Science Local Student Events (San Joaquin Area)
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Dinner With A Scientist
Keep Tuesday, November 16th open for Dinner With a Scientist! This entertaining and educational evening will offer students and teachers the opportunity to meet and get to know scientific professionals and learn about their careers.
Only 2 Spots Left for HEALTHWISE
This standards based interdisciplinary program targets students in grades 2nd ,5th and 7th grade. Two trained pharmacy students will come to your classroom once a week for seven weeks to teach a standards based hands-on science curriculum to your students. For more information please email Stephanie Anderson or phone 209-468-4880. Cost is $25 per school (up to three teachers).
Expanding Your Horizons Career Conference
Saturday, October 9, 2010, University of the Pacific
Expanding Your Horizons is a career conference for young women grades 6th to 12th. The workshops provide an opportunity for the students to learn in greater detail about math, science, engineering, and more!
Exploravision Competition
The ExploraVision competition, now in its 18th year, is an annual event that awards more than $240,000 in savings bonds each year to the winning teams. K-12 students in small groups (2-4), led by a teacher/coach, create a vision of a future technology relevant to their lives or to society in general.
Students achieve
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Commitment and initiative development
- Communications skills
- Cooperative learning skills
- Interdisciplinary learning
- Inquiry-based learning
A team project can take as little as three weeks, two months, or four months. Build this project into your curriculum. Click here for a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
To learn how and get more details, visit http://www.dmail.exploravision.org/?lid=evm20090928.
OCRL ROBOTICS FREE CONSULTING
OPEN HOUSES
To encourage the involvement of more young people in robotics clubs and competitions, the Orange County Robotics League (OCRL) will offer free robotics consulting and troubleshooting open houses monthly. These services are intended for VEX Robotics Competition teams, for FIRST Robotics competition teams (all levels) and for individual or organization interested in starting, mentoring or supporting robotics teams for the youth of Orange County. For more information see attached flyer at
Robotics Open House.
For more information about VEX Robotics Competitions, go to: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex-competitions.shtml
For more information about FIRST Robotics Competitions, go to: www.usfirst.org
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Ralph D. Mills, Ph.D., Small Manufacturers' Institute, (310) 809-4168 or email ralphmills@aol.com.
National Science Olympiad Home Page
http://soinc.org/
Southern Calif. State Olympiad Home Page
The state competition was held April 10, 2010 at Valencia High School. See http://socalscioly.org
for more information.
Orange County Regional Science Olympiad
The 2010 Regional competition was held March 12, 2010. Pictures of the high school competition are posted at http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/scienceolympiad/ .
The date for the 2011 competition has not been selected, please check back for updates or contact Linda Peterson at 714-966-4470 or email lpeterson@ocde.us for more information.
Orange County Science & Engineering Fair
The Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) is an annual event organized to encourage the youth of our county to learn about science and to consider a career in science or engineering. The OCSEF is open to 6th - 12th grade students attending public or private schools in Orange County. Check out their website at www.ocsef.org for more information.
Back to Natives fundraiser:
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