Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Summer camp isn’t always about crafts, swimming, and mosquito bites anymore. In Warner Robins, Ga., the STARBASE Robins Engineering Academy allows middle school students to gain familiarity with basic engineering principles and hands-on prototyping on a 3D printer. No 2011 information provided.
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Tags: Museums, Outreach, Robotics, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students)
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Five California State Universities have received a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant totaling $1.5 million from The Corporation for National and Community Service. The grant is based on California State University-San Bernardino’s CoyoteCareers program. It will fund a new program, “STEM SQUARED,” which will support service learning in STEM disciplines, as well as academic support, career skills training, and networking opportunities.
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Tags: Career Planning, Programs for Students, Robotics, University outreach
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Naval Oceanography Portal website maintains an Astronomical Information Center that contains a variety of informative resources. The directory features a glossary of terms, important definitions, fun facts, in-depth articles, data sets, lists, mathematical equations, and links to outside resources. Some topics include phenomena of the sun and moon, time, calendars and events, computing astronomical data, celestial navigation, and more.
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Tags: Astronomy, Internet Resources, Publication, Software, U.S. Navy, Web Resources
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by ASEE
Plans are already underway for the 20011 International Submarine Race, to be held next summer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Carderock test tank facility in Bethesda, Maryland. The race tests the creative skills of young engineering students from schools and colleges throughout the world, as teams compete in one- and two-person “wet” submarines submerged along a 100-meter measured course.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Grades 9-12, Marine engineering, Ocean science, U.S. Navy
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
A committee of science, engineering, and education experts has completed the first of a two-step process to produce a framework for new science education standards. The final framework will serve as a guide to develop the next generation of science standards, highlighting the core science and engineering, technology, and cross-cutting concepts that all students need to understand.
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Tags: Education Policy, Publication
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Thanks to a $7 million government grant, Carnegie Mellon University’s Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration (FIRE) program is giving kids hands-on experience with robots. The researchers hope to combat a national decline in the number of college students majoring in science, engineering, and math.
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Tags: Building robots, Career Planning, Programs for Students, Robotics, STEM subjects, University outreach
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by ASEE
This lesson helps students understand how a submarine controls its buoyancy through the use of ballasts. Students construct a model ballast system, and then learn to control its vent valves to make it submerge and surface.
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Tags: Grade 7-12, Lesson Plan, Marine engineering, Nautical Engineering, Ocean, Underwater Robot
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by ASEE
For over 13 years, the Blue Lobster Bowl has been testing Massachusetts high school students in marine sciences, including biology, chemistry, physics, geology, maritime history, and ocean engineering. Each year approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete in their regional tournament. Winners of regional competitions are invited to compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
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Tags: Ocean science, Science Contest
Posted on July 19th, 2010 by ASEE
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization that represents 95 of the leading public and private ocean research education institutions, aquaria, and industry with the mission to advance research, education and sound ocean policy. The organization manages ocean research and education programs in areas of scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration, and ocean partnerships.
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