Science Educator Showcase
MAT-SU DISTRICT IMPLEMENTS SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL
GIRLS ON ICE PROGRAM CONTINUES ITS SUCCESS
In the photo above, part of the “Girls on Ice” team starts their climb up Gulkana Glacier in
Alaska. The program is a science and wilderness course, taught by
female scientists and mountaineers for high school girls.
(Photo by Ravenna Koenig/Alaska’s Energy Desk).
Click more to read the article and hear the KTOO radio clip.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA WAS THE SITE OF THIS YEAR'S TECH CHALLENGE
ASSOCIATED WITH FIRST
(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Held at UAA Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, teams from across the state in grades 7-12 designed and built robots to compete head to head in the Alaska State Championship FIRST Tech Challenge. The robots compete on a 12-foot by 12-foot field accomplishing various tasks. Teams can move on to regional and world championships. (Bob Hallinen / ADN)
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SCIENCE POTPOURRI 2018 at UAF
Contact. uaf-cnsm@alaska.edu for more information.
Web site: http://cnsm.uaf.edu/science-potpourri/
Helping to kindle an interest in science, every year, the College of Natural Science and Mathematics organizes a free science extravaganza for the entire community. It started out as a simple grassroots effort some 20 years ago, but has grown every year as more and more partners across campus join in and offer engaging activities for everyone. Now there are science shows, make-and-take-home activities, demos and lots of fun for all ages.
Some of the activities at this year’s Science Potpourri included:
- Make and take home slime
- The erosion table
- Make an earthquake
- Marine touch tank
- Nitrogen ice cream
- Activities for toddlers
- Lava pouring
- Radioactive rocks
- Augmented reality sandbox
- NASA mining robot
- and much more …
Local students travel farto see impacts of climate changeMay 3, 2017 | Featured, News, People of Skagway
Click here to read Skagway News article. |
Check out Alaska Science Teachers articles in education journalsMichelle Daml, Fairbanks iSTEM - Using Community events to enliven STEM tcm2017-02-376a.pdf
Rebecca Himscoot Sitka Schools
FALL 2016 STEM Workshop In FairbanksThe annual STEM workshop was held for local educators. It involved rockets, eggs, Three Little Pigs, measurement, volume and Saving Fred activity. Great time was had as we explored District Science Kits, listened to local experts, forensics and fingerprints, had our colleagues share best practices and connected literature to NGSS standards and our newly adopted curriculum. |
