With warmer weather upon us, we are excited to to share information on three very popular upcoming QCESC STEM opportunities for students and volunteers along with an invitation to our monthly meeting.
- May 12 - High School Cardboard Boat Regatta Race - 51 teams from high schools will design and construct boats made from cardboard. The objective is to race their boats and get the fastest time around the 600 yard course. A special race for STEM teachers and administrators will be held at Noon. Volunteers are still needed to support the event (7:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.) The event is hosted at Bettendorf Middle Park's Lagoon and free and open to the public . Further Information & to Volunteer
- July 24-28 - Engineering Kids One Day Camps - One day camps for students in grades 2nd - 8th grade are again being offered a collaboration between the QCESC, the Putnam Museum and the Iowa State University College of Engineering who design and lead the camp. Each one day camp will include three, fun educational hand-on activities including LEGO robotics with challenges for various student experience levels and will include big screen movie along with a camp t-shirt and lunch. Last year, 417 students registered for the camp. Registration is now open for students and volunteers (15 per day). Funding is available for eligible students can't afford the registration fee. Further Information & to Register
- Our May QCESC Monthly Meeting will be Wednesday, May 17th 6:00-7:00 P.M. at Hamilton Tech College, 1011 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, Iowa. Free and open to the public, societies and anyone interested in promoting STEM!
OTHER SUMMER STEM Opportunities:
NOTE: If you or your organization is having a STEM-related camp or workshop that you would like us to help promote, please send it to us at: qcesc.org@gmail.com and we will get it on our calendar, website, Facebook and Twitter!
- Saturday, May 13th Noon - 3:00 QC FIRST Alliance Open House at Arconic Learning Center, 4900 State Street, Bettendorf, Iowa. Hosted by The Flourish and Bots Project. Drop by to learn more about the Quad Cities FIRST Alliance and to apply to be on a team. Learn more at: http://flourishandbotsproject.weebly.com/outreach.html
- 2017 Materials Day Camp June 13-15 at Black Hawk College hosted by the Quad Cities Chapter of ASM International, the professional society for materials engineers and scientists. For students entering 10-12th grade in Fall 2017. 9:00-3:30. FREE with tours of John Deere and Arconic! Application deadline June 5th. Apply online at https://goo.gl/ocfqxd Contact Bob Gaster 563-340-8862 or bgaster5280@gmail.com
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