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STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair
Join the fun at this family-friendly event Sunday, August 19! We fill the State Fair’s Grand Concourse with opportunities to learn about how STEM touches our lives daily and to experience hands-on activities from more than 20 organizations across the state.
The Iowa STEM booth on the East end of the STEM exhibits will hand out
FREE
drawstring backpacks and collect your "STEM Day at the Fair Checklist" to win cool prizes. Once you've got hands-on with STEM, take a seat and enjoy a STEM stage performance. One will happen every hour on the big STEM Stage located with the exhibits on the Grand Concourse.
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Educators take part in STEM Scale-Up Program Training
Hundreds of Iowa PreK-12 educators are taking part in STEM Scale-Up Program training for implementation of the programs this fall. Nearly 600 STEM Scale-Up Program applications were awarded, impacting nearly 100,000 students during the 2018-2019 academic year.
A complete list of 2018-2019 STEM Scale-Up Program awards and additional information about the STEM Scale-Up Program can be found by visiting
www.IowaSTEM.gov/Scale-Up
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STEM Inspirations - ISU Student Dagney Paskach
Before Dagney Paskach began her studies at Iowa State University in Industrial Engineering and Learning Technologies, she was a member of the Team Neutrino
FIRST
Robotics Competition based in Ames and attended Ames High School. While Ms. Paskach always had a focus on STEM in her life with an initial interest in graphic design, her freshman year in high school secured her interest in robotics. “I was struggling to find my place on the team (Team Neutrino), and I was considering going out for track instead. One of our team’s college student mentors at the time, Kelsey Draus, convinced me that robotics was definitely my thing, and I’ve never looked back.”
Now, Ms. Paskach uses her passion for STEM to inspire young students. As an Outreach Coordinator for the Cyclone Space Mining Club (CSM) at ISU, she had the opportunity to develop and deliver a week-long space robotics unit, “Mission to Mars”, for 93 Arizona first graders. The students built a base on Mars using Bee-Bots. She also works part time as a Student Role Model for WiSE and is the External Vice President for WiSE Science Explorations, a club that holds four after-school camps a semester for 3
rd
-6
th
grade girls.
Ms. Paskach knows the value of good role models. Her college student mentors and parents have had a major influence in her decisions and direction. “My mom . . .always puts students and kids first, and I have adopted that core belief . . . I love watching online physics videos with him (my dad) and doing fun projects together. Last summer, we built a bubble chamber to detect alpha particles from space!”
Ms. Paskach says that she learns the most when she is exposed to an authentic, first-hand experience, and her ideal job would be learning, teaching, and playing with robots, LEGOs, and kids!
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Dr. Kelly Bergman
Iowa State University
1259 Stange Rd
Ames, IA 50011-1002
Phone: 515-203-7247
Email: kbergman@iastate.edu
Website: ncstemhub.iastate.edu
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2018-19 NC STEM Advisory Board
David Barajas, Marshalltown
Lindsey Falk, St. Ansgar
Ashley Flatebo, Garner
Doug Jacobson, Ames
Sara Nelson, Ames
Michael Pedersen, Marshalltown
Ben Petty, Conrad
Kathy Rogotzke, Mason City,
Sarah Rosenblum, Marshalltown
Camille Sloan Schroeder, Boone
Kerry Weig, Nevada
Nancy Woods, Boone
Richard Wrage, Marshalltown
Michael Young, Ames
David Zrostlik, Garner
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Upcoming Events:
August 28
- STEM Best Webinar
September 12
-
STEM BEST
application
Deadline
September 28
- NC STEM
Advisory Board Meeting, Ames
October 20
- Family STEM Festival, McAllister Hall NIACC
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1st Annual Family STEM Festival at NIACC
Come participate in hands-on activities using the concepts of science, technology, engineering and math. This event is
free and open to the public! More details to come!
October 20, 1-4 pm
McAllister Hall, NIACC
7299, 500 College Dr.,
Mason City
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STEM BEST Webinar
Do you have questions about how to apply? This informative webinar will give you all the information you need and time to ask questions.!
When: August 28, 2018
Time: 4:00 pm
Conference Line:
646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 849 600 201
Participant ID: Shown after joining the meeting
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