Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) high school teachers are encouraged to join the 2010 Summer Institute at Cal Poly Pomona, July 12-30, 2010. Application Deadline: March 31, 2010. No new 2011 information provided.

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NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has launched Mission:Science, a new Web site created specifically for teenagers. Through Mission:Science, teens can access current NASA spacecraft data for school science projects, conduct real experiments with NASA scientists and locate space-related summer internships.

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If America wants to get back to inventing and making things, it must change K-12 student attitudes toward science and math. So says James E. West, a research professor of electrical and computer engineering and inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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The 7th Annual Girls’ Day at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, April 6, 2010, is designed to introduce young women, grades 6 -8 to STEM careers. Girls will hear inspiring messages about STEM careeers, participate in hands-on activities, and witness demonstrations from various departments. Location: Rapid City, SD. Cost: $5.00 Registration Deadline: March 23, 2010.

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Fifth grade girls at the North Belmont Elementary School in North Carolina are getting a chance to hone their math and science skills with the help of some very special tutors. Each girl is matched with a woman STEM major from nearby Belmont Abbey College, who will act as her mentor.

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MESY (Math, Engineering, Science and You) is a colorful program of New Hampshire Public Television that aims to engage and excite kids, parents, educators, and community leaders about the STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

With separate sections devoted to math, engineering, and science, respectively, the MESY website offers videos and PBS programming, activities, links to other websites, and a list of New Hampshire state standards.

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