How do we equip the current generation with the sustainability skills they need to address the ‘grand challenges’ such as climate change? We think hands-on, design-centered challenges are the key – and that’s why we got a used dumpster. From design to implementation, students will use innovative math and science curricula to help Professor Dumpster transform the barely habitable garbage container into a sustainable house and interactive teaching lab. Located at Huston-Tillotson University, the Dumpster Project and Professor Dumpster will need all the help he can get because he’s been living in his Dumpster since February, and it’s about to get hot here in Texas!
Hands on Invention Workshop for Kids of all ages. Learn about the steps involved in creating an invention and launching it online.
Hexcrusher is an 8bit music project that uses Nintendo Entertainment Systems to perform intense, dancey digital hardcore ala Atari Teenage Riot gone J-pop.
Learn how to utilize fruit scraps–peels, cores, leftover mash–to ferment distinctive, flavored live-cultured vinegars. Learn methods and tricks for making strawberry, apple, blueberry, peach, and many other types of vinegars. Participants will gain an understanding of the two stages of fermenting vinegars, health benefits of incorporating raw, live vinegars and how to craft small-scale batches at home. Kate will also discuss how to use these homemade vinegars in creative ways.
Dance chiptune jams composed by Active Knowledge are about dumb parties, outer space, and cool sunglasses.
