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volunteers (125 minimum) to help run the MN State Science & EngineeringFair
MN Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair needs 125 people to help in running the program competitions.
Many areas in which to help. Criteria is on website:
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Please help us. We have 4-hour shifts. Honor Society organizations welcome, or other large groups welcome. A great way to accumulate community hours for those organizations.
Please email with questions. lise@mnmas.org Thank you! :)
Sponsored by Seagate Technology, 3M, Ecolab, Medtronic, General Mills, Pentair.
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Space Camp trip
If you saw the ABC movie "A Smile As Big As The Moon" on Sunday, you saw how NASA Space Camp can provide real life skills and challenges for students that ignite their passion for learning.
http://abc.tv/xEBmIr
Up to 26 middle school students from the Anoka-Hennepin school district will be traveling to Huntsville Alabama for Space Camp and other learning activities in Chicago and St Louis from February 16th through 20th. The trip costs each of the students $610.
I attended NASA Teacher @ Space Academy & Advanced Space Academy and that professional development experience changed the way I teach forever. Several of my students this year and last year have attended Space Camp on previous trips and it has provided for some very interesting interactions between myself and my students. I hope to return to Space Camp as a chaperone for the students next year.
I want to challenge local businesses to help support the students from Anoka-Hennepin to attend this inspirational and life changing event.
Paul Keeney
Oak View Middle School
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Twin Cities Science Fair Judges Needed
PASS THE WORD: We really need 120 more judges for our PROJECT JUDGING - Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Field House at the University of Minnesota, 1800 University Ave SE, Minneapolis. Judges' assignments and supper begins at 3:30 p.m. We need judges to judge both within their expertise and educated judges to judge outside their field of expertise so that the students will have to clearly present their projects to scientists who may not know the jargon of the project. Both parking and a light supper & snacks are provided (catered) for judges and volunteers. Judging will be 4 to about 9 pm & we need all levels of judges. (We also need another 35 volunteers!)
Food, parking, and a lot of fun science – what is not to love?
Please RSVP by going to Judge Registration on our website www.tcrsf.org and log in. If you are new or did not register in the last couple of years then create a user name and password (case sensitive). If you forgot your user name and password, you can have them emailed to you from the website under Judge Registration.
If you want to help read and score papers online at your leisure, we have until February 16 to get our papers judged online on our website. Each judge chooses what papers they want to read and score. Please send an email to paperjudging@tcrsf.org if you want to help us with paper judging or register as a judge and check paper judging.
If you have any questions, please call Timara or David Underbakke (763-577-1400) or email judging@tcrsf.org. PLEASE REGISTER on our website and pass the word to your colleagues.
Sincere thanks for helping encourage students in critical thinking with their research or designs in STEM – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Training
I am looking to take the training or course work for STEM so that I can be certified to teach it. Can anybody point me in the a good direction that they felt it was exceptional training for the program. Thank you
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120 community members, school groups or organizational groups we need you to help run the MN Academy of Science State Science & Engineering fair and Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS) March 17-20 Doubletree by Hilton in Bloomington
120 general volunteers needed to help run the Junior Science & Humanities Symposium and State Science & Engineering Fair, MN Academy of Science March 17-20, 2012.Please join us as GENERAL VOLUNTEERS as we continue to encourage research in young scientists who will transform the world using science, technology, engineering and math. Help us guide these young scientists as well as adults through 3 1/2 days of competitions, activities, meals, workshops and awards ceremonies. Join us as we celebrate our 75th Annual State Science & Engineering Fair - we need your time and talents :) Thank you!! Sponsored by Seagate Technology, 3M Company, Ecolab, Medtronic, Pentair, General Mills and Barr Engineering
Detials and descriptions of the work on the MN Academy of Science link:
http://bit.ly/f0VnSw
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Sponsor/donor needed for Low Rez prototyping station
The STEM outreach program at Shattuck-St. Mary's school seeks funding or a sponsor for a new mobile low-resolution prototyping station to use with our growing number of programs in area public schools and after-school programs. We have identified the style of wheeled cabinet and materials needed, but need $2,500 to purchase and stock this excellent tool for encouraging innovation, imagination, and creativity in STEM!
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Judges Needed for Twin Cities Science Research Paper Competition
We need 30 more judges for the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair research paper competition.
Judging for the research paper competition is very flexible to work with your schedule and location. Using your own internet connection and browser, judges log into our website and read and score papers using our easy to use online rubric. Judges are encouraged to include comments to the students to help the students.
Judging is from February 4-16, 2012, and we request that you score at least 8 papers of your own choosing in either middle school or in high school category so that the results give a more accurate ranking across all papers per division (middle school or high school). Many judges are able to complete 12 papers or more in the given nearly two weeks.
Our website is ">“Judges” then “Judge/Volunteer Registration” and create a user name and password and register. Be sure to click that you will judge research papers – and, yes, you may certainly judge at both the paper competition (online Feb.4-16) and the project competition (Feb. 24 at the University of Minnesota).
For more information email fairdirector@tcrsf.org or call
Timara or David Underbakke at 763-577-1400
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Judges & Volunteers Needed for Twin Cities Science Fair
The Twin Cities Regional Science Fair serves students, grades 6-12, in the Metro area and the four counties of Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington, and Dakota. The Fair presents an opportunity to inspire and encourage all students to explore and investigate their world through hands-on research, individually or as part of a team, and give them the chance to interact with adults working in many areas of science from education, applied science, technology and theoretical studies.
The all-volunteer steering committee of the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair is asking for your help as a Science Fair Project Judge at the Regional Fair on February 24 2012 We need all levels of judges and volunteers.
PROJECT JUDGING – Friday, February 24 2012
Field House at the University of Minnesota
1800 University Avenue SE, Mpls, 55455
Parking and light catered supper are provided. Supper available beginning about 3:30 pm.
Please register at our website: www.tcrsf.org
Parking information will be emailed out the week of the fair.
All judging for grades 6-8, grades 9-12, and special awards begins at 4:00 pm. Younger grades will be done by about 7, older grades done by about 9.
Volunteers needed from 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 to 11:30 p.m. (see lists of volunteer jobs on our website), and data entry of judge scores from about 5-10:30 p.m. Judges are only needed on Friday, Feb. 24 from about 3:30-9:30 pm
Volunteers needed from 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 until about 1:30 p.m.
Our website is ">“Judges” then “Judge/Volunteer Registration” and create a user name and password and register.
For more information email fairdirector@tcrsf.org or call
Timara or David Underbakke at 763-577-1400 or
Mike Lohman at 763-421-3338
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The Works Tech Fest 2012 Presenters & Sponsors
The Works, a nonprofit, hands-on engineering discovery center, seeks sponsors and presenters for its 9th Annual Tech Fest, held February 25th, 2012 in Bloomington.
Tech Fest is The Works' biggest event of the year. Hosted by The Works and featuring engineers, scientists, students, and engineering-loving friends from across the Twin Cities, Tech Fest is a festival of hands-on engineering fun for kids ages 5-12 and their families and celebrates National Engineers Week.
More information about becoming a Tech Fest sponsor or presenter here: http://bit.ly/yoDJKd
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pcr .2 mL tubes, primers for replication origin in mDNA and taq polymerase
I am trying to save costs with extraction and amplification of control region [440 bp] mDNA lab work. Currently the primers for amplification, taq polymerase and pcr tubes come in a kit that costs $180/kit through Carolina. If I can get the materials otherwise, I can defer this very large expense, which is often prohibitive for class consideration.
Thanks!
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Skeleton
We need a full body human skeleton model for our school. This would be shared by the entire school and checked out through the media center. We are a school where 69% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch.
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Career Fair Presenters Wanted for April 18th, 2012
lease consider sharing your career and experiences with 9th grade students. Many 9th graders are only familiar with careers in which they have family or relatives involved in or careers that they were exposed to by the media. By sharing your career and experiences, you are providing students with an opportunity to find out about a wide variety of careers.The 9th Grade Career Fair will be Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 from 7:40 AM - 10:20 AM. This fair will be held in our gyms, and each presenter will be provided a table; students will move from table to table while presenters remain. We would love to have you and have students hear about your career, your day to day work experiences, and your education required for your career. Please consider sharing!
We are excited about hosting the Career Fair for 9th graders and are looking forward to hearing from you!
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Science Fair Judges Needed
We are currently seeking judges for our 2012 Science Fair which will be held on Thursday, February 23. The fair takes place from 8:15-11:15. Please contact me at tplante@burnsville.k12.mn.us if you have questions or if you are interested. Thanks so much for your help!
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Funds Needed for Transportation To Space Camp
Salk Middle School in Elk River, MN is home to a STEM magnet program. Currently, approximately 30 STEM magnet students are preparing for an unforgettable summer adventure to Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. In an effort to encourage participation and minimize the cost of this opportunity, we are seeking grant money to fund transportation costs. Our plan is to travel by bus, and the total cost of transportation is about $7,000. If your organization is willing to contribute funds that will make this dream a reality for 30 young people, please contact Kelly Prusak at Kelly.Prusak@elkriver.k12.mn.us.
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Hoping for "THE WORKS"
I am a third grade teacher at Afton-Lakeland Elementary School. I team teach 48 wonderful, curious, scientific students who unfortunately don't have financial stability at home. For the past 5 years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to organize, "The Works" Museum, to come to our school and conduct two classes that are directly related to our LEGO Structures Unit. Class one is called Pasta Bridges and Class Two is called Skyscrapers. This is a day filled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Students are totally engaged in these hour long classes and learn so much. I am so sad because this year we are faced with a group of students who do not have the finances to fund this experience. I do not want to loose this opportunity for these students, but know that I can not ask their families for dollars to pay for it. I am asking for a sponsor who would be interested in adopting my class for this year so that we can engage in this fabulous day of STEM! Please check out The Works website and consider helping my class with this project. This experience costs around $15.00/student. Approximately $720.00 total.
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GetSTEM Notepads
South Washington County Schools is hosting its annual STEM careeer day this march. We would like to provide a GetSTEM post-it notepad for each student participant. Does anyone know where to get them?
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Binders for junior high kids
At my junior high school we talk every year with the kids about the importance of staying organized. Especially for 7th graders coming into junior high for the first time and balancing six classes when they're used to having one elementary classroom, keeping the papers and assignments organized and clear is often what makes the difference between a kid being successful or failing multiple classes.
For this purpose, most of the kids have big zipper binders -- a huge 3-ring binder with fabric that zips around it and multiple pockets to organize papers and keep pencils and a calculator. This year I've been noticing that it's the kids who come from poor households who don't have these, and a little investigating uncovers that it's because they cost $18 each.
Any donations of something like this would be appreciated. If you go to Amazon and search "Case-It zipper binder" it shows what I'm talking about.
Thank you!
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Minnesota Careers Discovery Network (The Network)
Desired Partner Involvement: Efforts are currently underway to recruit partners to serve on an advisory council to shape the scope and direction of The Network. The Network's vision is to inspire youth and young adults to become accomplished technologists. A cross-section of students, private and public colleges, career/workforce development, program providers, IT professionals and employer representatives are needed to ensure The Network meets supply and demand needs in the tech marketplace. For more information, call or email Russell Fraenkel, Director of Collaborative Programs and Outreach, Advance IT Minnesota, 612-659-7224 or at the email address noted.
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Speaker on creating health and beauty products-env friendly. Aveda???
I am the Environmental Education teacher/coordinator for Dowling Urban Environmental School. I teach 1st-5th grades. We try to have many outside inquiry experiences as well as speakers on a number of topics from the fossil record, oragutans, fish biology, healthy eating, etc. I would love to have a speaker on environmentally friendly health and beauty-or well-being products for people. It would be great to have items for them to test and handle. (My father was an engineer and we had a lab in the basement where we created our own products an inventions) I know firsthand how enriching and awe-inspiring speakers can be. This would be for 4th and 5th grades. Love to hear from someone out there!
Regards,
Cynthia Freeman
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3D Printer
I would like to add a 3D printer to my PLTW engineering program. I am looking for donations to help fund the purchase or this large equipment item. Any amount would be greatly appreciated by myself and my students. The students would benefit by having the ability to see parts made on the compute come to real life. Thank you.
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Small Engines-2 cycle
I am looking for 12 or more two cycle engines top be used in my small engines courses. Anyone willing to donate or sell new or used engines would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Health Sciences Career Lunch
Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School is looking for healthcare professionals for a small group of students to eat lunch with, listen to their story, ask questions, and assist our students in making short and long term goals. We are VERY flexible with the day and shoot for 11-noon for the time. Thanks for considering this!
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Introduce students to jobs related to the engineering, manufacturing, and technology career clusters
The Forest Lake Area Learning Center is focusing on learning about careers this year and I am looking for your help.
We are seeking volunteers to come to our school for 30 - 45 minute sessions and speak about their career field. We can be pretty flexible with dates and times during the school day and can provide computers and projectors if you want to show a video or power point presentation. An alternate option is for us to bring groups of students to your business for a tour and to see your work in action.
The overall goal is to expose students to many different careers and hopefully get them interested and excited about jobs during the process. Many of our students are hands on learners. It would be ideal, but not necessary, to incorporate some sort of an interactive experience (ex. demonstrations, looking at or trying tools, role plays, etc.).
We are focusing on the engineering, manufacturing, and technology career clusters during the months of January and February and I am looking for additional speakers, activities, and/or field trips.
Thanks!
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Equipment For Science Lab
As we begin to build our STEM program we have dreams of having a science lab with appropriate science equipment. At the present time we have a room that serves as our science lab, but very limited equipment. We would love to have the opportunity to have microscopes, scales, and glassware in our science lab.
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Career Fair Presenters Wanted
The 9th Grade Career Fair will be Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 from 7:40 AM - 10:20 AM. This fair will be held in our gyms, and each presenter will be provided a table. In order to touch all interest areas,we would like Career Representatives from each of the Career Cluster areas. In addition, we would like to incorporate a variety of career interest areas, both popular careers and those which students are not familiar. We would love to have you and have students hear about your career, your day to day work experiences, and your education required for your career. Please consider sharing!
We are excited about hosting the Career Fair for 9th graders and are looking forward to hearing from you!
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Surveying equipment
Transits, tripods and storypoles. Would like used equipment to use for some surveying/geometry/trigonometruy projects. Willing to come to you. Could be a tax write off.
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Drafting instruments
Looking for drafting instruments--pencils, compasses--including parts of old compasses, triangles. Will accept small numbers of these items and I am willing to come to you.
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medical professionals to speak or Skype
I work in a small rural school district 40 minutes west of the Twin Cities. I am looking for medical professionals who would be willing to speak to my Anatomy class about their particular specialties. My goal is to peak my students' interest in areas of medicine that they have never been exposed to or have never considered; careers ranging from practicing professionals in unique settings, to professionals advancing medical research in lab settings, to practicing professional in virtually any medical field. I would be happy to have you visit my classroom personally or virtually through Skype. I am excited to expose my students to the world outside of our tiny community and open their eyes to the endless opportunities available to them in their very bright futures.
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Making STEM Connections
STEM career awareness is one of the primary focuses of the STEM initiative within Minneapolis Public Schools. Our goal is to create meaningful STEM-related guest speaker and field trip opportunities that show our students the career opportunities and related processes involved in the production of ideas and products in the Twin Cities metro. Please contact Sara Etzel, Minneapolis Public Schools STEM Coordinator, if you want to be a part of developing an innovative approach to expose students across the metro to the cool things you do in your business every day. Can't wait to hear from you!
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miniature table top games and toys
I need miniature table top sized games to use for my students to study Newton's laws of motion. They do not need to be new but need to fit on a table top. I would like: a mini billiards set, mini basketball set, mini air hockey, mini foosball/soccer, mini golf, mini crocket, or other games demonstarting laws of motion.
I also want a set of small cars with moving wheels for science experiments involving speed, acceleration, motion, and enegry. Hot wheels are great and as many diferent pieces as possible for variety of variables.
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Genetic engineers/forensic scientist
I teach in a math, science, and technology progrsm and want to expose my students to people with careers involving real life application of these skills and the possibilities for career choices in the future. I would love to have a hands on lab/program/or trip where they integrate these skills to successfully complete a task (use the technology, math and science to solve a crime, to pose possible solutions, etc.) I would also liek thme to begin to undertand some of the current debates rgarding technological advancements.
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Engineering in the Classroom
Trying to acquire 15 MindStorm LEGO kits for my physical science classroom to help incorporate more engineering and inquiry based education. Students will use these kits to investigate simple machines, solar power, gears, mass, speed, etc.
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ReUse "Old" Science Magazines
I would like to create a small library of popular science (physics) periodicals. These could include, but are not limited to:
Discover, Popular Mechanics, Sky and Telescope, Astronomy Today, Scientific America, etc.
You read them, remove your name and address, send them to me for my kids to read. Easy as pie!
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Hands on data collection using the Ipad
Our students will benefit from having an IPad to collect and share data. We would like to incorporate the Ipad technology in our scientific observations and recording lessons. In our k-5 science room we record numerous events for graphing, tables and other projects. As a science resource teacher I would like to offer the students a new way to record and manage and share their data collection. One or two IPads (more could be used) would be an extraordinary resource for both small group data collection and large group presentations.
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Help us make science come alive in our classroom
We are a k-5 science classroom in need of aquariums and terrariums. We are asking for two 20 gal. aquariums with filters and air pumps and 2 20 gal. terrariums with lights and screen tops. These much needed materials will help create that special science classroom that has the active hum of living materials and learning.
It is important to note that this classroom serves over 700 k-5 students throughout the year and is located in an inner city school with a high free and reduced lunch population.
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Vacuum Pump
I am currently looking of a reliable, used vacuum pump. The uses for the pump are for, but not limited to, demonstrating sound, gas pressure behaviors, and acceleration.
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Adobe X pro
As an online teacher, I am able to make PDFs, but I would like to convert PDFs to a word docment with each word to have an audible sound. To teach beginning reading it would help if children could hear the words. I have OCR programs but none are as accurate as Adobe which holds the copyrite.
Karen Swanson, Elem. Ed., DCD, SLD, ASD
Houston District in Minnesota, Minnesota Virtual Academy
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People of Science
The People of Science volunteer assists the Education Department by visiting fourth grade classrooms in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) with Bakken educators as part of the School Partnership Program. The purpose of this visit is to help students realize that they are scientists, that science is an interesting and rewarding pursuit, and that they could have careers in science as adults. This is accomplished by introducing students to real scientists and engineers who help them realize that the skills they are building in the School Partnership Program are things that real scientists and engineers do all of the time.
Trainings are held in teh Fall and Winter. If you woudl like more information please contact Austine Vaughn - 612-926-3878 x220 or at vaughn@thebakken.org
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Photography studio
Mankato East High School is looking at expanding the photography unit to the next level. Currently, we have limited access, or make shift curtain, to the area of studio photography. We would like to have a better setup for our studio photography unit(curtains,lights, props, light meters,etc.)
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Flip Video Recorder
In order to best work with our students and enhance opportunities to build technology into their days, we would like a Flip Video camera. This camera will be used for all students to have a chance to develop videos in all core areas, as well as with specialists, in order to incorporate technology into as many areas as possible.
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Pencils and Thermometers
Pencils of any kind for student use. Many students come to class with no pencils. Alcohol, celsius themometers are needed for student experiments.
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