Posted on February 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, GA., offers Science Night Out, Friday evening programs with hands-on science activities for kids, staffed by Fernbank Science Center scientists and volunteers. The target audience is fun-loving, science-aware children from 3rd grade through 6th grade. Cost: $15.
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Tags: Aerospace, Engineering Week, Grades 3-6, Programs for Students, Science Center
Posted on February 1st, 2010 by ASEE
Join the Second Annual African American History Program Free Family Day at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, DC., Sat., February 6, to explore the issues surround the 2010 census and American cultural perceptions of race.
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Tags: African-American scientists, Family events, Mathematics, Programs for Families, Weekend programs
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 21st, 2010 by ASEE
The 2010 Fermilab Family Open House, held on the site of the U.S. National Accelerator Laboratory, is intended to teach children about the world of physics. Held in Batavia Illinois, just outside Chicago, the event is most appropriate for children in grades 3 and up, with tours restricted to adults and children age 10 and up.
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Tags: Physics
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Several contests are being planned to be held at the Science Museum of Virginia on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010, during Career Day in conjunction with Engineers Week. As in years past, contests will include an egg drop contest and a bridge building contest.
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Tags: Contests, Engineering Day, Events, Science museum
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by ASEE
At this Tufts University Center for Engineering Education 3-day workshop held Feb. 17 -19, students grades 3-6 will create animations using animation software designed at the CEEO (www.samanimation.com). Students will use materials such as LEGO, clay, and whiteboards to design and create movie sets. Cost: $300. Medford, Mass.
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Tags: Animation, Grades 3-6, Programs for Students
Posted on January 15th, 2010 by ASEE
In this Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Students will work to design, build, and program LEGO robots to participate in the LEGO Winter Olympics. Date: Jan 23, 2010. 9:00-12:00 – Grades 1-3, 1:00-4:00 – Grades 4-6. Location: Tufts University CEEO on the Medford Campus. Cost: $50
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Tags: Grades 1-6, LEGOS, Robotics, Weekend programs
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by ASEE
Students ages 5 to 18 are invited to take the Cambridge Science Festival’s Curiosity Challenge: Write an essay, draw or take a picture about your curiosity and tell us how it prompted you to explore your world. Then enter your essay or artwork in the Curiosity Challenge by submitting it at any Cambridge Public School or Cambridge Public Library branch or at the MIT Museum by Feb. 12, 2010.
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Posted on January 9th, 2010 by ASEE
The West Point Bridge Design Contest aims to provide middle school and high school students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering. The contest is provided as a service to education–and as a tribute to the Academy’s two hundred years of service to the United States of America. Contest registration opens January 28, 2010, with first qualifying round closing March 5, 2010.
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Tags: Bridge building, Bridge Design, Civil Engineering, Contest, Design, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
