The Univerity of Arizona Girls Who Code is enrolling now! Girls and non-binary students in 6th–12th grade are invited to join this free computer science club that meets on Saturdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the UofA campus.

The club provides everything that students need to explore technology at their own pace. No coding experience is required, and students do not need a computer at home to join.

Looking at the moon is fun throughout the whole year, but International Observe The Moon Night is an event that encourages everyone to study and observe the moon. This year it takes place on Saturday, Sept. 14.

The event began on Sept. 18, 2010. The main purpose of this event is space science and astronomy outreach. This event takes place on a different date each year, held usually in September or October when the moon is at first quarter.

Have you ever ridden in a car? How about a car that drives itself? Well, now’s your chance, because autonomous vehicles by Waymo One are hitting the streets!

The vehicle uses multiple cameras, sensors, and radar connected to the surface of the car for a 360degree view. By “remembering” information that it has already experienced, the car will predict what pedestrians and other vehicles will do before they do it. This way, it can drive along a predetermined route, avoiding obstacles and keeping its passengers safe.

Suppose you want to imagine, design, experience Homeschool the world around you, and discover your artistic vision. In that case, there’s no better place to do so than the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, the first fine arts museum for children in the United States of America. This won- derful museum opened in 1978 and has adopted three names before it became the museum we know today. We got the inside scoop from Hannah Hockersmith, the marketing and communications manager for the i.d.e.a. Museum, about what families can enjoy during their visit to this inspiring and accessible museum.

Seeing a total solar eclipse from anywhere on Earth is awesome, but seeing it from the path of totality is spectacular! A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and completely blocks the Sun. Getting to see the totality of he solar eclipse depends on where you are on Earth. Totality is when the moon fully blocks the Sun from our view on Earth. If you are not on the path of totality, you can still see part of the eclipse. Phoenix saw 64 percent of the total eclipse.

Since May, 2020, NASA has been inviting people all around the world to participate in their virtual guest program.

The program is free and anyone can sign up. Visit nasa.gov/virtualguest to sign up and partake in exciting missions without having to leave your home. You can also download a free NASA virtual guest passport and put the stamps you get from each mission into it.

“Oh! I just got an idea!” Students at Carden of Tucson turn their ideas into inventions. A unique program called Invention Convention challenges students to find ways to change the world. This year’s Invention Convention will be held March 8 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at the University of Arizona ENR2.

The Invention Convention started in Connecticut in 1983, and asks students to find problems that need solutions. These solutions become brand new inventions. Educators at Carden of Tucson loved this idea and wanted to bring it to their students.

My family visited a fascinating spot in Phoenix called Arizona Falls. It is the first hydroelectric power generating station in Phoenix. Arizona Falls makes electricity from the power of water falling and spinning a turbine.

Our water comes from melting snow in the mountains, which goes into streams and lakes of the Salt River. Lakes were created from the damns SRP built along the Salt River to prevent flooding. The dams also create energy, and most importantly keep our water supply full.

Robots are cool! They are cool because they can do things that are really hard or even impossible for humans to do! Robots come in all shapes and sizes. One could look like a human and another could look like a table!

So what is a robot? A robot is a machine that can do tasks that it is programmed to do on its own. A robot can only do what a human has programmed it to do.

The Cons of Robotics: 

 I recently got the opportunity to volunteer at a nonprofit organization called WeCareTucson. WeCareTucson refurbishes donations of old electronics and medical equipment to donate to needy people in the Tucson community.