Program areas at The Tech Interactive
Exhibits, programs, and experiences: unravel mysteries as vast as The cosmos and as personal as your heartbeat in The Tech Interactive's galleries, which offer hands-on opportunities to explore how technological innovation is changing our lives. Whether you have an hour or a full day, our exhibitions will inspire, educate and entertain while making you want to come back soon - visits to The Tech Interactive are never The same twice! We hope you carry The spirit of our exhibitions home, where The innovator inside of you can strive to make our world a better place. The Tech hosts two annual signature programs. The Tech challenge is a team competition that inspires thousands of students in grades 4-12 to design and build devices that solve a real-world problem. For 34 years, The Tech challenge has connected with various ethnic and socioeconomic communities to introduce students not only to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem) concepts, but also to The thrill of hands-on learning and real-world design. The Tech for global good, an evolution of The Tech awards, aims to inspire young people to use technology to solve global challenges by connecting them with The people doing just that around The world. Every experience is designed for you to explore, experiment, create and challenge yourself to do more with technology. Stop in for a workshop or one of our many activities and leave with new skills, as well as confidence in your ability to build a better world.
Education: education is at The heart of everything we do at The Tech. We encourage curiosity for science, engineering, math and technology in students on field trips, educators in our professional development programs, and families in our communities. We strive to ensure that everyone we serve has The opportunity to learn skills The future will demand. Educational learning experiences include but are not limited to: design challenge learning, The Tech at home, professional development for teachers, field trips, and virtual student programs.
Visitor services: our visitor services include operations, group reservations, birthday parties, safety and security, imax, special events, and volunteer services. We're excited to welcome you back for a fun and safe science learning experience. The Tech hosts as many as 500,000 people a year in its galleries and programs and has approximately 3,500 member households. Your support allows us to offer a variety of in-person and virtual programs to underserved students across The bay area. We rely on your support for our efforts including The creation of digital activities and educational resources and providing safe learning programs for students during The pandemic.