Posted on January 31st, 2010 by ASEE
Vanderbilt University’s PAVE, in Nashville, Tenn., is a six-week summer course of study designed to strengthen the academic skills of students grades 11 and 12 who are planning to enter a college engineering, pre-medical, science, or technology program. Dates: June 21 – July 30, 2010. Application deadline: April 20, 2010.
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Tags: Courses, Grades 11 and 12, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)
Posted on January 30th, 2010 by ASEE
The Tufts University Center for Engineering Education Parent and Child Workshop offers the opportunity for families to build and program their own LEGO inventions. Date: March 6, 2010, 9:00-12:00. Level: Grades K-12. Location: Tufts University CEEO on the Medford, Mass Campus. Cost: $75.
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Tags: Grades K-12, LEGOS, Programs for families, Robotics
Posted on January 29th, 2010 by ASEE
Great Minds in STEM provides scholarships for students of Hispanic origin or involved with the Hispanic community who maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 or high; focus their studies in science, technology, engineering or math; and demonstrate leadership through academic achievements and campus/community activities. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $5,000. Application deadline: April 30, 2010.
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Tags: Grade 12, Hispanic Students, Scholarship
Posted on January 29th, 2010 by ASEE
Stepping Stones To Your Future is an annual summer engineering camp for rising 7th and 8th graders, offered by the University of Maryland, College Park. This one-week commuter camp is an excellent opportunity for young men and women interested in science and engineering to work with current University of Maryland students on a variety of fun and hands-on engineering activities. Cost: $350. Application Deadline: March 26, 2010.
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Tags: Grades 7 and 8, Programs for Girls, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by ASEE
Science News for Kids is a web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14, offering timely items of interest, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.
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Tags: Articles, Grades 6-8, Science Fair Projects, Web Resources
Posted on January 26th, 2010 by ASEE
The National Science Teacher’s Association annual National Conference on Science Education is scheduled for March 18–21 in Philadelphia, PA. Their workshops, seminars, and presentations promise to inspire, fine tune your content knowledge, test your strategies and techniques to build student performance, and tackle critical education issues of the day.
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Tags: Conferences and Meetings, Science Teachers
Posted on January 26th, 2010 by ASEE
Tasa Graphics Arts, Inc., a company that illustrates science textbooks, offers an online chapter on earthquakes, with clear explanations and illustrations of key terms used in the study of seismology.
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Tags: Earth Science, Earthquake materials, Geology, Online chapter
