The Kids Zone is located just off of show center and is open both Saturday and Sunday of the air show from 10 am - 3 pm. To enter the Kids Zone, each child must have a wristband, which is $5 per day, cash only. Attractions inside of the Kids Zone includes the “Blue Angel Obstacle Course”, a 36-foot Turbo Shuttle Slide, an Extreme Air Power Jump, a STEM tent and face painting. Children must wear a wristband to enter and leave throughout the day. The Kids Zone will have free admittance on Friday’s practice show only.
NAS Jacksonville is proud to offer a STEM2 area at this year’s air show!
What is STEM ? “STEM” stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. In Northeast Florida, STEM2 Hub recognizes the vital role medicine will play in future careers, so they have added a second M for Medicine, or STEM2. You may also see “STEM+C”, the C is for Computer Science, a critical underpinning in just about every industry and a high-demand career in itself.
STEM2 Hub
will be offering the following activities in the Kids Zone:
Science | Technology | Engineering | Mathematics | Medicine
• Exploring Careers in Space: Participants will learn about the emerging careers in aerospace and space. Participants will think about a problem on earth that they could solve with access to space, or what it might be like to live and work in space. They will illustrate a postcard expressing their ideas. The postcards will be collected and flown on the new shepard rocket, stamped flown in space, and returned to the students. • Sensors Building: Participants will learn about sensors and how they are used in the world around them. Participants will build and test a simple sensor. • Coding/Robots: Participants will have the opportunity to code and apply their learning to robotics. Participants will test their code by running it on a robot. • Circuit Building: participants will build a simple circuit and light an led bulb.
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