Posted on February 11th, 2010 by ASEE
Drexel University celebrates National Engineers Week with a panel discussion open to the public: Sustainability: Beyond a Buzzword to a Better Bottom Line (Wed., Feb. 17, 7:30 a.m., $25 registration), and High School Day (Thu., Feb. 18, 8:30am – 2pm), treating local high schools to a day of hands-on engineering activities.
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Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
At the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop, students of all ages build things and experiment. Eli Whitney offers many programs for teachers and students, including a 2010 winter program for the Olympics, Feb. 15-17. Visit the museum and the museum website to learn about Eli Whitney himself, as well as other inventors.
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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 Jaimie Schock
St. Cloud State University has developed a lab on wheels, better known as the Science Express, that visits K-12 schools in central Minnesota. The 53-foot-long semi-trailer contains a highly sophisticated science lab with equipment that no K-12 school could afford to have.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Getting middle school students to spend a precious Saturday morning back in school—studying STEM topics, no less—may sound like an exercise in frustration. But, a program developed by the Salisbury, Maryland school district is having great success doing exactly that.
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Tags: After School, Computer Programming, Grades 6-8, Programs for Students, Science
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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Posted on January 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The STEM-Up Initiative, based in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles, is designed to integrate STEM career pathways into schools and local communities. STEM-Up aims to connect 80,000 residents to the surrounding STEM Community, consisting of institutions of higher learning, government agencies, corporations and other organizations.
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Tags: African-American Students, Hispanic Students, Minority Group Engineers, Programs for Families, Programs for Students, Programs for Teachers, Website
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by ASEE
The StarHouse Discovery Center in Logan, UT, aims to promote and provide hands-on science, astronomy, and technology experiences to children, parents, teachers, and administrators.
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Posted on December 29th, 2009 by ASEE
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City offers a number of science workshops and courses for students and teachers alike. Check out the ones coming up this January and February.
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Tags: Events, Grades 2-3, Grades 9-12, Grades Pre K-2, Museum, Programs for Students, Programs for Teachers
