2015 STEM Summer Program

The Tau Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Roanoke Chapter of the Links, Incorporated would like to invite you to participate in our 2015 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Summer Program. This science-filled day will expose your child to a variety of fields including geology, entomology, and biology by incorporating hand-on activities and interactive discussions! This free event includes lunch and aims to instill an interest and possible career aspiration of its participants in the biomedical sciences fields.



*Event details:*


*Date: *Saturday, June 20, 2015


*Time:* 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.


*Location:* Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech
1015 Life Science Circle
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0477



*Program Eligibility:*



· Is a 7th, 8th, 9th, or 10th grade student in the upcoming year (2015-2016)


· Demonstrates an interest in learning more about experiences in the science, technology,  and engineering fields


· Competed application with essay https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WBYq4kJ15ZhDdr



*Registration closes on Sunday, May 17 at 11:59 p.m. EST*.



*Please note: Participants are selected on a first come, first served basis. Applicants will receive an email confirmation of a secured
participant slot.



For additional details, please visit https://akastemprogram.wordpress.com/.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Shernita Lee at tmoaka@yahoo.com

Summer Enrichment Program in Agriculture & Environmental Science

Virginia State University is hosting its annual Summer Enrichment Program in Agriculture & Environmental Science for high school juniors and seniors. The deadline to apply is May 15.  Please let Michelle know if you have questions; contact information below.

MICHELLE OLGERS
Director of Marketing & Communications
Virginia State University
College of Agriculture
P.O. Box 9081
Virginia State University, VA  23806
Office: 804.524.6964  Fax: 804.524.5967
Cell: 804.304.4200
Email: molgers@vsu.edu

Registration information can be found here-
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SwKrpvZVeoDVi9tDQPCLHgz30mmAlMARjWbxx9RWvzQ/viewform

Did You Know?
VSU College of Agriculture prepares students to become part of Virginia's #1 industry-agriculture and forestry-with a total economic impact of $70 billion and providing more than 400,000 jobs in the Commonwealth.

VSU College of Agriculture prepares students for careers in agribusiness, natural resources, veterinary science, nutrition, child development, hospitality management, and fashion design and merchandising.

In 2014 a VSU College of Agriculture sophomore was 1 of only 6 undergraduate college students across the state to be awarded a $500 research grant by the Virginia Academy of Science.

VSU's ag students have the opportunity to gain small business and marketing experience by growing and selling their produce through on-campus farmers markets and CSAs.

VSU's College of Agriculture co-administers Virginia Cooperative Extension with Virginia Tech.

In 2014 VSU's Small Farm Outreach Program was awarded close to $1 million to help fulfill its 1890s land grant mission to help strengthen Virginia's agricultural economy by assisting small-acreage farmers and ranchers.

April 25th Egg Drop at VBI

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech (numbers 119 and 120 on a campus maphttp://www.maps.vt.edu/PDF/campus-map-highres.pdf) will host a Egg Drop and Straw Rocket hands-on activity on April 25th from 10-3 pm. Oh Snap, a First Lego League Team will host an activity called "Learn to Program a Robot Alligator!". 



Free and open to the public. All are welcome to participate in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fun! Children must be accompanied by an adult.



Cars may park in front of the building; Virginia Tech parking permits are not required. 



Activity is part of Kids' Tech University, a program hosted by VBI and Virginia 4-H.

Hokiesaurus Presents: Planetary Adventures

April 23, 2015 Thursday, 4:30-5:30 pm

Join us for an afterschool program by students of the geoscience honor society, Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE). This hands-on program will focus on planets, the moon and a sense of scale! The program will be held in the Museum of Geosciences, 2062 Derring Hall on the VT campus.


Pre-registration requested with Leigh Shannon at leigh7@vt.edu.   
Also appropriate for pK-12 teachers and other educators who would like to replicate these activities. 

Elementary School age, Limit to 24. 

Hokiesaurus Presents: ... is a youth program series developed and presented by Geoscience students. 

April 11th, Virginia Tech KTU exhibitors

Our rocket launch will be ran by New River Valley Rocketry. 

NRVR is a Low, Medium and High Power rocket club here in Blacksburg, VA. The club operating under the bylaws and safety code of the Tripoli Rocketry Association. We provide professional grade launch equipment and technical support to assist those interested in rocketry to do it right, do it legally and do it safely. We actively support local scout troops, schools and church youth groups and our members provide dozen of hours of volunteer outreach.

Our mission is to provide a safe, regular venue for rocket launches, offer help to those wanting to pursue high power rocket certifications, while educating and fostering activities in related STEM fields of study that our community and country so desperately need.

We fly rockets of all sizes from 4 inches tall to over 12 feet tall and invite those interested to check out our website and come out to a launch. We hold monthly launches at some of the most beautiful locations in the New River Valley.

Safety is our first priority and all of our launches are insured through our parent organization Tripoli Rocketry Association.

April 11th, Virginia Tech KTU exhibitors

"3D Printing"

3D printing (or additive manufacturing, AM) is an additive process where successive layers of material are laid down under computer control. These objects can be of almost any shape or geometry, and are produced from a 3D model or other electronic data source. A 3D printer is a type of industrial robot. At our booth we will be showing various 3D printers and the materials the we print with.

Button Family

The Button Family is from Caroline County, Virginia. They enjoy electronics of all kinds and building robots.

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"STEM activites!"

Make earrings, keys, necklaces, and key rings at the Tech Take Apart booth, make cards and pictures that light up at the Conductive Card booth, make a robot and create an art master piece at the Art Bot booth, play Math Games, and make a cool Lava Lamps!

Service Learning Volunteers at Virginia Tech

Kids' Tech University works with about 80 STEM Service Learning Volunteers each year. These volunteers are required to do service hours for their classes. 

April 11th, Virginia Tech KTU exhibitors

"Fun with 3D Printing!"

Three dimensional printing can be used for a wide range of fun and useful things.  Undergraduate science students from Virginia Tech’s Da Vinci and Curie Living Learning Communities have a 3D printer in their own residence hall! These students have been working on projects such as 3D printed anatomical models of humans and pigs, bird skulls to help a museum rebuild skeletal displays, a periodic table of elements, and even a prosthetic device to help a dog walk! Students will present a sampler platter of 3D printed projects ranging from scientific models to fun stuff like Christmas ornaments and name plates and 3D printouts of their own voices. Come learn how these students use computer aided design software to print the most amazing things in 3 dimensions!

Curie and Da Vinci Living Learning Communities

Curie and Da Vinci are part of Virginia Tech's inVenTs living-learning community, a combination of four STEM residential communities in Lee Hall.  Curie and Da Vinci students study physical, quantitative, biological and life sciences.  See http://inventscommunity.org for more details!

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The Physics Outreach team has many exciting and electrifying hands on demonstrations of physics concepts. Crowd participation is encouraged! Both young and old will be able to enjoy learning everything from what happens to marshmallows in space, to how electric generators work.

The outreach team will bring a large collection of small physics demonstrations with them to show. The demonstrations cover four overlapping areas of physics: Waves and light, Mechanics, Pressure and Heat, and Electricity and Magnetism.

The students presenting are all taking the class Phys 2404, physics outreach. This is a class for students to get a chance to teach physics as a means of outreach to the local community. They are all prepared ahead of time on how to safely show the demonstrations to all ages while encouraging participation. They are also prepared to explain each demonstration on differing levels of complexity depending on the audience.