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At the end of March before taking off for spring break, the students worked with Lloyd Wescoat, K-12 education program assistant with the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Engineering, to construct the 6-foot creation.
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The program, including hands-on activities such as designing parachutes, is sponsored by the Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, Michigan Tech and the Carnegie Museum.
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Presenters will be Steve Patchin, director of Pre-College Outreach and Youth Programs; Joan Chadde, education coordinator for the Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach; Shezwae Fleming, director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion; and Jodi Lehman, coordinator for Proposal and Fellowship Development.
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Award winners will be displayed at the Carnegie Museum in Houghton from April 10 to May 11. The grand opening will be at the museum’s Science and Engineering Evening set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 10.
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About 350 students demonstrated their pursuit of scientific knowledge at the 14th annual Western Upper Peninsula Science Fair Tuesday night. Fourth- through eighth-graders from 16 schools in Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagon and Gogebic counties participated in the fair, held in the Memorial Union Building at Michigan Technological University. “We had the most students and the most projects this year,” said Shawn Oppliger, director of the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, which sponsored the event along with the Michigan Tech Chapter of American Society for Engineering Education and the Carnegie Museum.
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“Here we have examples, role models, college students who are passionate about their career choices, learning about the various STEM fields, and here they are to have fun with the younger students and show them why this is a great career to consider,” said event coordinator Joan Chadde.
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After earning a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Michigan Technological University in 2008, Sarah Weinreis made it her mission to teach science at the high school level. Weinreis began talking to people she knew at Tech who quickly referred her to the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship.
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The Center for Pre-College Outreach and the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach will collaboarte on a Lunch and Learn, “Grant Writing: Easy K-12 Outreach Options with a Big Impact,” from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in Memorial Union Ballroom A2. Presenters will be Steve Patchin, director of Pre-College Outreach and Youth Programs, and Joan Chadde, education coordinator for the Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach.
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