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Exhibitors 2026
Updated January 5, 2026 | 40 Exhibitors
Exhibitors provide interactive and hands-on activities targeting 4th-8th graders, and accessible to the entire family, to explore, learn, and connect around science, technology, engineering, and math.
Exhibiting is free!
Exhibitor applications are due by January 25, 2026.
Logo | Exhibitor (sorted alphabetically) | Activity | Inquiry Question | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
404 Found Code | Code a Micro:Bit CuteBot! | What is programming? What is a robot, and how does it work? How can I use coding to control a Micro:Bit-powered robot? | English | |
49ers EDU | Facemask Challenge | How does engineering help players stay safe and improve their play? | English | |
501st Legion - Golden Gate Garrison | Lightsaber | How would the effect of a lightsaber work? | English | |
AspireED | 3 Activities total (1) Spy Science: Invisible Ink (2) Sunlight Magic: UV Beads (3) Tiny Creatures, Big Magnification | (1) How does invisible ink work? (2) What's the science behind UV beads? (3) How can a microscope help us see life up close? | English, Spanish | |
Buck Institute for Research on Aging | The Buck's goal is to increase human healthspan. Meet our scientists and check out some fun science experiments! | How can we all live healthier, longer and avoid dealing with multiple diseases of aging as we get older? | English, Spanish | |
California Association of Science Educators (CASE) | Shockingly Fun Experiments with Static Electricity! - ¡Experimentos Electrizantemente Divertidos con Electricidad Estática! | How does friction produce static electricity? - ¿Cómo la fricción produce electricidad estática? | English, Spanish | |
California Local Section of the American Chemical Society (CalACS) | Into the Woods with Chemistry | What secrets bring life to the forests? | English | |
California State Parks | Experience the wildlife that exists in our parks and open space areas in California. | Have you ever seen or touched a wild animal? | English | |
Charles M. Schulz Museum | Discover the science of animation | How do we make still images appear animated? | English | |
Children's Museum of Sonoma County | Paper Pressure Rockets! | What does it mean to be aerodynamic? | English, Spanish | |
City College of San Francisco's Engineering Club | CCSF's Paper Airplane Launcher | Which type of paper airplane flies better when launched by motorized paper airplane launchers? | English | |
College of Marin Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Program | Balloon Magic: Chemistry in Action | Can a chemical reaction make a balloon inflate all by itself? | English, Spanish | |
CometBoTs, FTC Robotics Team #14493 | Learn about FIRST Tech Challenge and this season's game, DECODE | Have you ever wondered how fun it would be to design, build, and program a robot to compete in robot games? Come see! | English | |
Denali Therapeutics | Unlocking the mysteries of the brain and treating brain diseases. | What does the brain look like and how does it function? | English, Spanish | |
Donald Laird | Diet Cola and Mentos Reaction Show | What happen when diet cola and Mentos candy mix, and why? | English | |
Elsie Allen High School Healthcare Pathway | Hands to the Rescue: Save a life with CPR | What are the most common barriers to bystander CPR, and how can public education address these challenges?" | English, Spanish | |
Expanding Your Horizons, Sonoma County | Expanding Your Horizons, Sonoma County | What can I be when I grow up? | English | |
First Tech Federal Credit Union | SAVE, SPEND, SHARE - Design a piggy bank | What are you saving for? | English | |
IGNIS MACHINA - HEALDSBURG ROBOTICS TEAM | NA | NA | English | |
Kaiser Permanente | Take a minute for your heart | How can understanding your heart help you thrive? | English | |
Kiwanis Club of Santa Rosa | Send a Postcard to Space. | Draw your vision for the earth on a postcard & Blue Origin will launch it into space & return it to you with a special stamp. | English | |
Laguna de Santa Rosa | The Laguna de Santa Rosa: Watershed, Wetlands, and Wildlife | How Do Wetlands Like the Laguna de Santa Rosa Shape Our Watershed and Communities? | English, Spanish | |
LandPaths | "I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of" - foster curiosity, observation, and connection! | What do you notice? What do you wonder? What does it remind you of? | English, Spanish | |
Lucasfilm Ltd./Industrial Light & Magic | Behind the scenes of Lucasfilm's Visual Effects | How does science play a role with visual effects for movies and television shows? | English | |
MHS Science Department | Shark explorers: What's inside? | What are the shark's adaptations to help it survive in the ocean? | English | |
Make: | Crafty Circuits | How do electronic circuits work? | English | |
Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District | Up Close with Mosquitoes | How has close viewing of mosquitoes taught us how to best fight them? | English | |
Medtronic | Science Meets Medicine: Explore the Heart, Create the Future | How can we use engineering to design medical devices that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life? | English | |
Milo Baker Chapter - California Native Plant Society | Tending the Land | What can Indigenous communities teach us about keystone species that are crucial to the health of local ecosystems? | English | |
Mobile Climate Science Labs | Ten Discovery Lab Stations for 2026. New ones plus returning favorites. | Which of our lab stations are your favorites? Have you experienced all 4 of the fundamental forces of the universe before? | English, Spanish | |
NorCal Bats | Live Bats - The Winged Wonders | How do bats help keep people healthy? | English | |
NorCal FTC Champions - Mecha Mantises | Tackling Today with Technology | How do you approach challenges that can be solved with robotics successfully? | English | |
Our Water Our World | Pest or Pal - learn about beneficial bugs commonly found in the garden | Did you know that over 90% of the bugs we see in the garden are beneficial | English | |
Pepperwood Preserve | Scat ID, Wildlife Pictures, Coverboards | Can you identify local wildlife based on evidence? How can we be good neighbors to wildlife? | English, Spanish | |
Point Blue Conservation Science | Come learn about the three P's of marine food webs: poop, puke, and plankton! | What can we learn about the health of our oceans from the prey of seabirds, sea lions, and whales? | English, Spanish | |
Sea Otter Savvy | Be Sea Otter Savvy! | What is a sea otter, how are sea otters ecosystem superheroes, and why are they no longer in northern California? | English | |
Solar Schoolhouse | Discover the Magic of Solar Cells | How can we harvest sunshine to power a motor or pump using solar cells? | English | |
Sonoma Academy STEMinism | “Pop! Fizz! Wow! A Balloon Powered by Chemistry" and “From Berry to Biology: Discovering Strawberry DNA." | Q1: How can a chemical reaction inflate a balloon without using air? | English | |
Sonoma County Beekeepers Association | Get the Buzzzz on Pollinators | Why are Bees and other Pollinators so crucial to life? | English | |
Sonoma County Library | It's a Bug's Life | What textures do you observe? | English, Spanish | |
Sonoma County Radio Amateurs | Radio Science | Discovering the science of amateur radio. Also demonstrating, how to build simple electrical circuits | English | |
Sonoma County Regional Parks | Explore an Oak Woodland Neighborhood | What is a keystone species? Lets explore an oak tree! | English, Spanish | |
Sonoma State Nursing Student Association | Germbusters! | How well do you really wash your hands? | English | |
Sonoma State University Chemistry Club | Drip Drop: A Leaky Faucet Demonstration | How does dry ice CO₂ form bubbles, and how does water on our hands affect their stability? | English | |
Sonoma Water | Aquatic Macro Invertebrates and Endangered Salmon | How do insects indicate the health of a watershed? | English, Spanish, Materials available in Spanish | |
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods | How large is a redwood of your age? Redwood rings and ecology | What can we learn from tree rings? | English | |
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods | tide pool touch table | What are ways that animals adapt to live in tidepools? | English | |
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods & NBSDD | Skulls and Tracks | Can you match the animal skull to the animal's track? | English | |
Teacher Appreciation Center | We recognize the wonderful work that you do, and will have “goodie bags” for classroom teachers! | How can we appreciate what our educators do for youth? | English | |
Technology High School Medical Club | Snack Attack! | How does environment determine an animal's diet? | English | |
Tesla | Come experience Tesla’s with a Demo Drive or Ride along! | Explain one thing you know or have heard about Tesla’s | English | |
The Animal People / Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals 501(c)(3) | Meet the Live Animal Ambassadors of Lyon Ranch Therapy Animals | How do animals adapt to their environments? | English | |
The Marine Mammal Center | Marine Mammal Trivia | What makes a marine mammal a marine mammal and what can I do to help them? | English | |
The Robert Ferguson Observatory | Solar Observing, Comet Cooking and other fin scientific activities related to astronomy! | What can sunspots and solar prominences tell us about the Sun’s activity and its impact on Earth? | English | |
The Thinker Teacher | Play video games and robots made by kids | Ever wonder if you could code your own video game or build your own robot? | English, Spanish | |
The Xerces Society | ID This Bug! | What is this insect and what role does it play in our world? | English, Spanish | |
UC Cooperative Extension Sonoma County Viticulture | Grape Juice Tasting Comparison (non-alcoholic) | Why do we grow mostly one species of grapevine? Why does grape flavored candy not taste like normal grapes? | English | |
UC North Bay Fire Science Program | Burn Boards and Ecology Printing | How is fire behavior affected by different factors such as fuel, weather, and topography? | English | |
UC Sonoma 4-H | Create With Nature Play + Build with Legos | What patterns and shapes do you notice when you arrange natural materials in new ways? | English, Spanish | |
UC Sonoma County Master Gardeners | Seeds: Containers of the Future | How do seeds move through the world? How do they sprout? What do they need? | English | |
VIAVI Solutions | The Science of Light | What is light? Light plays a critical role in our daily lives meeting the needs of our 21st century world. | English | |
Veolia Water | How Do Microscopic Organisms Keep Our Water Clean | How Do Microscopic Organisms Keep Our Water Clean | English | |
Walker Creek Ranch | Explore the ecosystems of the West Marin hills! | To be determined | English | |
WildCare | Owl Pellet Dissection | What can you learn about an animal from examining the remains of a meal? | English | |
Zenni Optical | Vision Pioneers: The High-Tech Science of Sight | How fast does your brain see? Test your reflexes and master the light spectrum with the Zenni Vision Pioneers! | English | |
Zero Waste Sonoma | Recycling Plinko Game | Each section of the game provides questions on the recycling programs in Sonoma County. | English, Spanish |
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