LGBT+ STEM Day
Join us for the first International Day of LGBT+ people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
Gather at the Fleet with local science and LGBT+ community groups to celebrate STEM! Engage in hands-on activities, explore fluid dynamics by painting with milk, complete a scavenger hunt and meet local scientists and ask them anything! Take a new look at our exhibits with "Did You Know?" facts about famous LGBT+ scientists, mathematicians, astronauts and more.
The event is free with regular admission and open to everyone.
Activities will be taking place throughout the galleries and in Studio X.
Schedule of activities:
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Hands-on demos: trait bracelets, chromatography, prisms, surface tension and thin films.
• Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar®—ask anything!
• “Did You Know?” exhibit facts.
• Scavenger hunt.
11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Milk painting in Studio X.
11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• SALK: Get hands on with Micropipettes, the most common and powerful tool in a science lab.
• Resource Conservation District: Explore the San Diego Bay Watershed.