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Rockville Science Center Newsletter
May 2018
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Details for these activities are in this newsletter!
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EVENT
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DATE
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TIME
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Science Tuesday
at Rockville Senior Center
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May 8
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1 pm to 2 pm
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Science Cafe
At Branded '72 Restaurant !!
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May 15 |
7 pm to 8 pm |
Hometown Holidays
Annual Memorial Day event |
May 26 & May 27
Parade on May 28 |
See entry in this newsletter |
Check out the
Studio i Makerspace
Meetup for special activities/classes
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Explorer Post meetings
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Every Wednesday
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6 pm to 9 pm
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Amateur Radio Technician License Class at Studio i Makerspace
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Every Saturday, from March 31 to May 5 |
1:30 pm to 4:40 pm |
| Summer Camps |
June, July, & August. |
Click here for camp information |
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The 29th
Rockville Science Day is history.
Are you ready for the
30th ...
Rockville Science Day
It is not too early to think about exhibiting and volunteering. Just a year away!
The Rockville Science Center has been putting on Rockville Science Day at Montgomery College for over 29 years
We had a record breaking 109 exhibitors! There were hands-on STEM exhibits from academia, scientific and engineering societies, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM organizations, live animals, and exhibits from students.
Over 4000 people enjoyed hands on exhibits including ...
electric cars, boa constructors, antique radios and amateur radio, all kinds of robots and automatons, rockets, biting mosquitoes, comet making, inspecting brains, stage shows about radium, interpreting archaeological sites, steam ship technology, civil war medicine, homing pigeon release, archaeology mini-digs, piezoelectric energy demonstrations, ornithology, Botball demonstrations, solving drinking water scarcity, coding challenges, Civil Air Patrol, astronomy, rocket building (and launching!), Aruduino, concepts in electricity, concepts in optics, wind energy, live music, global warming, science songs, science of music, organ grinding, mechanical TV, science fair exhibits, 3D printing, vitamin C in fruits, math puzzles, experiments heading to the international space station, model aircraft and drones, prosthetics & orthotics, ultrasound imaging, MRI technology, ...
And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Over 50 volunteers found plenty of time to enjoy the exhibits while clocking in a record number of SSL hours. They helped with planning, setup, running the event, and taking the event down. Without their help Science day would not have been possible.
You can't do science on an empty stomach. Montgomery College Food Services Department provided food and refreshment this year.
The weather was perfect!
We plan for our 30th Rockville Science day
to be bigger than ever!
Some highlights from the 29th Rockville Science Day
Opening
Ceremonies
Animals
Comet Making and Rockets
Robotics
Civil War Medicine and
Archaeology
The photos are provided by
Yaakov Gridley.
Yaakov's Camera, Rockville Md.
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Location:
Rockville Memorial Public Library, 2nd Floor, 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850
Registration:
May be
required
for some events.
Open Meeting Time:
Alternating Tuesdays,
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Just show up and learn about the
Studio
i Makerspace.
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A makerspace is a community center with tools and materials where people in the community can come to learn, teach, and make things. Our Makerspace includes robotics, drones, rocketry, amateur radio, and many more activities. Check us out!
Other ongoing activities
include Open Time, Microcontrollers 101, Drones and R/C interest Group, Coder Dojo, Space Blimp, and much more.
Other Studio i Maker Space News
The Amateur Radio License Class, run by the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club, currently has about 20 participants. They include junior high school students to retired professionals, all working on their Technician Class FCC radio license. These classes are open to the public.
Coder Dojo (ages 7-17) is an ongoing program with 50+ youth attending routinely. This is a low-pressure, learn at your own pace, group where you can share ideas and learning with peers and expert adult mentors.
The MoCo Makers Thursday night series has had wonderful topics and talks which have included,
Dive into Deep Learning - Neural Networks Introduction,
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: Introduction and Staying Safe,
Micro-controllers Introduction and Projects, and
Group Training for use of the ShopBot CNC carver.
The High-Altitude Balloon Project
(a.k.a. Spaceblimp) continues marching forward. Spaceblimp is an educational and exploratory stratospheric balloon project that lofts various payloads to near-space (about 100,000ft). The Space Blimp Project Group was an exhibitor at the USA Science and Engineering Festival and at Rockville Science Day.
The readiness payload will include radio telemetry for position and tracking, various cameras, and a cosmic radiation detector. The work is a collaboration between the RSC Makerspace (Rockville, MD.), HacDC Hackerspace (D.C.), and Unallocated Space (Severn, MD.).
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May Science Tuesday
What's In Your Medicine
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Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Event: Rockville Science Center, Science Tuesday
Where: Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Dr., Rockville, MD 20850
Speaker: Jaap Venema
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Jaap Venema, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer (CSO) for USP. He leads USP's scientific strategy and standards-setting activities around the world. He also serves as Chair of the Council of Experts, USP's scientific standards-setting
body, which continuously revises standards in the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary, USP Compounding Compendium, Herbal Medicines Compendium, Dietary Supplements Compendium, and Food Chemicals Codex.
A native of the Netherlands, Dr. Venema earned his Master's degree in Chemistry from the Free University of Amsterdam, and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Leiden University in the Netherlands.
What's In Your Medicine
USP background: Empowering a healthy tomorrow
A healthier world needs a strong foundation - one that establishes quality, sets the bar forscientific rigor and technological progress, and epitomizes collaboratio
n between industry, nonprofits, government, and academia. From the standards we create to the partnerships and conversations we foster, our scientists, advocates, and network of experts are critical to constructing and reinforcing this foundation to en
sure people stay healthy. Every day, the health community confidently builds upon our ongoing work, supplying, manufacturing, and distributing medicines; making hospital systems more effective; meeting health provider, patient, and consumer needs; creating policies; allocating resources and responding to crisis situations. An independent nonprofit, we continue to expand our reach and impact to draw us closer
to a world where everyone can be confident of quality in health and healthcare.
This presentation will provide an overview of the various scientific approaches necessary to maintain up-to-date compendia, including case studies that will provide a unique insight into what it takes to deliver high-quality health products to your home.
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Science Tuesday programs are run
in partnership with the City of Rockville. Science Tuesdays meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 1:00 to 2:00pm at Rockville Senior Center. Science Tuesdays features a speaker with a science background giving a presentation and answering questions afterwards. Events are free to attend.
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Date:
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event:
Rockville Science Center, Science Cafés
Where:
Branded '72 Pit Barbecue, 387 E Gude Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Speaker:
Jaap Venema
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Dr. Jaap Venema, this month's Science Tuesday speaker, is also our guest speaker for the May Science Cafe. Please join us for his riveting talk on an overview of the various scientific approaches necessary to maintain up-to-date compendia, including case studies that will provide a unique insight into what it takes to deliver high-quality health products to your home.
See our Science Tuesday entry above for this month's Science Cafe program.
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The Rockville
Science
Center Scienc
e Cafés
are free and open to everyone. They feature a scientist engaging and leading discussions to encourage conversation, debate, and interaction.
The Rockville Science Science Cafe meets at the
Branded '72 Pit Barbecue, soon to be renamed
Crossroads BBQ &
Grill
. The restaurant serves awesome BBQ, vegetarian dishes, and salads. Arrive early if you want to buy dinner or a drink and get a table.
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Rockville Hometown Holidays
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Date:
Saturday, May 26 & Sunday, May 27. Parade is on May 28.
Event:
Rockville Science Center at Hometown Holidays
Where:
Festival
is at Rockville Town Square.
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Join the Rockville Science Center at
Rockville Hometown Holidays
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Join the Rockville Science Center on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27 in Rockville Town Center for the 30th Hometown Holidays Music Festival featuring more than 30 free live performances, the Taste of Rockville, children's activities and more! The festivities end on Monday, May 28 with the Annual Memorial Day Parade.
Visit with us at our kiosk. We will demonstrate straw rockets, measure body potential, demonstrate driverless car technology, and and more.
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Sponsored Student Programs News
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Post 1010 is a great group of over 40 high school students with interests in computers, robotics, rockets, drones, and engineering. The Post is sponsored by the Rockville Science Center.
For
additional
information about Explorer Post 1010, FIRST LEGO League, or our other youth programs contact
[email protected]
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April has been an extremely busy month for Explorer Post 1010. Besides helping with the USA Science and Engineering Festival and Rockville Science Day, all four of the projects have had significant progress.
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Team America Rocketry Challeng Team
Our Team America Rocketry teams have finished qualifying and both teams have been invited to the finals for the top 100 teams across the US. The finals are on May 12 at Great Meadows in Virginia (https://www.aia-aerospace.org/news/100-teams-advance-u-s-finals-worlds-largest-rocket-contest/).Rocketry Challenge teams are flying rockets with a hope of qualify for the national finals in May.
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First Tech Challenge
Our FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team was invited to participate in the FIRST World championship in Detroit during April. The team had some challenges in the competition, but gained a great experience which they plan to use in the fall.
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Botball
Our Botball Educational Robotics team competed in the DC regional tournament on April 7 at Annandale High School. While they had issues in the seeding rounds, they got it together and ended up winning the "alliance" competition. They are now working on robots for the Global Conference on Educational Robotics in late July in California.
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team
Our Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drone) team competed in the UAS4STEM east tournament and came in third on a very windy day. They have been invited to the national competition in August in Muncie Indiana.
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Other Youth Programs
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The
FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
Rockville Science Center received the Maryland Outstanding Qualifier award for our robotics tournaments held in January at the Universities at Shady Grove.
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Sign up for Summer Camps
The Rockville Science Center is again conducting
Science Camps
in summer 2018, to be held at the Bullis School and at various sites in the City of Rockville. We will have camps in geology, biology, astronomy,
engineering, robotics, and electronics. The camps are focused on the critical growth of older elementary and middle school students. The Catalog is available now and registration will be run through the Bullis Summer program and Rockville City web sites.
Or email us at
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Volunteer Opportunities at the
Rockville Science Center
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We have many volunteer opportunities coming up as our busy season approaches. Volunteering at the RSC gives students an opportunity to earn SSL hours and adults to participate in our outreach to the community.
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- Would you like to help with the Explorations! Field Trips program? To volunteer contact Howard at [email protected]
- We are looking for a college student to help with the Young Adult Science Cafe at the Universities at Shady Grove. To volunteer contact Howard at [email protected].
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Read About Our Previous Months Activities
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Dr Kimberly Jacoby Morris
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Dr Kimberl
y Jacoby Morris is currently a postdoctoral fellow at NIH in the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and B
ioengineering Biophotonics Laboratory of Dr. George H. Patterson.
Dr. Morris returned to Science Tuesday with a hands-on lab experience designed so that participants could have a relatable experience to concepts of acid/base chemistry
(saponification). Dr. Morris arrived with her portable lab and all essential protective gear necessary for the project. Adult learners engaged by "salting-out" bars of soap. Each participant took home a home a bar of quality, scented soap, and a new understanding of acid/base chemistry. We needed no lab experience. Just our enthusiasm for science.
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How you and I can change what we do to make a better
county and world.
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Danielle Meitiv
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Oceanographer and climate scientist Danielle Meitiv joined us last month at our March Science Tuesday. This month she join us at the Roc
kville Science Center
Science Café. She attended the University of Buffalo and then went east to the University of Rhode Island for a M.S. in Oceanography. From work on the impacts of black carbon on the ice-covered areas of the Arctic, Himalayas and Andes to inventorying plant species in Central Park, Danielle has formed a deep understanding of climate change.
Danielle discussed many of the causes of climate change. She shared her perspective, as a scientist and political activist, on what we can do as individuals to repair our climate and to make the country and world a better for our children.
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USA Science and Engineering Festival
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The Rockville Science Center participated in the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, at the Walter E Washington Convention Center. It is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. featuring more than 3,000 exhibits and 30 stage shows. There were hands-on exhibits from the world's leading scientific and engineering societies, universities, government agencies, high-tech corporations and STEM organizati
ons.
The Rockville Science Center had a large exhibit space, displaying exhibits from our partners, including our Studio i Makerspace team, a geologist the Westminster Astronomical Society, high school robotics team, and students from the Montgomery County Science Fair. Our exhibitors demonstrated self driving technology, nano technology human body electrical potential demo, geology, electric power from pizioelectric cells, robotics demonstrations, and a
comet
making
demonstration
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Some highlights from our exhibitors:
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Self driving technology demonstration.
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Nano fabric demonstration.
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Y
outh team demonstrating robotic technology and Dr. Justus talking about geology.
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And so much more ...
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STEM exhibits, as far as you can see.
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Bread-Making at Johns Hopkins University
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R
ockville Science Center
at the annual
Johns Hopkins Bread-Making Event
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The
Rockville Science Center was invited to bring a STEM exhibit to the Bread Making Event.
At the annual bread-making event, Johns Hopkins teams up with representatives from King Arthur Flour to teach chemistry basics to fourth- and fifth-graders. While the students waited for their turn to learn about yeast and baking, they were directed to an exhibitor hall with STEM with demonstrations explaining various principles of science. Maizie Cummings-Roke and Howard Lichtman demonstrated self driving technology, human body electrical potential, and air pressure using straw rockets.
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| Maizie demostratingStraw Rockets |
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A teacher watching our Driverless Car Demonstration
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An exhibitor chilling with his bearded gecko.
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Become a Member of the
of the
Rockville Science Center!
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THANK YOU
Rockville Science Center Platinum & Gold Sponsors:
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention
Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus
Hitachi Consulting
Rockville Science Center Bronze Sponsors:
Emergent BioSolutions
IBM
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