Objectives 1. Promote interest in science, engineering, technology and math 2. Provide students with opportunities for personal involvement 3. Promote leadership and teamwork 4. Promote critical thinking, problem solving, decision making
Categories: a) Science competitions b) Science activities c) Community and regional resources
Competitions Science Fair – Beth Chappell (GCS) Science Olympiad National Ocean Sciences Bowl bowl/about-nosb/ bowl/about-nosb/
Competitions (Cont’d) FIRST Track (Legos/Robotics/Tech) (Grimsley Team); (national) Future City Competition Chemistry Olympiad e_id=528&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=6f1a925f-02cc f-3a7ec0005c5c
Competitions (Cont’d) Envirothon Millie Langley
Activities NC Science Festival Big Sweep Greensboro Water Festival
Activities (Cont’d) Earth Day Kathleen Clay Public Library National Lab Day National Chemistry Week e_id=1033&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=c83840a0-fecd d-4179afd2a029
Community Resources Natural Science Center, Greensboro ( Kathleen Clay Public Library (Lecture series) ( nc.gov/departments/Library/branches/KCEFB/) UNC-G (Science Topics-Lecture) ( Piedmont Environmental Center, Greensboro ( BurMill Environmental Center, Greenboro ( nc.gov/departments/Parks/Facilities/regionalparks/burmil/educationc enter/) NC Zoo, Asheboro- Kathy Bull Haw River
Community Resources (Cont’d) NCSU Science House, Raleigh Scott Ragan ( Healing Seekers, Amy Greeson ( Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center - Kevin Moore ( ) GTCC-observatory -Tom English ( American Chemical Society ( Syngenta
Community Resources (Cont’d) EPA ( Childrens Museum-edible garden, Greensboro ( National Evolutionary Synthesis Center-Kristen Jenkins, Ph.D. Trigon -Scarlett L. Kitts Market America – Dennis Franks