Sci-FEAST

Welcome to Sci-FEAST

Enjoy our free, all-day event where you can meet and learn alongside experts in food and beverage science and production, nutrition, animal science, agriculture, health, environmental science, and more with hands-on activities, food and beverage sampling, and demonstrations for all ages.

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Sci-FEAST Activities

Experiment with pH to change the color of Butterfly Pea Tea or test the conduciveness of acidic fruits and vegetables with the Washington University in St. Louis American Chemical Society.

Neon Greens is part farm, part restaurant, with a hydroponic farm on site that grows much of the lettuce they serve. Check out short demos from Neon Green’s Hydroponics 101 class, highlighting what every plant needs to grow: air, water, light, nutrients, and seeds.

Celebrate sorghum with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and try sorghum ‘popcorn’ while learning about the drought-tolerant, carbon-sequestering, gluten-free grain.

Explore the ways various foods and supplements relate to ocular health with the University of Missouri – St. Louis Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanities.

Sci-FEAST Scheduled Activities:

MAIN FLOOR

10:00 AM: Amphibian feeding in the Life Science Atrium

PLANETARIUM

12:45 PM: Join us for a panel discussion in our Planetarium where experts will share just how much STEM goes into your food, from the farm to the plate! 15 minutes will be provided for audience Q&A.

Panelists:

• Josh Smith of Neon Greens (hydroponic greens restaurant), Owner + Founder
• Sara Cortina of SSA, Director of Event Sales
• Becca Widzer of Local Harvest Grocery, Manager
• Dr. Morven McLean of Wash U Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM), Associate Dean of Innovation & Professor of Practice, Director of FARM

Moderator: Whitney of WhitneyintheCity! Whitney will be guiding us through our prepared questions and keeping us on time.

ENERGY STAGE

2:30 PM: A Tale of Two Hops presented by 4Hand Brewing

Sci-FEAST Partners and Activities:

BUS LANE

• Experience Bayer’s Science Delivers mobile experience.

FIRST FLOOR

• Taste samples of seasonal milk and learn about dairy farming with brand ambassadors from Prairie Farms.
• Dig into the stringy process of making Mozzarella with SSA Group.

GROW PAVILION

• Celebrate sorghum with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and try sorghum ‘popcorn’ while learning about the drought-tolerant, carbon-sequestering, gluten-free grain.
• Neon Greens is part farm, part restaurant, with a hydroponic farm on site that grows much of the lettuce they serve. Check out short demos from Neon Green’s Hydroponics 101 class, highlighting what every plant needs to grow: air, water, light, nutrients, and seeds.

GROW CLASSROOM

• See how sterile fly technology created by Agragene is used for pest control within agriculture.

GROW MEETING ROOM

• Take in the aromas, textures, tastes, and science that goes into making beverages from 4Hands Brewing. (12:00 PM to 4:30 PM)

LIFE SCIENCE LAB CLASSROOM

• Learn about what foods are good and bad for your pets with Nestle Purina Pet Care
• Discover animal diets through dental clues and learn about the St. Louis Zoo’s Orthwein Animal Nutrition Center.
• Visit educators from the Second Nature Zoo Preschool and learn all about carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores that you can find at the Zoo!

LIFE SCIENCE LAB CLASSROOM

• Learn about diffusion with a Skittle experiment with the Biomedical Engineering Society at SLU.
• Explore the ways various foods and supplements relate to ocular health with the University of Missouri – St. Louis Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanities.
• Experiment with pH to change the color of Butterfly Pea Tea or test the conduciveness of acidic fruits and vegetables with the Washington University in St. Louis American Chemical Society.
• Stop by Food and Agriculture Research Mission to explore childhood food literacy and discover how researchers at WashU’s Bursky School of Public Health are asking questions to improve the way kids learn about food, nutrition, and health.

SciFest: Connect with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professionals gathered exclusively for a series of day-long science and technology themed events.  Meet local scientists, engineers and other experts for a personal, close-up look at cutting-edge, creative STEM applications. Learn more about our other SciFest events.

Parking: Regular price at the Oakland Lot. McDonnell Planetarium parking is FREE
Location: Entire Science Center Campus

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