Location: UB Atrium/UB Balcony/Outside on Polonsky Commons, weather permitting

“Forensic Fun Zone”

“Real-Life CSI”

Join forensic science professionals at a mock crime scene and learn how evidence is found, documented and collected. Pay close attention and see if you can solve the mystery!

“Sneaky Footprints”

Tell the difference between your shoes and ALL the rest by casting YOUR footwear impressions.

“A Matter of Blood Spatter”

Make blood spatter and learn how forensic investigators interpret the different patterns.

“Be Fingerprinted like a Criminal”

Ink your fingerprints on ten-print cards and link a suspect to an unknown fingerprint recovered from a crime scene!

“Skeleton Secrets: The Science of Forensic Anthropology”

What do a pile of old bones reveal about a person? Work as a forensic anthropologist to find out.

“What Your Prints Can Tell You”

Learn about footprints, palmprints and fingerprints.  Have your palms read and your fingerprint patterns identified, plus get the chance to use an alternate light source to visualize hard to see prints.

“The Physics of Vision:  from the eye to Avatar”

See how the eye works and learn how we can use lenses to correct problems with vision.  Then learn how we use both eyes to see in three dimensions, and apply that idea to the making of 3-D movies like Up and Avatar.

“Remarkable Experiments with Water”

Can you pick up an ice cube using a piece of thread? Why does a weighted wire cut through a block of ice? Learn about environmental effectors of melting point.

“Microworld Explorations: the world beyond your vision”

Take a peek at the amazing diversity of life that we cannot see with our own eyes. Bring your own favorite insect and have a look at it at high magnification. Or, we can provide you with a net to capture your own!

“Bacteria: Friends or Foe?”

Although unseen and often given a bad reputation, most bacteria are not a detriment to human life but rather necessary for human life. . Fortunately, much of nature’s original design of beneficence can still be seen in these microscopic wonders that inhabit our gut, skin, food and every environment on planet earth. So come and meet our “miniature-friends”, learn how bacteria play an essential role in our life.

“If I didn’t believe it, I wouldn’t have seen it!”

Learn about how your brain can trick you.

“From Black currants to Green current”

Learn how solar cells work and the important role they play in generating power. Create your own solar cell and turn a light on using plants and berries.

“Come Discover the Sensational Sliminess of Creating Polymers!”

Come out and have some fun with our “Mad Slimologists”.  You can heighten your sense of touch while you learn about a unique polymer, and get the chance to create your very own slime.

“Get the Buzz on West Nile Virus”

Get a close up look at the mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus, learn about mosquito biology and find out how West Nile Virus is transmitted and controlled.

“What on earth are they doing?”

Look at pictures and videos of scientists at work and attempt to guess what the experiment is and why it is important to the world around us.

“Why is it called cancer?”

Examine cancer cells and learn about how they work.

“The Durham Regional Astronomy Association Table”

Selection of telescopes for safe viewing of sunspots and solar flairs (weather permitting).

“To Glow or not to Glow”

Learn about green fluorescent proteins and bacteria.

“Hey, How Cool is Math?”

Experiments with soap bubbles, an abacus, magic eyes (3d pictures), The Pascaline: the first mechanical calculator, JPEG format: how does it work?, and other experiments!

“Getting in Touch with Computers.”

Come and test our multitouch “Smart” table. Use this new technology to learn a little math and science and maybe even play a game.

“Physics Feeding Station”

Physics is the basis of everything…come see some examples.

“pHun with cabbage”

Ever wondered how acidic your favorite cola is? Create your own pH indicator out of cabbage and then find out!

“Bacteria : the good, the bad and the tasty!”

Do you think all bacteria is bad? Learn about the good bacteria that keeps you healthy and the ones that live in the tasty foods we eat everyday!

“Blood really is thicker than water!”

Watch how blood clots are formed.  Learn about the body’s ability to stop bleeding by forming blood clots.

“Balloon Dragsters”

Build your very own dragster with a piece of cardboard, straw and balloon to learn about Newton’s third law of motion. Experiment with different shapes and sizes to see what makes your dragster go faster.  Race your dragster to win a prize.

“Magical Milk”

Watch as you take ordinary household materials and magically create a moving rainbow of colours! You won’t even realize you are learning the science of surfactants and surface tension.

“Homemade Lava Lamps”

See how to make your very own Lava Lamp from common household materials while learning about mixing of solutions and simple chemical reactions.

“Genetics with a Smile”

In this hands-on demonstration, participants will use coin tosses to generate genotype and phenotype of 12 different facial characteristics. From this simple exercise, over 4000 combinations are possible.  People have many more characteristics than the twelve in this demonstration. That is why we are all unique!!!!

“Biodiversity Bingo”

Explore the amazing diversity of animals in the world around you by playing a game of bingo!

“Body Building 101”

How well do you know your body? How quickly can you put it back together?

“Blast Off”

Shoot for the moon with your dry ice rockets, and maybe you will land among some prizes.

“The Exciting Embarrassment Experiment”

Ever get embarrassed, feel your cheeks turn red?  Well, drop by this INVENTour and see how easily embarrassed you are (Yes, you get to be hooked up to a machine!).

“Under Pressure”

The most fun you will ever have with a balloon and string! Race different sized balloons as they travel along a string. Which shape gives the best propulsion? Those who win may take home a prize.

“UOIT “Science Cavalcade”

A cornucopia of cool science and fun demonstrations occurring intermittently between 10:00am  and 2:30 pm.

• The UOIT Chemistry Extravaganza: cool chemistry demonstrations
including the nearly famous flaming gummy bears.
• Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream and other fun with liquid nitrogen!
• Maggot Masterpieces: create your own artistic masterpiece using <br
maggots!
• Cockroach Races

and 1pm–2pm

“Liar Liar Pants on Fire!”

Learn when children lie and ways to detect their deception.

“Have you herd? Humans are social animals!”

Learn about the common but unexpected influences on your behavior.

“Blood Clots: Can’t Live Without Them; Probably Die From Them.”

Learn about blood clotting and its association with health and disease in humans.

“Trapped molecules and adventures in Computational Chemistry.”

Learn about studying the properties of molecules, including those not yet existing, and how these studies can lead to the development of materials with unique properties such as energy storage molecules and sensitive detectors.