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STEM Day at Iowa State Fair

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Yes - you read correctly - FREE ticket to the Iowa State Fair

Just one catch - volunteer for a couple hours at our STEM Day demonstration table. Please keep reading:

We need your help for a couple of hours at our demonstration table at the Iowa Governor's STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Council outreach project at the Iowa State Fair on "Stem Day" August 18, 2019. You can volunteer anytime during the whole day, no other commitment is required.

What is this event and what will you do?

The Iowa Governor's STEM Council is sponsoring an area on the Grand Concourse of the Iowa State Fair where various groups will each have a table with hands-on demonstrations and activities for elementary age children to explore STEM related topics. We will use "Squishy Circuits" at our table to explore basic electricity and electronics concepts. We've used the "Squishy Circuit" activities the past several years at many local elementary schools as well as at the State Fair the last 4 years and it is always highly successful and a lot of fun. "Squishy Circuits" uses home-made play dough that conducts electricity to light LEDs. See http://squishycircuitsstore.com/kits.html for more information.

Please plan to spend 2 hours at our table anytime during the day. And don't forget to bring along a friend to help as well, no experience needed. You'll be able to share in the kids excitement as they make the LEDs light up.