Registration is now open for the Massachusetts 2011 STEM Summit, Advancing the STEM Agenda Locally & Nationally, to be held at the Newton Marriott, 7:30AM to 4PM on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The summit is hosted by the Massachusetts Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and the UMass Donahue Institute. This year’s STEM Summit will emphasize business/industry issues and involvement; workforce development (including K-12 vocational education); higher education; and connections to national public and private programs. Continue reading Registration is Open for MA STEM Summit, in Newton Oct. 18
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Form a Team Now for Science Olympiad 2012
It’s time to get planning — and recruiting coaches and students — for the MA state Science Olympiad next spring. Take a look at this year’s list of events for Division B (Grades 6-9) and Division C (Grades 9-12). See the U.S. Science Olympiad site for advice for teachers, students, and parents about starting a team. Check the MA state-specific site for Science Olympiad for further information. Registration forms are now available: Continue reading Form a Team Now for Science Olympiad 2012
Videos by MinutePhysics and Vi Hart
The YouTube channel MinutePhysics offers a new video every week, each about 90 seconds (OK, more than a minute) on topics such as: What is Fire?, Distance and Special Relativity, What is a Dimension?, Adding Past Infinity. They’re fast-paced, entertaining, and thought-provoking — similar to the math/music videos by the multi-talented Vi Hart. Vi Hart’s Math Doodling videos carry a motif of “I’m bored in class, and this is so much cooler,” which makes them less useful for classrooms. But her others, including her latest video, What is up with Noises? (The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch) present information and arguments in a challenging and entertaining way.
Family Optics Day for all at BU, Sept. 17 (free)
The Boston University chapter of the Optical Society of America presents FAMILY OPTICS DAY, Saturday September 17, 11am-2pm, at the BU Photonics Center (8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston; 9th floor), featuring Optics!! Science!! Hands on activities!! Take Home Crafts!! Free Food!!
Family Optics Day is an educational event to expose kids (of all ages- elementary, and middle school especially) to the fascinating area of optics. Structured like a science fair, it will have separate table presenting demonstrations of different aspects of optics. All demonstrations are hands-on, and some will involve making/building a take home craft. (Kaleidoscopes, beaded bracelets that change colors in the sun) The event is free, including plenty of free food.
Come learn how lenses work (with Jello!), why the primary colors aren’t actually red/blue/yellow, how to send music across a room using a laser pointer, and much much more! This event is open to the general public, so please bring your friends!
Science Teachers – Let us share our science and offer ideas that you can use in the class room. Anyone – optics is all around us so let us show you how to find it and how it works. For more information please visit www.bu.edu/osa_spie or www.nesosa.org