Unleash your inner cat burglar to retrieve the loot!

We will be exhibiting as a resource table showcasing services and events that we hold at the Solano Public Library and providing a STEM activity which is making color-changing slime.

Solano County Library's mission is to spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and champion learning. For our exhibit, we will bring and demonstrate library materials such as our Citizen Science Kits, which can be checked-out from any Solano County library for a 3 week period. We will also bring an additional activity for hands-on science-y fun!

Discover the future of transportation at our exhibit showcasing the latest Tesla vehicles, including the revolutionary Cybertruck. Experience sleek design, unmatched performance, and sustainable technology. The Cybertruck's angular, futuristic design and all-electric powertrain redefine toughness, while Tesla's lineup of electric cars sets new standards for innovation and luxury. Join us on a journey into the future of mobility with Tesla.

The R2 Builders Club was founded in April 1999 by Dave Everett of Sydney, Australia. The club began with only a few enthusiasts pooling their resources and sharing ideas to create plans for building their own life-sized R2-D2 droids. It has grown considerably since then, and now has members all over the world. When I first started, there was me and my friend Gerard in the Bay Area who were into this. Now, there’s close to a dozen builders in the Bay Area, including Don Bies, former ILM model maker and Episode II & III Droid Wrangler. While we do meet throughout the year in person, a lot of the help and support happens online. The pictured robot is the creation of local robot builder, Chris James.

Solano College Digital Media Arts department offers a wide range of classes in graphic design, illustration, animation, and textile printing! Learn about our course offerings, and check out the samples from our Roland Dye Sub printer, and watch the fabric get printed on our small press!

Brickspace provides Lego® building and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) hands-on programs for students from early childhood to 8th grade. We know that preparing students for the workplace of tomorrow is a priority for schools all over the world. Using Next Generation Science Standards, our classes create opportunities for practicing 21st century skills -  they enhanced students' critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration skills. Through our classes, we challenge students to use their imagination and their knowledge of engineering and science to problem solve: they design, build, test and evaluate using set criteria. Students can expect to "fail" safely and they are encouraged to come up with different solutions to their problem.  Our programs aspire to help kids build confidence and develop the desire to learn more. We scaffold our lessons so that students can build upon the concepts they have learned. We hope to work with your student soon!

Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when sitting still, but acts like a solid when a force is acting on it (strained). Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom. Here the Oobleck will be made from corn starch and water on top of a speaker. You get to control the excitation using Frequency and Amplitude knobs to watch the Oobleck dance! If you touch the dancing peaks the liquid will feel like rubber.

Fun awaits! As participants learn a little more about Animals, insects, and plants that emit light they will also paint their very own Lantern fish that they can bring home! Participants will not only explore what Bioluminescence is, they will also learn about Emmett Chappelle. He is the scientist that studied Bioluminece with valuable contributions to science.

Students can choose to paint a Lantern fish and go through the fun handouts to learn even more about Bioluminescence. They will get to see their lantern fish glow, even during the day!

We ask the questions: Why do things glow? Can humans Glow? What would you do if you could glow like an Angler fish?

Here at Busy Buzzy Bots, our drive is to provide education to all children. We plan to sell DC Motor Kits, kits that reflect real-world usage of motors through mini versions of vehicles, carnival rides, etc. Our projects combine the fun of building and learning together through a hands-on experience.

Inside our kits, you will find all the materials you will need to build your special DC Motor project. Every kit comes with an instructional packet, along with a YouTube tutorial link to learn the step-by-step process. Our tutorials will explain everything you need to understand the basics of motors, wiring, and structuring. We will use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Messages for advertising. We will consistently be posting about each of our products, and mainly target the parents of children. As a non-profit organization, Busy Buzzy Bots is collecting funds from donations, and have already raised around $2000 in support of our business. We will be donating around 80% of our proceeds to charity, and use the rest to buy materials for the project and for packaging/marketing.

Soldering is an important skill in Electronics, Plumbing, Electrical work, as well as many industrial uses. Learn to solder and you get to keep your circuit that you soldered together.  You will assemble and solder a robot badge with two blinking LEDs, resistors, a battery clip, and either a tie clip or lanyard.  You get to keep your robot badge!  Sponsored by PCBWay.com

Crocheted items including scarves, fingerless mitts, and trianglar shawls.

Robotic Lego robot set.

Combining my experience as a magician and science teacher, I have a science magic display. Here I show off a variety of physics and chemistry experiments that look like magic, but are science.

A Rubens tube, also known as a standing wave flame tube, or simply flame tube, is a physics apparatus for demonstrating acoustic standing waves in a tube. Invented by German physicist Heinrich Rubens in 1905, it graphically shows the relationship between sound waves and sound pressure, as a primitive oscilloscope. Wikipedia

Social outcomes over the eight-week intensive science/STEM summer program for 18-24 disadvantaged youth include: 1) developing project management skills, specifically, how to turn an idea into a deliverable; 2) developing social skills, that is, by functioning as a cooperative team; 3) developing engineering skills with training in: CAD design, drawing and reading circuit diagrams, building “breadboards,” soldering circuit parts and assembling a model; 4) developing a sense for “thinking outside the box,” research, planning, innovation, and entrepreneurship; and 5) developing prototypes for what will ultimately become socially and environmentally responsible products.

Join One People Tribe for our FREE Community Paint Party with no expectations or pre-reqs! The only requirement is to relax and have fun!! All ages welcome!!

In this fun engineering challenge, you will build rubber band-powered cars using readily available craft supplies. The challenge is to build a car that goes as far as possible while making careful use of materials.  We are also showcasing the Science Fair projects for 2023.  We are also showcasing the 2024 Science and Engineering Fair 1st, 2nd and 3rd place student projects

Bay Area Engine Modelers Club will display running engines and converse with the public about how machine models

The Society for Creative Anachronism

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization. The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre[1]17th century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of world history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities.

The Kingdom of the West

The Kingdom of the West is the founding Kingdom of the SCA and was established in 1966. Visit our fair Kingdom and come to an event, meeting, or fighter practice. Please contact us to find out more about the SCA. You are welcome in the West!

We will have the cardboard; you bring your imagination! Benicia High Students will help particpants make their own creations out of cardboard and Makedo plastic screws.

Create your own animals, vehicles, houses, costumes, and more!

Dalek Fax is a remote controlled robot which is a detailed replica of a Dalek from the tv series Dr. Who (the longest running British sci fi series). This is our second dalek which we started in August 2023 for Bay Area Maker Faire (Andrew Maley built most of the external structure. He is powered by a 74 amphour lithium phosphate battery (capabl of 600 amp burst). His drive system is a mecanum wheel setup that allows movment in any direction. His sound system includes a 100w amplifier with a wireless microphone and Dalek voice changer Mk3 (assembled from scratch by Nicholas Maley). Nicholas assembled and maintains most of the electrical systems on board. The Dalek has several servos in his head that allow for it to turn, elevate the eyestalk and blink the iris in his eye. The eye was 3d printed and assembled with a 9g micro servo to give it movement. His Favorite word is "Exterminate". He lives with Andrew, Carol and Nicholas Maley in Fairfax CA.

We fly high altitude and pico balloons around the bay area. We make our own lightweight radio payloads. One pf our pico balloons have been in the air for almost a year, circumnavigating the earth many times. We also chase after and modify National Weather Service balloon payloads. We track our balloons with a network of radio receivers. See sf-hab.org for more info.

Vallejo Gem and Mineral is a non-profit organization that has been around since 1954. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to sharing our knowledge of lapidary arts and mineralogy. We encourage the interest of geology, mineralogy and metalsmithing among people of all ages, young and old.

Our club has a workshop at the Vallejo Fairgrounds with lapidary equipment for members use. We have field trips throughout the year for rock collecting. We also offer classes in metalsmithing and mineralogy.

Our booth at the Steam Discovery Festival will have ongoing demonstrations of cabochon making using a multi wheeled Genie cabbing machine. We will have a display of different rocks and a simple bracelet making project for kids. (5 years and above)

Please come by and see us!

The RoboVikes are an FRC team based out of Vanden High School in Fairfield, California.

StepMania is dance gaming with the maker spirit. It is a dance game where you create all the content yourself!

Often we forget about the telecommunications side of stem, but now we don't have to! Come see a see a selection of telecom-related gear ranging from a 1A2 electri-mechanical phone system through the more modern era!

This is a large format community art project sponsored by the Benicia Public Library.  You can be part of art history by adding your input to the public drawing.

the Benicia Amateur Radio Club will be running an amateur radio station with the ability for people to learn about radio and see how to get licensed!

It's time to relive history and experience nostalgia for computers and game systems from the past. Stop by this exhibit to see computers from the Apple 1 and the original IBM PC to the Commodore 64 and more. Experience what it was like to play games on the Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Saturn, and PlayStation 1. Homemade arcade machines will also be on display for classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and other arcade hits.

Come to ROV Tour's booth and learn about underwater robotics. Have fun driving our prototype rovs in a pool!

See and hear the musical lightning from the Tesla Coil. If you can play the piano you may be able to play your song on the Tesla Coil's keyboard.

No need to be a Rocket Scientist (yet). Decorate, build, and launch your custom rocket. Check out how high your rocket will fly.

The quadruped robotics industry has seen tremendous growth, both in terms of software and hardware development. The Unitree Robotics Go1 is a bionic quadruped robot that behaves like a real dog — it accompanies you while you are jogging or walking in the park, helps you carry your stuff, and can even bring your morning paper. The Go1 Pro model amazes everyone with its dog-like behavior and is speedy and robust, and can follow its ‘dog owner’ while avoiding obstacles along the way, trotting at a maximum speed of 10 mph. Come see this robotic dog in action in Room 1855.

In this twin river challenge you design, build, and test your watercraft. Then race a friend or just see how well your design works.

If you enjoy blowing bubbles, try your hand at making GIANT Bubbles. How large a bubble can you make?

Watch Industrial Robots load and unload material into various CNC mills and lathes as they cut various aluminum parts. You can also interact with various Automation Equipment students use to train with. You will have a chance to talk with students and learn more about the Advanced Manufacturing programs at Solano College. This exhibit will be located in Room 1855.

See how a home-made game console can be built and try your hand at some retro video games.

Are you a Star Wars fan? Appeal to your inner captain and pilot the Benicia Makerspace’s Tie Fighter.

A mesmerizing display of fifteen pendulums with different frequencies. Watch the physics of harmonics in action as the pendulums form patterns going in and out of phase with each other.

Snap Circuits, Sponsored by Matthew Turner Elementry School. Learn more than just the basics of electronics, how switches and circuits work. Over 300 unique electronic projects within the Beginner and Junior kits, you’ll build simple problem-solving, troubleshooting, and planning skills!

Solano Community College Automotive Technology program

• You will be introduced to the theory and practice of automotive repair and maintenance, and study the vital parts of the internal combustion engine and power transmission.

• You will learn basic electronic concepts while testing, maintaining, adjusting, and repairing batteries, alternators, starters, wiring, ignition systems, and accessories.

• You will be shown methods of scientifically diagnosing automotive malfunctions, and the techniques of troubleshooting.

• You will practice using various specialized equipment for examination of exhaust emissions, fuel, and other systems.

A small crank organ