Sep 26
Students were challenged to design a useful object for astronauts that expands or assembles to be printed on the 3-D printers at the International Space Station. Anastasia’s entry… Congratulations to Anastasia Davis, a 5th grader at Saint Teresa of Avila in Perrysville, for receiving honorable mention in the Future Engineers Think Outside the Box competition. …
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Aug 28
Gifted and talented kids and youth, teachers and classrooms (grades 3 to 16) have the opportunity to apply for a Research Fellowship with Grow a Generation. Research Fellows are provided guidance and support to design and follow through on robust and creative projects that ignite their passion and celebrate their unique brilliance. They produce meaningful projects and unique …
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Jul 11
One of the last stops on our June 2016 CWNC STEM Careers Tour was TechShop Pittsburgh located in Bakery Square in Pittsburgh’s East End. TechShop Pittsburgh is a do-it-yourself makerspace, where you can create anything that you can imagine. There is equipment for woodworking, laser cutters, 3D printers, a metal shop, sewing machines, a waterjet …
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Joel Cilli, the STEM director at PA Cyber will be leading two camps for middle school, Arduino Circuits and Code and Redstone Circuits in Real Life. These camps come with kits for the kids to take home and continue exploring thei brave new world of circuits and robotics. William Cody started Mad Science of Pittsburgh …
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Feb 27
LET’s visit Google! Grades 6-12 SATURDAY March 19, 2016 9:00am – 3:30pm Leaving from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Grades 6-12 are invited for an exciting tour of the magical offices of Google Pittsburgh. Get a chance to talk with some of the extraordinary software designers and technology gurus that work there. Following lunch (on your own …
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Feb 15
Registration is now open for the STEM Summer Camps at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic. ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 13 – JUNE 17 All Day STEM Careers Tour Travel by bus to 10 companies and 5 college campuses in and around Pittsburgh for tours, discussions, activities, and explorations. Find Your Passion helps students discover the massively transformative purpose …
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Dec 30
I had a wonderful visit with two scientists that have helped to build the Atlas V and Delta IV, rockets that blast off regularly to deploy satellites and deliver payloads to Earth’s orbits. Check out BB-8 who was also hanging out at the Carlin’s holiday Geekfest! Thanks for the invite. I feel like I have …
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Grow a Generation would love to partner with your school or classroom to arrange for a day-long tour of two companies and a college campus as the ideal complement to your classroom discussions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts, and their related real-world applications. The STEM Career Tour Day Visits are designed to supplement in-class …
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Announcing the STEM Lunar Challenge 1 week workshop. The morning session will lead 9th-12th grade students into the adventure of humanity’s new race to the moon. Our challenge is to create a winning payload idea for Astrobotic’s Griffin Lander to carry to the moon in 2017. Come learn about the lunar environment and the business opportunities in …
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Dec 27
6th grade Gavin, working on his third book about penguins, met last month with his mentor Katy Wozniak and several King Penguins at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Katy is the lead aquarist and penguin keeper. Gavin started writing about penguins in 3rd grade. His first book, Saving a Galapagos Penguin Family, was published as a children’s …
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