On November 1st, the 6th annual CSUCI-hosted Science Carnival proved once more to be a roaring success.

Being entirely volunteer-run, the carnival remains free to attend and continues to attract guests of all ages. Students between Kindergarten and 8th grade, many with siblings and parents in tow, flocked to Thurgood-Marshall elementary school to participate in the festivities.


From Biology and Chemistry to Paleontology and Physics, the carnival provided over 70 dazzling science demonstrations and activities to fascinate and inspire a younger generation.




Students admire a demonstration of UV fluorescent chemicals.

Fire isn't always yellow! This volunteer shows a crowd how the color of a flame
can actually depend on what compound is undergoing combustion.
The high-frequency electromagnetism associated with the plasma filaments in a
plasma lamp can induce a nearby fluorescent lightbulb to light up!
This ball python was one of many animals present at the science carnival.
Angular momentum is a physical phenomenon so rarely encountered that even
adults found this demonstration strange and fascinating.


This ping pong ball cannon made it clear
just how powerful air pressure can be.






This apparatus pumps air in and out of a pair of real lungs!
Many guests were surprised by the rich topography
of the microsocopic world.
Live crabs, starfish and many other marine creatures
made this booth particularly popular.