In the STEM Day ISAAC program, students conduct a series of 3-4 experiments per visit. The experiments run during each visit cover a wide range of topics from STEM fields including chemistry, biotechnology, physics and engineering.

STEM Day A Experiments scheduled to include:

1) Disease Detectives (Life Science) - As epidemiologists, students will trace the spread of an infectious agent through their ranks. Working backwards, using contact tracing methodologies and reasoning, to they will determine the source of the outbreak.

2) What a Pain (Physical Science) - A lot of pain medications look very similar to each other, yet they have very distinct chemical properties. Students, acting as Food & Drug Administration (FDA) representatives, will isolate and identify the active ingredients from analgesic tablets to determine if they are correctly packaged by the manufacturer.

3) Science Cents (Engineering/Physical Science) - Electroplating is the process of using electrodeposition to coat an object in a layer of metal. As metallurgical engineers, students will use controlled electrolysis to transfer the desired metal coating from a donor to a recipient metal. This electrically controlled chemical reaction introduces several concepts and techniques to students.

4) Self-Driving Vehicle - Autonomous vehicles are an important part of our future. As system engineers, students will upload code to an onboard computer to control the systems that allow the vehicle to operate autonomously by following a designated track. By adjusting parameters within the code, students will explore the design limits of the current vehicle and discuss potential improvements to enhance its performance.