Northern Nevada Science and Technology Festival April 26 – 30

Calling all teachers! Show off the amazing science that happens in your classrooms every day and enter to win some fun raffle prizes. Here are two ways to win:

1. Science in School BINGO

Download, complete, and submit the attached BINGO card any time before April 30th, 2022. A BINGO earns one raffle entry and a black out earns five entries. 

2. Social Media Posts

Follow our social media @nnsciencefest on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! Each week there will be a new post to respond to with your amazing ideas and experiences. Those who respond to the prompts will be entered into the raffle.

Winners will be announced during the week of the festival.

The festival will also include an series of family-friendly events hosted by educational orginizations throughout Northern Nevada. Some of the public events for this year include:

Tuesday, April 26th – Step Into a Scientists Shoes 

Presented by Desert Research Institute

Patagonia Outlet, 130 S. Center Street, Reno

5:00 – 8:30 pm

Advance registration required! Register here.

Wednesday, April 27 – Robots Rock!

Presented by The Discovery

490 S. Center Street, Reno

4:00 – 8:00 pm

Thursday, April 28 – Seeing the Stars

Presented by Fleischmann Planetarium

1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno

4:00 – 8:00 pm

Friday, April 29 – Families in Nature

Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra Street, Reno

4:00 – 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 30 – Science is Everywhere

Free tours and engaging activities offered throughout our region. Details and registration at nnsciencefest.org.

 

Download the BINGO Board Here!

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April 15, 2022

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