© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley Noche de Ciencias / Family Science Night April 2012 Sponsored by

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley2 Background  It’s a grass-roots, Spanish-English, national campaign by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) to create mass awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and higher education opportunities for Hispanics.  SHPE Noche de Ciencias (Family Science Night) is a bilingual program for Hispanic parents and pre-college youth targeting Hispanic communities across the United Status.  Goal to reach 100 communities and touch 10,000 Latino minds annually.  In the Silicon Valley, this will be our 7 th Noche de Ciencias since  Davis Intermediate School hosting 2 nd Noche de Ciencias (2010, 2012)

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley3 Location & Time  Davis Intermediate School 5035 Edenview Drive San Jose, CA (408)  Wednesday, April 4, 2012  6:00 pm – 8:30 pm  Setup begins at 4:30pm  Volunteers arrive at 5:00pm  Expecting over 100 students and parents  Please wear t-shirts with company or college logo

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley4 School Information Davis Intermediate School 5035 Edenview Drive San Jose, CA (408) Principal: Derek Grasty

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley5 Agenda  4:30pm – 6:00pm: Setup  6:00pm – 6:15pm: Registration/Food  6:15pm – 6:30pm: Introduction/Welcome (Bilingual)  6:30pm – 8:00pm: Hands-On Activities (Students)  6:30pm – 8:00pm: College Choices / Financial Aid (Parents, Bilingual)  8:00pm – 8:15pm: Closing Remarks  8:15pm – 9:00pm: Clean-up

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley6 Volunteer Roles  Student Activity Volunteers  Parent Workshop Volunteers  Registration Booth Volunteers  Gift Bag Volunteers  Food Volunteers  General Volunteers (Setup, Support)  Video & Picture Taking Volunteers

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley7 Student Activities Descriptions/Handouts - Activity Name# of Volunteers NASA Space ExplorationTBD MESA Brown Bag Junk Car4 MESA Brown Bag Catapult4 MESA Brown Bag Bridge4 Thermo Fisher Monster Toothpaste5 Thermo Fisher Slime5 IBM Lego Robotics Activity5

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley8 Dual Parent Workshops  1 st Half (45 mins) – Presentation about college preparation and financial aid for their children (lead by Moderator) – 2 volunteers answer any questions the parents may have about preparing their son and/or daughter for college  2 nd Half (45mins) – TBA

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley9 Other Volunteer Roles  Help register all students and parents including volunteers  Help distribute gift bags to every student  Taking pictures during the event  Help serve prepared food from Mexico Lindo to everyone (students, parents, and volunteers)  Help direct traffic and assist any students or parents with questions  Help with setup and clean-up

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley10 Davis Intermediate School

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley11 Event Layout Diagram CodeName Workshops W1College WorkshopW2 TBD Booths B1Lego RoboticsB5Monster Toothpaste B2Junk CarB6Secret Fingerprint B3BridgeB7Space Exploration B4Catapult

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley12 Photos of Past Noche de Ciencias

© 2011 SHPE Silicon Valley13 Contact Details & More Information  David Silva – – Work: (408)  Rosalinda Zepeda –  Visit: – –