is back for the first time since 2019!

This 91̽�� College of Engineering event brings thousands of elementary and middle school students from all over Washington to campus to be engineers for a day. Students participate in more than 100 hands-on activities — with names like “Walk on Water” and “Electrochemical Engin-earring” — that demonstrate cool engineering concepts.

This year 3,801 students registered to attend the event on May 2 and 3,495 students registered to attend the event on May 3.

Discovery Days is part of the College of Engineering’s effort to prepare K-12 students for success in STEM. Kids, parents and teachers get a chance to meet 91̽��engineering faculty, staff and students for a fun and educational day of activities including making ice cream, creating colorful earrings from titanium metal, building a mini edible bridge, and seeing demonstrations of drones, robots, cars, trucks and aircraft.

Close to 10,000 fourth- through eighth-grade students from across the state came to the 91̽��campus to participate in  April 25 and 26, part of the  effort to prepare K-12 students for success in STEM.

There were more than 100 hands-on activities with names like “Walk on Water” and “Glowing Pickle” that demonstrated engineering concepts, and exhibits from across the College of Engineering included making ice cream in a bag, creating jewelry from electronic waste, designing and testing a building it to see if it could survive The Big One, and seeing demonstrations of drones, robots and aircraft.

Close to 10,000 fourth- through eighth-grade students from across the state came to the 91̽��campus to participate in  April 25 and 26, part of the effort to prepare K-12 students for success in STEM.

There were more than 100 hands-on activities with names like “Walk on Water” and “Glowing Pickle” that demonstrated engineering concepts. Exhibits from across the College of Engineering included making ice cream in a bag, creating jewelry from electronic waste, designing and testing a building it to see if it could survive The Big One, and seeing demonstrations of drones, robots and aircraft.

For more information, contact:
Sarah McQuate, 91̽��News public information officer: smcquate@uw.edu
Kiyomi Taguchi, 91̽��News video producer: ktaguchi@uw.edu

• Fri., April 26, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Sat., April 27, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Which is better for electrical storage: A potato, a lemon, an AA battery or a car battery?

If you’re curious, the answer to this question and more will be scattered around the 91̽�� campus on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, during the 2013 .

Friday’s events geared toward school-aged children are at capacity, but families and members of the 91̽��community can stop by on Saturday to see the hands-on exhibits, meet research teams and visit various engineering labs.

Saturday’s program also includes for high school students about each engineering department, admissions and financial aid, and women in science and engineering.

The promenade along Rainier Vista and Drumheller Fountain will be filled with outdoor exhibits, and many of the engineering buildings will house the indoor displays. Look for old favorites such as the glowing pickle exhibit, homemade silly putty and flame movement demonstrations. You may also spot a water rocket, human-powered submarine and a life-sized robot.

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Some new exhibits on are wool dying, game demonstrations from the and solar cell-powered toy car races. There will also be a scavenger hunt in which students visit various stations to find answers to baffling and quirky science questions.

Both days are free and open to everyone, but organizers ask that attendees . Close to 10,000 visitors are expected over the two days to this nearly century-old 91̽��event.

Organizers recommend avoiding driving on campus during the event. Public transit and parking are .

Photos from this year’s event will be posted on the Engineering Discovery Days .

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