Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’

Shakti Naresh, 6, tries a heat transfer experiment, wherein liquid is pushed up a handboiler, to demonstrate how the University of Chicago campus is heated, during the 2nd annual South Side Science Festival at the University of Chicago’s Science Quads in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Isaac Magallanes, a University of Chicago graduate student studying mammal evolution, grew up with a “plastic army of dinosaurs.”

He spent Saturday afternoon teaching kids about what they can learn from fossilized teeth at the Hyde Park school’s second annual South Side Science Festival — a chance for residents to meet with university students and scientists through more than 60 live demonstrations, four panels and other activities.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.