North Bay Science Discovery Day sparks youth curiosity in STEM

Participants view a fish autopsy. Photo by Kerry Wininger

UC ANR hosted the 11th annual North Bay Science Discovery Day on March 11. The science festival was designed to spark young people's curiosity and wonder for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event was free for the public and held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.

“We had an estimated attendance of between 8,000 to 10,000 attendees (even with rain!) participating in 100 hands-on STEM activities offered by 70 organizations,” said Steven Worker, UC Cooperative Extension 4-Hadvisor forSonoma,Napa and Marin counties, who organized North Bay Science Discovery Day.

Physics. Photo by Diego Mariscal

4-H bees. Photo by Diego Mariscal

State Parks wildlife. Photo by Diego Mariscal

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