and Spanish to support young children and families in learning early math skills, like patterns, counting, sorting and shapes. Join us for this fun, live musical as FAMILY MATH comes to life! FAMILY MATH music videos and songs are available on YouTube @familymathkids
2:00 PM
Kitty Felde: Book Club for Kids Podcast
Join veteran public radio journalist Kitty Felde at a live taping of the award-winning Book Club for Kids podcast. Kitty will ask you to answer the hardest question: what's your favorite book and why?
3:00 PM
Michael Martinez: Author of Compositing for Community
Join author Michael Martinez as he reads, “Composting for Community,” a children’s picture book that shares the importance of reducing waste, taking care of communities and our environment.
3:30 PM
Empowering Futures: Women's Voices in STEM
Join us for an inspiring and engaging discussion at the Women in STEM panel! Through a facilitated discussion between our panelist women with careers in STEM, discover their stories, gain valuable insights into their careers, and be empowered by their advice for the next generation of STEM enthusiasts. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate diversity, resilience, and excellence in STEM!
4:00 PM
Contest Winners Announced
Join us as we announce the winners of theCoderSchool Santa Monica Code-a-Thon and the Whova Photo Contest!
5:00 PM
Event Closes
6:00 PM
Demo/Panel Platform
Joe Larson, the 3D Printing Professor
Solving problems with 3D printing. 3D printing can be used to solve everyday problems quickly and easily. But before you can solve problems with 3D printing, you have to solve the problems of 3D printing. Because every manufacturing process has its limitations, 3D printing has some problems that need to be addressed. In this presentation Joe Larson, the 3D printing professor, will share with you how he overcame 3D printing's inability to make Legos by creating a whole new building block system called PrintABloks, that he then used to build solutions to other problems.
9:30 AM
Panel: Raising a STEAM Kid
Join our panel of leaders, in the field of education, who will be sharing their valuable insight and knowledge on how to engage children in STEAM. Panelists will include celebrated author Ruth Spiro, M.B.A.. who has written works such as the Baby Loves Science series of board books and How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up. Panelist Polly Hall, M.A. is an award winning musician, podcast host and music educator. Claudia Vera Rosas, M.A. is the Program Director of Matilija Escuela Bosque, a nature based, indigenous knowledge and art centered program. Along with Nataly Benitez, M.A. an adjunct professor at Pacific Oaks College who also works as expanded learning coordinator for Vaughn Next Century Learning Center in Pacoima.
11:00 AM
Panel: Bridging Pathways | Black and Latino Voices in STEM
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion at the City of STEM, where Black and Latino STEM professionals will share their unique journeys, challenges, and triumphs in navigating the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Our panelists will delve into the pathways that led them to their current roles, highlighting the pivotal moments and support systems that helped shape their careers.
12:00 PM
ISS Above: All about the International Space Station
Did you know the International Space Station (ISS) passes YOU by 5-8 times EVERY DAY? In this presentation, Liam Kennedy, the inventor of the ISS-Above, will show you how to track the ISS and know every time it's passing by and how to view the live video feeds showing views of the earth from space.
1:00 PM
Sprite Lights – LED Body Art
Sprite Lights is LED up body art, think a light up temporary tattoo. Join the inventor Katherine “Smalls” Connell to learn about the journey of learning how to create wearable flexible circuits to combine electronics and art into one.
1:30 PM
Building with what you have at hand
Using examples from his own work, Johan shows that it's possible to make interesting projects with unusual materials. Doing the simplest thing that could possibly work sometimes works surprisingly well, and having constraints forces you to think sideways to come up with unique solutions. The projects include his dog speedometer, drawing and labelling machines, very very homemade 3D printer, and a perpetual pendulum wave.
2:00 PM
Tesla Coils and Plasma Art
With the help of tesla coils, a desktop, aurora borealis display, and a little bit of electromagnetic fields, you can see and learn about how lightning really can be put in a bottle these days!
2:30 PM
Discover the future of Arduino programming: Quick easy and efficient with the revolutionary Visuino!
Visuino introduces a revolutionary new fun, fast, easy and efficient way to program Arduino and other micro controllers. I will demonstrate live how you can create complex projects in matter of few minutes, upload, and enjoy them working. In the short time will create few different projects including programming robots and manipulators. Join me for unforgettable 20 minutes of pure fun with Arduino controlled robots and devices!
3:00 PM
Panel: Unconventional STEM
Experience the unexpected at our Unconventional STEM Panel! Join us as we push the boundaries of traditional STEM discourse with innovative ideas and diverse perspectives. From groundbreaking research to avant-garde applications, our panelists will challenge assumptions and inspire creativity. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the limitless potential of STEM in shaping our future!
3:30 PM
MMAARS (Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy and Research Sciences)
Art Therapy, Body mapping, and Astronaut Life.
4:30 PM
Workshop Tent A
Natural History Museum: LA Underwater
Dive into science with the NHMLAC's Community Engagement team and uncover locally-discovered fossils. Help us do science by sorting real fossils and find out how our prehistoric ocean helps us understand the underwater habitats from the past.
9:30 AM
Natural History Museum: Bee Bundles
Join NHMLAC Museum Educators as they support native bee populations by creating bee bundles! Learn how to add native bee habitat to your local green spaces, with these mini bee hotels.
11:15 AM
Universo Expansivo: Tactile Astronomy with the Giant Magellan Telescope
Join the Giant Magellan Telescope for a hands-on astronomy workshop from their Universo Expansivo Program. Together we'll explore celestial objects from the stars to the moon and learn more about our universe.
12:00 PM
Natural History Museum: Fossil Plaster Jacketing
Dig into science with NHMLAC's Dinosaur Institute and meet world renowned paleontologists as they demonstrate fossil plaster jacketing. Learn how paleontologists care for fossils and how they safely transport them to museum for further research.
1:00 PM
Natural History Museum: Taxidermy Forms
Go behind the dioramas with NHMLAC Taxidermist, Tim Bovard. Tim answers questions that take you under the skin of the iconic animal that the Museum is famous for. Join him and learn how to create bird forms for taxidermy.
2:00 PM
Craft Your Magical Identity Being with Mx. Julian Rich of Rebuild
"Craft Your Magical Identity Being" is an empowering workshop designed for self-discovery and connection. Participants, either individually or in pairs, embark on a journey of self-exploration by identifying and celebrating the unique qualities they cherish within themselves. Through a guided process of listing personal strengths, preferences, and attributes, attendees then translate these aspects into visual representations. The culmination of the workshop involves bringing these elements to life, as participants create vibrant and imaginative characters that serve as tangible expressions of their inner selves, fostering a deeper understanding of who they are and cultivating a sense of unity with others on a similar journey. Throughout the exercise, Julian will explore the workshop's broader implications, emphasizing the vital role of intergenerational arts exercises and education in fostering connections and understanding among diverse individuals.
3:00 PM
Seville for the People
Reimagine broken and discarded jewelry in this workshop that aims to inspire and redefine creativity as a utility for self improvement.
4:00 PM
Garner Holt Education Through Imagination presents Brushtronic Bugs!
Will you accept the challenge to create and build an animatronic bug capable of knocking down whatever stands in its way?
4:45 PM
Workshop Tent B
Woodcraft Rangers Presents—
Solar S'mores: Crafting a DIY Solar Oven
Embark on a journey with Woodcraft Rangers, a non-profit dedicated to empowering young minds through camp and after-school programs. This workshop combines creativity, sustainability, and the joy of making your own Mini-Solar Oven for s'mores! The Solar Ovens would be made out of recycled and easy to find materials. Discover how you can use the power of the sun and solar rays as a natural resource, to create s’mores!
9:30 AM
STEMup4Youth / Mission Evergreen
From Trash to Treasure: Recycling Scrap Paper into Works of Art—Learn an easy, accessible method of recycling paper at home and turn paper that would have gone in the trash into beautiful decorative pieces!
11:00 AM
PBS SoCal
Explore math and measurement with Family Math! PBS SoCal invites families with young children to join this interactive measurement workshop and receive materials to continue learning at home.
¡Explora matemáticas y la medición con Matemáticas en Familia! PBS SoCal invita a familias con niños pequeños a participar en un taller interactivo. Juntos exploraremos el tema de medición y recursos para continuar el aprendizaje en casa.
12:00 PM
Neighborhood Science @ Los Angeles Public Library: Water Quality & Filtering
Come create a TDS filter for your water and participate in real scientific research to help real scientists find solutions to many problems facing our planet today!
1:00 PM
Robotics and Satellites: CubiKit Hands-on Classroom Activity
– Geared towards educators
Our Aerospace STEM team has developed resources for teaching space in the classroom including slide packages, video, student worksheets and lesson plans on a variety of topics. Come join us as we share about the CubiKit!
2:00 PM
Project Based Learning: Hands-on for Students, Hands-off for Teachers
– Geared towards educators
Join us for this engaging, hands-on session for educators or community members led by Alex Reader, the founder & CEO of STIIX, where we will dive into some of the latest and greatest around the STEM world, and even spend the majority of our time together getting hands-on ourselves building a Wind Turbine project. Attendees will leave with a fun souvenir, augmented reality experiences like flying a drone to survey a wind turbine, as well as hear about all kinds of FREE resources to engage both students & families – and knowledge of how to bring meaningful STEM to your school/organization in an incredibly EASY way!
3:00 PM
Making Math with Nonscriptum LLC
– Geared towards educators
Learn about 3D printed math with Joan Horvath, co-author of Make: Geometry, Make: Trigonometry, and Make:Calculus
4:00 PM
It's Sew Lit! (Jessica Koe)
Learn about and make your own simple circuit on a small patch of fabric small enough to be a wearable attached to clothes, bags, etc. No sewing or electronics experience necessary, and you'll be able to take your finished project home with you!
4:30 PM
Science & Career Lounge
Bing Jiang (Rolling Robots)
CEO of Rolling Robots Inc
Table 1
9:30 AM
Christina Romero (Los Angeles Lowrider Alliance 18)
Community Organizer
Table 2
Dunya Djordjevic (Girls IN Focus)
Founder/Executive Director
Table 3
Fred Lawler (INCOSE)
Seasoned Aerospace Engineer & Premier STEM & YP Outreach & Mentoring
Table 4
Seville Michelle (Seville for the People)
Imagination Specialist/ Founder
Table 1
12:00 PM
Denise P Morris (NASA Centennial Challenges)
NASA Program Manager
Table 2
Shane Foley (SpaceX)
Raptor Foundry Manufacturing Specialist
Table 3
Nicholas Haystings (Square Root Academy)
Executive Director
Table 4
Nicola Montuschi (GENOMA LABS)
Founder & CEO
Table 1
2:30 PM
Cassidy Lamm (NBCU/DreamWorks TECHWomen)
Specialist Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation
Table 2
Nahum Melamed (The Aerospace Corporation)
Project Leader
Table 3