A community event featuring the best in science demonstrations and shows
from educators around the country and local organizations
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Downtown Pittsburgh
Rachel Carson Bridge (Ninth Street)
Demo Stages & Tables
See live science demonstrations by educators from across the country!
Demo Stage Schedule:
10:00 am | Elizabeth Forward School District |
10:20 am | Starry Messenger |
10:40 am | CMU Entertainment Technology Center |
11:00 am | Allegheny Land Trust |
11:20 am | Moonshot Museum |
11:40 am | Orlando Science Center |
Noon | Carnegie Science Center |
12:20 pm | Knock Knock Children’s Museum |
12:40 pm | Great Lakes Science Center |
You can also see amazing demonstrations from the following organizations throughout the Hands On Science Showdown:
- The Citizen Science Lab
- The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia
- Explora
- The Exploratorium
- New York Hall of Science
- Omaha Children’s Museum
And get FREE Learning Lunchbox STEM kits from COSI, while supplies last!
Squonk
Squonk Schedule:
10:30 – 11 am | Demonstrations |
11 – 11:30 am | Performance |
11:30 – 11:45 am | Backstage Tour |
11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Demonstrations |
12:30 – 1:00 pm | Performance |
1:00 – 1:15 pm | Backstage Tour |
Other Activities
- Toy & Electronics Take Apart
- Wood Shaping
- Glass Blowing Demos from Pittsburgh Glass Center (9:00 am-1:00 pm)
- Steam Roller Printmaking
- PNC Mobile Learning Adventure
- STEAM Bus from Pittsburgh Community Science Workshop
- Human-Powered Activities with event producer Zero Fossil
Local Makers & Organizations
Check out projects from Pittsburgh-based organizations and makers, including:
- AIU Math & Science Collaborative
- Allegheny Land Trust
- The Andy Warhol Museum
- APPRAISE
- Assemble
- Avalon Elementary
- BirdBrain Technologies
- Citizen Science Lab
- The Education Partnership
- Girls of Steel Robotics (CMU)
- Highmark Health
- PFLAG Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh Glass Center
- Remake Learning
- SLB Radio
- The Starry Messenger
- STEM Coding Lab
Food & Drink
Enjoy tasty local cuisine from these food trucks:
- Billu’s Indian Grill
- By the Wayside
- Hermes
- Le’s Oriental
- Let’s Taco
- PGH Crepes
- PGH Halal
- Rescue Dogs
- Sinkers & Suds
- Taqueria el Pastorcito
For schools
Bus Map
Questions?
Contact our Group Operations Manager at [email protected] or call 412.322.5058, ext 319, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
accessibility
Handicap accessible transportation will be provided upon request.
Sign language interpreters will be provided upon request.
To request accommodations, please email [email protected].
Presented by
Hands On Science Showdown is presented by:
The event is associated with the 2022 Annual Conference of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, which will bring together more than 1,000 professionals from around the world who work at science and technology centers and museums and other organizations committed to engaging the public with science.
Sponsors
Hands On Science Showdown is made possible by the generous support of: