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The Dominguez Dream in Memory of H. Frank Dominguez

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Helping Young People Discover What is Possible The Dominguez Dream in Memory of H. TDD school programs teaches 21st century skills relevant to the real world.

Frank Dominguez (TDD) works with volunteers to serve young students in low-income communities in California, which are often plagued by crime, violence and high dropout rates. We target communities in which at least 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Students learn to recognize opportunities for success all around them, and build their communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

10/15/2026

Build your own solar oven and discover how sunlight can be turned into heat.

Using a pizza box, aluminum foil, black construction paper, and clear plastic wrap, you can create a simple oven powered by the Sun. The foil reflects sunlight into the box, the dark paper absorbs light energy and converts it into heat, and the plastic wrap helps keep warm air inside.

With adult supervision, place a snack like a s’more inside, aim your oven toward direct sunlight, and watch solar energy get to work. Then experiment with the design and see if you can find a way to make your oven even hotter.

10/13/2026

Batteries are all around us, powering everything from toys and flashlights to phones, laptops, and electric vehicles. But have you ever wondered what is happening inside them?

Batteries use chemical reactions between different materials to create electrical energy. When connected to a circuit, electrons move through the circuit and provide the electric current that powers our devices. Rechargeable batteries take this idea even further by allowing key chemical changes to be reversed so the battery can be used again.

From the first batteries to the powerful rechargeable designs we use today, science, engineering, and technology continue to improve how we store and use energy.

How would you improve the battery of the future?

10/08/2026

Benjamin Franklin was more than a founding figure in American history. He was also a scientist, inventor, and experimenter whose curiosity helped change the way people understood the world around them.

Franklin investigated electricity and famously used a kite experiment to provide evidence that lightning was electrical. He also turned scientific thinking into practical solutions, including the lightning rod, bifocals, an improved stove design, and the glass armonica.

His work shows how asking questions, testing ideas, and applying what we learn can lead to discoveries that make a difference.

10/06/2026

Video game design is where creativity, technology, and problem-solving come together.

Video game designers shape how games work and how players experience them. They develop gameplay mechanics, create levels and challenges, test ideas, and collaborate with artists, programmers, writers, and other team members to bring interactive worlds to life.

It is also a career that connects every part of STEAM. Science can help create realistic movement, math supports game logic and balance, engineering helps build interactive systems, technology provides the tools that power development, and art gives games their characters, worlds, and visual identity.

The next great game could start with your idea.

10/01/2026

Grow your own sugar crystals and watch chemistry take shape right in front of you.

With help from an adult, heat 1 cup of water and gradually stir in about 3 cups of sugar until no more easily dissolves. Prepare a string by wetting it, coating it with sugar, and letting it dry. Then suspend the string in the cooled sugar solution without letting it touch the sides or bottom of the jar. Leave it somewhere undisturbed and check back each day as your crystals begin to grow.

As the solution cools and water slowly evaporates, dissolved sugar molecules begin joining together in an organized, repeating pattern. Over time, more molecules attach and the crystals grow larger.

Try taking a photo each day to track how your crystals change.

09/29/2026

Wind has been helping people power machines for centuries, and today we can use it to generate electricity.

Wind turbines capture the energy of moving air with their large blades. As the blades spin, they turn components inside the turbine that help a generator produce electricity. That power can then travel through the electrical grid to homes, schools, businesses, and communities.

From early windmills to modern wind farms, wind technology shows how science, engineering, and technology can work together to solve real-world problems and create new possibilities for the future.

How would you make wind energy even better?

09/24/2026

Long before modern computers existed, Ada Lovelace was imagining what computing machines might one day be able to do.

While studying Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, Ada developed a step-by-step method for how the machine could calculate Bernoulli numbers. Her work is often recognized as the first published computer algorithm designed for a machine.

But Ada’s ideas went even further. She understood that machines could potentially work with more than numbers, opening the door to possibilities that resemble how we think about computers today.

Her story shows how mathematics, technology, and creativity can come together to shape the future.

09/22/2026

Industrial designers turn ideas into the products we use every day. From headphones and furniture to medical devices and sports equipment, they combine creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills to make products safer, more useful, and easier to use.

The process often starts with a simple idea, then moves through sketches, digital models, prototypes, testing, and improvements before becoming a finished product.

If you enjoy thinking about how everyday objects could look, feel, or work better, industrial design could be a STEAM career worth exploring.

09/17/2026

Turn an ordinary lemon into invisible ink with this simple STEAM experiment.

Mix lemon juice with a few drops of water, then use a cotton swab or small paintbrush to write a secret message on white paper. Once the paper dries, the message will seem to disappear. With help from an adult, carefully warm the paper near a heat source and watch the hidden message turn brown and reappear.

Why does it work? Lemon juice contains organic compounds that remain on the paper after the liquid dries. When heated, these compounds break down and brown faster than the surrounding paper, revealing your message.

What secret message would you write?

09/15/2026

From the first two-wheeled machines to the bicycles we ride today, this invention has come a long way.

Bicycles use a clever combination of pedals, gears, chains, wheels, and friction to turn the force from our legs into forward motion. Over time, engineers have continued improving bicycle designs to make them lighter, safer, faster, and more comfortable.

In this STEAM Inventions spotlight, we take a closer look at how the bicycle works, the problem it helped solve, and the science, engineering, and math that keep it moving.

Every invention can be improved. How would you design the bicycle of the future?

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
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Friday	9am - 5pm

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