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carlyo | January 27, 2012As many educators know, the elementary and middle school years are critical periods in which students' interest in science can "wither on the vine" if efforts are not made early to engage young learners in such subjects in exciting and creative ways.
This is why global biotech leader Life Technologies -- as it prepares to return as a major Sponsor of the USA Science & Engineering Festival next spring.-- will devote a major portion of its outreach exhibits at the finale Expo to wowing elementary and middle school students through a wide range of interactive science activities.
"We know…
kcollins | January 10, 2012
America's most fast-paced and fun math contest will be the finale for day one of the 2012 USASEF. Eight area high school students will compete for $4000 in cash and prizes in Who Wants to Be a Mathematician on Saturday, April 28 at 5:00 on the Carver Stage. Students from DC, MD, VA, DE, and WV are eligible to compete. Teachers who are interested in having their students participate in the qualifying process should write paoffice@ams.org, with the subject line WWTBAM USASEF. Include your name, school, courses taught this semester, and phone number in the body of the message.
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kcollins | December 20, 2011The world is buzzing from the latest news about the Higgs boson. Last Tuesday, scientists at CERN announced that they have made significant progress towards the search of the Higgs boson. Scientists are confident that the progress made will bring them much closer to the discovery by the end of next year.
At the Festival Expo, you will have the incredible opportunity to find out first hand from the experts about the details regarding this "God Particle". The Festival is honored to have The Atlas Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (New York University), a research group that works at…
kcollins | December 16, 2011The second annual USA Science and Engineering Festival is fast approaching and people are starting to take notice of what a great resource the Festival organization has become. The mission of the Festival is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation's youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational and entertaining science gatherings in the United States. We are absolutely thrilled to have ranked as one of the 50 Essential Twitter Feeds for STEM Educators by Best Colleges Online!
Throughout the year, we at…
kcollins | November 2, 2010Maybe you made it to the Expo, maybe you couldn't and wished you were there. Here are a few highlights from the Expo.
President Obama invited you to the Festival
Check out some picture highlights from the festival! (and tons more on our facebook pages too)
Winners of the engineering.com Physics Teacher's Contest
A great video highlight from engineering.com of the Expo
The final Nationwide Wordle to answer the question: What will be the greatest discoveries and advancements science and engineering will bring us in the 21st century?
Walk on a little corn starch? (tweet video from @…
kcollins | September 9, 2010With the Festival quickly approaching, we've debuted a new look to our website. It's time to start planning for the pre-Expo activities as well as register for them as well as plan your time at the Expo. View all exhibits and stage shows, print your Expo map, view the pre-Expo event calendar...Teachers, check out our Teacher Resources page, and much more...Check it out!
Pre-Expo events are now posted on our Online Calendar - while free of charge, many require pre-registration because seating is limited. Register now!
During the expo we will be tweeting @USAScienceFest and will have real time…
kcollins | July 30, 2010
The NC Science Festival will bring together more than 100 science-related events Sept. 11-26. Through science talks, hands-on activities, tours, performances and exhibits, North Carolina's science community will be on display to engage and inspire a new generation of scientists.
How will we engage our state in science? By showing citizens of our state science that is...
Diverse. Life is your lab...from age two to 122! Events on our festival schedule reflect the interests of all ages. Kids will get hands-on learning experiences, and adults will dive deep into current science topics with…
lbock | July 23, 2010 As a founder and organizer of the upcoming inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, I'm in frequent contact with a wide range of teachers, students, innovators, community leaders, entrepreneurs and decision makers in science and technology across the country.
One thing that I continue to learn from these experiences: There is a growing need out there, even a grassroots desire, among average Americans to understand and connect in meaningful ways with the vast array of science and technology impacting their lives today -- provided that this information is presented to them through…
sciencepunk | July 16, 2009
The Guardian Science Blog has published my article on the rather excellent Guerilla Science organisation. I discovered them last year when they invited me to talk at the Secret Garden Party. I'm happy to say I'll be returning this year, and I implore you all to get involved in this kind of thing (if only for the free entry to festivals):
Of the thousands heading to Suffolk this weekend for the Latitude Festival, most will be looking forward to a few days of music, camping and socially acceptable breakfast drinking. One thing they're probably not expecting is a lecture on astrophysics. But…