Tinkerfest

ACEC Indiana: Explore civil engineering through structures, water and the environment around us.
Carmel Christkindlmarkt: Drop a wooden ball into the portable Kugelbahn track to explore physics, engineering and movement.
Cirque Indy: Enjoy youth and adult student performances throughout the day.
Corteva: Explore hands-on engineering with Corteva.  
CRG Grow: Learn about hydroponic farming with a mobile living wall.
Deeply Ingrained: Learn how to use woodworking tools and make a simple wood project at the Woodshop on Wheels.
Elijah the Cup Guy: Check out a professional cup sculpture and try to build your own!
FIRST Robotics teams (Red Alert Robotics, Superior STEAM, FTC & FRC teams): Experience FIRST LEGO robots and Osmo toys, along with the robotic Button Press and Speed Stacking Challenge.
GEO Studios: Explore sculpting through interactive digital work and create magnets using pre-melted glass forms.
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana: Come explore hands-on STEM activities with the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
Girls STEM Institute: Discover STEM activity exploring optical illusions with a Mirascope.
iCode Fishers: Take the controls and guide a VEX robot through an exciting mini-game circuit. You’ll navigate obstacles, complete fun challenges and test your problem-solving skills in this hands-on robotics experience.

Indy Fused Glass and Glass Arts IndianaACEC Indiana: Explore civil engineering through structures, water and the environment around us.
Indiana University School of Medicine: Try anatomy-themed puzzles and check out 3D printing demos of anatomy prints.
Indiana529: Chat with Indiana529 to learn more about saving for future education.
Indianapolis Fly Casters: Tie your own fishing flies with experts.
ISM Art Activity: Create a hands-on art project with the Indiana State Museum team.
ISM Bee Bots: Help the Bee Bots move using simple coding sequences.
ISM Math Open Play Kits: Integrate math into play by exploring several open-play math kits to create different 2D and 3D designs.
ISM Lego Build: Free build with Legos and Duplos to create anything from a tall tower to tiny house!
ISM Comic Character: Create comic book art inspired by Hoosier Jim Davis and Garfield.
Ivy Tech & Ed Martin Automotive: Test your skills at changing a tire, spark plugs and more through the Automotive Careers Exploration and Interactive trailer.
IU Media School Game Design: See games created by students ranging from an arcade-like train demolition derby to a narrative game about a fish taking care of its lake.

NoireSTEMinist Educational Consulting, LLC: Explore 3D printed and cardboard robots you can interact with.
Percussive Arts Society: Play games with the Percussive Arts Society to hear different songs through boom whackers and drums.
Purdue Solar Race Team: Check out the Solar Electric Vehicle Lux built by Purdue Solar Racing and learn how it uses the sun’s power to operate. 
Purdue University Entomology: Tinker with bugs, electrons and magnetic fields and engineer origami inset wings. Enjoy the Cockroach Colosseum where you can cheer on live, scuttling cockroaches as they race inside a covered arena!
Science Central: Explore STEAM activities focusing on structures and engineering.
Starbase Indiana: Test out engineering activities related to space.
Tactile Engineering: Explore tactile learning and play for the blind using the Cadence Tactile Tablet to create tactile drawings in the same way that blind students and teachers work and learn.
The Central Indiana Division of the National Model Railroad Association: Explore two model train tracks of Thomas the Tank Engine running around Stonehenge and the Transylvania railroad featuring European trains and Dracula’s castle.
University of Indianapolis: Create your own rivets to make a key chain and personalized metal stamps.

Be amazed as you watch pumpkins being shot more than 300 feet across the museum front lawn by a giant slingshot! Pumpkin Chunkin’ will occur at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.