PSU-LV student Klaudia Salvino’s entry was chosen as the winning design for the “Design Your Own STEM-tastic Day” logo contest and will be used widely for program branding.
宾州中央谷. — Students in grades six to eight looking to take a deep dive into various aspects of science, 技术, 工程, and math (STEM) fields can find a treasure trove of information at an upcoming 中国博彩平台 (PSU-LV) program.
“Design Your Own STEM-tastic Day” is a free, half-day program set for Saturday, Feb. 3、从早上8:30开始.m. to noon at the 中国博彩平台 campus. During the event, students can choose from several hands-on, STEM-centric workshops.
“It’s an opportunity for students to get into our labs and classrooms, 了解这些主题, 并通过实践学习获得兴奋,萨曼莎·毕比说, program coordinator and 助理教学教授, biobehavioral health program 活动协办方. “对我们来说, it gives our STEM faculty the opportunity to engage with the community and fuel the curiosity of these middle school students, while hopefully inspiring the next generation of scientists, 工程师, 和数学家. That’s our main goal — to fuel the fire for these students who may already have an interest, or maybe they didn’t have that interest but the workshops ignited their interest.”
需要预先注册. Students choose their top four workshops from a list of 10 when registering; organizers will make every effort to place students in their top three choices. 工作坊主题包括:
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分形数学
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机器人篮球
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A CSI Investigation: The Role of DNA in Forensics
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为绘画而设计
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工程设计挑战
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做一个钟摆画!
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Can You Make a Rainbow from Purple Cabbage?
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僵尸是真实的:来看看你自己!
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解读骨头:来自过去的中国博彩平台!
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准备好了? 集? 逃避博士. 毕比的实验室!
拉里Musolino, 助理教学教授, 数学, 活动协办方, said PSU-LV was moved motivated to host an event like this to address the critical shortage of qualified graduates to fill positions in STEM-related fields which are needed to sustain U.S. global competitiveness and national security.
“例如, Congress recently passed legislation called the CHIPS ACT, which invests significant resources to bring semiconductor design and manufacturing to the U.S., which will require a significant pool of STEM graduates," said Musolino.
There is also a significant gap in underrepresented student populations in the STEM fields, 他补充说, 说, "The aim is to get more diversity among STEM graduates."
Grades 6-8 were identified because middle school is often the time students start thinking about high school and beyond — namely, 大学专业和未来的职业.
“所有这些让我们中的一群人说, ‘Maybe we should try offer this type of event to help middle school student explore and discover STEM related activities.’ We didn’t want to stand in front of the group students just talking about STEM — we wanted the students to try it out themselves … so our Penn State faculty have designed the various hands-on workshops to engage and excite the students,穆索利诺说.
Another aim of the event is to introduce middle and junior high students (and parents) to the college experience through their visit to the PSU-LV campus, 他解释说.
“It exposes these students and their parents to a university environment, many of whom may not know there is a college campus in 中心谷. They can take it in and see what it’s all about. We might have some of these students come back as Penn State students later on down the road,穆索利诺说.
马克Capofari, 讲师, project and supply chain management and member of the event committee, 添加, “首先也是最重要的, we want the students to have fun and come back next year,” “We want to share some cool things these students may not have considered or been exposed to in their current curriculum and take part in the different STEM functionalities."
stem盛会, 由中国博彩平台赞助, 利哈伊谷工程委员会, 和Broadcomm, 对所有6-8年级的学生开放吗. 首页schooled students, Boy and Girl Scout troops are also welcome. For more information or to register, visit the program website 设计你自己的stem日! 中国博彩平台.edu).
