Talked with Gabby Barbarite McHenry, Ph.D., Director of Outreach & Engagement Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. They are one of the 71 exhibitors at this years Indian River Lagoon Science Festival. It's going to be from 10am - 3pm on November 18th at 600 N Indian River Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL. The IRL Science Festival is a free event that's designed to bring a variety of hands-on STEAM activities to the public. The goal is to make science accessible, interactive, relevant and fun for everyone at every age. Some of the exhibitors are: Mad Science of Palm Beach (fire and ice show+ fantastic forces booth) Little Medical School of the Treasure coast (create a suture model) InWater Research Group – sea turtle exploration Smithsonian Marine Station – Baby corals + save a coral with slime Oxbow eco center Boy Scouts of America/TC District – blast into scouting FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute – Explore the Marine Mammal Ambulance + Mission: Ocean Discovery West Gate K-8 – Silly Slime Morningside elementary - energy & everglades expo Florida medical entomology Lab – Mosquitos: Friend or Foe? St. Lucie County Mosquito Control – mosquito management The Manatee Center = Do Manatee have bone marrow FL Dept of Agricultural and Consumer Services DPI = Build a Beetle-Air Potato Bio Control USAG AUX – marine safety and environment Ft Pierce Police Dept St Lucie County Solid Waste – Recycling Right St. Lucie County Parks and Recreation ORCA Ocean Research & Conservation Association – What’s in the Water Importance of Biological Surveys IRSC Science – Candy DNA and Rocks from Space Samual S Gaines Academy of emerging technologies – Fun with Robots Max Planck – Control a robot with your muscles Port. St. Lucie Amateur Radio Association – Riding Carrier Waves (morse code) Stella Maris Environmental Research – Base-ick Secret messages Environmental Learning Center – Plankton Lab Ft pierce Westwood Academy/MOA – Sea Turtle Mortality Ecological Assoc. – A Day in the Life of a Sea Turtle Biologist Loggerhead Marinelife Center – Jr Sea turtle veterinarians Save the Chimps – Chimpanzee Enrichment Friends of the Everglades – Alligator Showdown FL Real Estate Navigators – Alligator Salt Art FDEP-IRL Aquatic Preserves – Critters of Oyster Reef & button making Florida Oceanographic Society – Sharks & Rays Indian River Lagoon Nat’l Estuary Program- Living Lagoon Friendly Photo Booth St. Lucie County Library St. Lucie county Master Gardener Volunteers – Wheel game University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center – Pin the bug on the host plant St. Lucie Audubon Society – How many birds do you know? Listeners can find the complete list, sign up to volunteer, become a sponsor and more at www.irlsciencefest.org.
