With warmer weather upon us, we are excited to to share information on three very popular upcoming QCESC STEM opportunities for students and volunteers.
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2016 Materials Day CampDo you know a high-school student who is interested in engineering?Materials play a huge role in the way we live today and how we will live tomorrow. Many students in secondary education are not aware of the career opportunities available in this field.In support of the John Deere Inspire initiative, the Quad Cities chapter of ASM International, the professional society for materials engineers and scientists, is sponsoring a three-day day camp to expose students to what materials engineers do.
The camp will include hands-on experiments as well as factory tours of John Deere Harvester Works and the ALCOA Davenport Works.Camp Details- Who: Students entering 10-12th grade in Fall 2016
- When: June 7 -9
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Where: Black Hawk College
- Cost: Free
- Application Deadline: June 5, 2016
- Link to Apply:
https://goo.gl/ocfqxd - LINK TO PDF BROCHURE*
- July 25-29 - Engineering Kids One Day Camps - REGISTER HEREOne 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.
Registration is now open for students and volunteers. Funding is available for eligible students can't afford the registration fee. REGISTER HERE.
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(Submitted by the Quad City Engineering and Science Council)
