For Middle and High School Teachers and Students ~ We hope that you and your students will attend this special event!
FILM TITLE: SCIENCE FAIR (90 min) is the opening film for Michigan Tech’s 41N Film Festival Nov. 1st-4th!
DATE: Thursday, Nov. 1st, 2018
TIME: 7:00-9:00 PM
LOCATION: Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
DESCRIPTION: This special free screening of the new National Geographic documentary SCIENCE FAIR follows nine high school students from around the world as they prepare for and attend the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Already hard at work on problems such as the Zika virus and nerve tissue regeneration, these students (and their teachers) offer us an inspiring story about the passion and intelligence of our next generation of STEM researchers. A flyer for the Science Fair film is attached.
PANEL DISCUSSION follows the screening:
Dan Pertile, 5th grade Science Teacher & Science Fair Coordinator, Barkell Elementary,
David Flaspohler, Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University.
Emily Gochis, Director MiSTEM Network Western UP Region
Joan Chadde, Director, Center for Science & Environmental Outreach and STEM Festival coordinator, Michigan Technological University
Prize drawings for both teachers and students!
For more information about the 2018 41N Film Festival, visit http://41northfilmfest.org.
Science Fair follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair.