Where can you witness beetles pulling 10 times their weight, dig for fossilized shark teeth, and learn about sequencing DNA, all in one place? At Bellevue College, where the BC Science Division will host an open house for the community from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9.

Called “Passport to STEM” – for science, technology, engineering and math – the event will feature a variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations for adults and children of all ages. Just a few of these include: an insect room with butterflies and termites; a custom tank used to model ocean waves; activities to test oil spill clean-up methods; demonstrations of DNA research techniques in the college’s genomics lab; a shark tooth fossil dig; and a vacuum cannon that can shoot ping pong balls though soda cans.

The college’s latest genomics and chemistry research equipment will be on display, and current BC students will present their research.

Attendees will be given “passports” that will be stamped at each activity station. Those with stamps from each station will be entered into a raffle to win science-related prizes.