Interactive Experiences
The 2025 EXPO will showcase 20 hands-on STEM experiences, including STEM story time, Design & Make activities, bottle rocket launches, and giveaways.
This free event is perfect for curious minds aged 6 & up. Registration is required, and space is limited— secure your spot today!
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FEATURED: ARM & HAMMER
Interactive baking soda experiments, including slime-making, rocket-building, and erupting volcanoes,
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FEATURED: LEARNING UNDEFEATED
Immersive heist interactive game where students must infiltrate and operate a manufacturing facility using critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
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ARISS-USA
Information and hands-on activities for youth to explore amateur radio and the ISS.
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AUTODESK
Attendees can make their own pins at a design & make station.
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BLACK GIRLS CODE
Use Google’s Teachable Machine to teach it to recognize a new pose, like a superhero stance or heart hands. Then, test and improve the model while watching AI learn in real time.
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BUILDWITHIN
Stop by the Buildwithin booth and experience our cutting-edge AI agent in action! Discover how it matches your unique skills with exciting opportunities.
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CAROLLO ENGINEERS
Interactive water activities include, a 3D treatment plant walkthrough and hands-on water quality tests.
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COSI - CENTER OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
Various interactive hands-on science experiments.
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DESTINATION IMAGINATION
Design and build a device to launch a ball into a wall of cardboard boxes and baskets. Prizes will be awarded.
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GLOBAL VENDING GROUP
Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine™ and Morgan's Marvelous STEM Vending Machine with free giveaways.
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GRANT IMAHARA STEAM FOUNDATION
Build and battle LEGO robots in an exciting hands-on competition.
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THE HENRY FORD
Discover all the amazing and inspiring educational experiences The Henry Ford has to offer.
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NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Hands-on blade design challenge to test turbine efficiency, plus activities on circuits and UV-reactive solar beads to showcase radiant energy.
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PHENIX DESIGN GROUP
Explore Earth, the Moon, and Mars using a six-degrees-of-freedom joystick, touchscreen search, and pre-programmed tours.
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RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION: NORTH AMERICA
Hands-on AI activities where participants train models in projects such as Dance Detector and Tomato vs. Apple, exploring AI-driven pattern recognition.
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ROTC
Discover how the ROTC program can propel your STEM career! Learn about scholarship opportunities, leadership training, and cutting-edge technical skills that can prepare you for a future in engineering, cybersecurity, aviation, and more.
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SPACE EXPLORERS FOR EDUCATION
Blast off into the world of space exploration at the Space Explorers for Education booth! Get hands-on with cutting-edge STEM technologies used in the space industry—collect data with a ChipSat, take control of a programmable rover, or build your own cosmic creation.
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TERYSA SOLVES IT - STEM STORYTIME
Storytelling bringing Think Like A Computer to life and introducing young learners to coding.
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VIRGINIA SPACE FLIGHT ACADEMY (VASFA)
Take part in an interactive drone skills challenge.