Space Agriculture - A Simulation in Stations

About the event

What's it like to research plant life and try to garden in outer space on a space station?

Join the Maker STEAM team to explore 4 stations of short activities simulating parts of what space research about agriculture, plants, and gardening looks like on a space station. In these stations, you can use NASA information to:

Pick a (pretend) plant to grow

Set up the growing environment

"Water" the plant

Measure the plant's growth

Each of these stations will be simulations, no actual planting occurring this time! These activities are geared towards ages 5 and up, all ages welcome.

This program is drop-in, no registration required. Please join us between 5pm and 6pm in the Innovation Lab on 3rd floor of Main Library. The stations will take most participants around 20 to 30 minutes to complete. This event is for all ages; children under age 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

This program is a precursor to the Space Farms program occurring in the Main Auditorium on this same date from 6-7:30pm. Please register for the auditorium program here.

If you have any accessibility questions or accommodation needs, please contact us at Maker_STEAM@dconc.gov. We ask that all requests be made at least 3 business days prior to the event to ensure we can provide the best accommodations possible.