See What's Happening in STEM- March Newsletter!

STEM Newsletter March 2024

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April 11-13 in Washington D.C.

Student Expo

Saturday April 13, 2024

12:00pm - 4:30pm

The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with EXPLR, co-present the first-ever National STEM Festival, a celebration of student achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This event aims to highlight innovative student-led solutions addressing critical global challenges. Attendees will have the opportunity to witness pioneering solutions that address some of today's most significant challenges, organized around six thematic areas:

* Environmental Stewardship

* Future Foods

* Health & Medicine

* Powering the Planet

* Tech for Good

* Space Innovation

Join us for the Student Innovator Expo showcasing over 150 students in grades 6-12 from across the nation! Make sure to RSVP! (Exact in-person location given to ticketed registrants only)

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Afterschool STEM Congressional Briefing

April 11, 2024 2:00-3:00pm Senate Russell Office Building Room 385

Join us for a briefing highlighting how afterschool STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs support high school youth. Employers of STEM talent and program practitioners will discuss the ways that afterschool and summer STEM programs support youth, advance their higher education and career trajectories, and build a sense of belonging in STEM fields. We will also discuss the role of public funding for afterschool STEM programs in cultivating our future workforce and a scientifically literate, civically-engaged society.

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April Break White Mountain Science Camps

* Art & Engineering

Inside every artist is an engineer, and inside every engineer is an artist. In this WMSI camp, we’ll explore how we can use the tools of a Maker—LASER cutters, 3D printers, and even robotics—to join together two fields that aren’t so different after all.

* Playful Patterns

Our world is full of patterns. We can see them, hear them, move with them, and even create new and exciting things! Discover the patterns that nature and humans use to engineer everything we see around us. Use patterns with us to discover wiggly robots, coding, and even animation.

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STEM Training and Professional Development

A Conversation with Christine Cunningham about Youth Engineering Solutions

This virtual workshop will prepare you to create authentic engineering experiences that motivate and engage youth in developing an engineering mindset. You’ll learn more about equity-oriented engineering learning and how you can transform out-of-school time.

April 2, 2024 at Noon ET | 11:00 am CT | 10:00 am MT | 9:00 am PT

NHAN is asking Out-Of-Schooltime providers to share your stories with us! We would love to hear about what is happening with you!

Send us story spotlights, successes, pictures or anything you would like us to share about your program on the NHAN website. We want to spread the word about all the great things happening in OST!

Please send your stories & photos to: cquigley@seresc.net

Free Tools and Resources

DNA Day, April 25th!

Celebrate the discovery and possibilities of DNA

Get your students excited about careers that help cure cancer or solve the world's food crisis with Illumina.

Free Activities & Resources

How can students' everyday experiences support science learning through engineering design?

Unlock valuable insights with this resource on integrating students' everyday experiences into science learning through engineering design. Educators dive into best practices and recommended actions for equitable and relevant challenges.

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Engineering can be a meaningful way to engage students’ wide range of prior experiences in STEM, helping open the field to be more culturally relevant and meaningful to young learners. It can give students opportunities to deepen their science knowledge by engaging in problem-solving around locally-relevant issues. However, engineering kits and curricula rarely incorporate students’ everyday knowledge, expertise, and practices. Small adaptations to curricula can help students use their everyday experiences to learn about science topics through engineering design.

Hot-off-the-press from Mizzen Education & PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs!

Are you ready to uplift youth voices and inspire the next generation of storytellers? Welcome to “From Concept to Screen,” PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs. Whether your youth (grades 3-5) love sports, cooking shows, dogs, game shows, or celebrities, they’ll be inspired to unravel the mysteries of journalism and the news — and produce their very own news show!

The collection is broken down into three subsections: “Beyond the Headlines;” “A News Show Structure;” and “Be an Assignment Editor.” Each is custom built for out-of-school time settings, and as academically enriching as it is fun. Practitioners will find step-by-step lesson plans, hands-on activities, and multimedia clips. Activities are aligned with Common Core (ELA), ISTE, Next Gen. Science Standards, National Core Arts Standards, and more.

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