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EXPLORE STEAM FAIR '26

South Valley Science and Engineering Initiative's (SVSEI's) free, fun, family oriented 2026 EXPLORE STEAM FAIR was held on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Morgan Hill Unified School District's (MHUSD's) Live Oak High School small gym from 11am-2pm. This free, fun, family friendly, science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) event , meant for TK-adults, had over 315 fairgoers, 24 activity booths with 55 booth partners and their assistants, and 51 community volunteers. 

 

What did we have?

• Robotics -drivable, coding, maze running​

• Scribblebots

• Keva planks

• Merge EDU cubes

• Vacuum forming

• Resin and sand art, gold foiling, glitter planets, and critter in a capsule

• Watershed modeling, vermicomposting, and interactive SW sorting

• Balloon hovercrafts

• Arduino circuitry builds

• Air powered rockets

• Straw rockets

• Whirligigs

• Coding

• Coloring

• Floating boats challenge and smelling test

• Battery circuitry, marshmallow towers, and straw flutes

• Hot Wheels Speedometry

• Interactive computer game

• Density tubes and cellular respiration labs

• UV beads and potting native plants

• Candy DNA, insulating cups, and music making

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​Check out our EXPLORE STEAM FAIR  page for more pictures and information on this year's volunteers and booth partners and prior year's events. To get the EXPLORE vibe, see the January 30, 2026, Morgan Hill Times article about EXPLORE '26 and listen to the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce's Quick 5 EXPLORE 2025 Spotify podcast. 

 

UPCOMING HANDS-ON EVENTS

Please join us at SVSEI's hands-on STEAM activities at the following 2026 community outreach events:​​​​​​​​​

• April 12, 2026 - AAUW Morgan Hill's Wildflower Run

• May 4, 2026 - Art a la Carte

• August 2026 - National Night Out​​​