Explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math April 29 at STEMCON

STEMCON, College of DuPage’s annual exploration of science, technology, engineering and math, returns to College of DuPage from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at COD’s Physical Education Center, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.

The event is free and open to the public.

Visitors will experience hands-on activities at a variety of indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits including remote-control car racing, aviation activities, seed bomb making, model rockets, welding simulators, math-based magic tricks, telescopes and more. Exhibitions are run by actual researchers, industry representatives and STEM educators.

In-person workshops also are available, allowing visitors to delve deeper into the world of STEM. Seating is limited and pre-registration is preferred. On-site registration will be available for workshops with remaining availability on a first-come, first-served basis.

STEMCON also will feature exciting physical and chemical reaction demonstrations from Kate the Chemist, who has made TV appearances on “The Today Show,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and several others. Her thrilling experiments include elephant’s toothpaste, homemade gummy worms, making a thundercloud-like pillar of steam and breathing fire. A book signing will follow.

For more information, visit cod.edu/stemcon or contact Sara Spaniol at (630) 942-3021 or email stemcon@cod.edu.