It’s A Girl Thing

This week-long residential program is designed to provide a fun and introductory engineering, science and technology experience for girls entering 7th and 8th grades. Attendees will be exposed to the various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers and encouraged to explore their personal interests through group projects and design competitions.

Dates: June 14-18, 2010

Ages: Applicants should be entering 7th or 8th grade in August, 2010.

Cost: $325 – includes housing, meals, t-shirt, activities, and all supplies (Fee will be refunded if not selected to attend)

Capacity: Camp is limited to 30 students (if camp is full you can request to be placed on a waiting list)

PROCESS FOR APPLICATION

• Complete the on-line registration form (if you are unable to complete the form on-line call 573-341-7286 and request an application be mailed to you)
• Print, sign and mail the General Permission Form, Agreement & Release of Liability Form, and Youth Health Statement Form
• Mail all forms and payment (if not paying online by credit card) made payable to the Missouri S&T within 14 days from the date of your registration.

Please note: Submitting the registration form does not guarantee acceptance or hold your place in camp. Registration is not complete until all forms and payment of $325 have been received; these must reach the MS&T office at least 14 days after your registration. If not received by then, your registration will be canceled.

Cancellation Policy: Persons wishing to cancel their registration must do so in writing by May 1, 2010 to receive a refund. Requests for refunds will be charged a $30 processing and cancellation fee. No refunds will be given after May 1, 2010. Please allow three to four weeks for processing refunds.

Helpful Links:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Tentative Agenda
• Travel Information & What To Bring

Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is a national science competition for students in grades 5 through 8, encouraging the exploration of science and innovation among America’s youth and promoting the importance of science communication. Over the past ten years, more than 600,000 middle school students have been nominated to participate in the competition, and winners have gone on to speak in front of members of Congress, work with the nation’s top scientists, and pursue academic careers in the sciences.

How To Enter

Students are challenged to create a one- to two-minute video about a specific scientific concept that they will select from a list of concepts provided by YSC judges. Video entries will be due May 27, 2010.

Video entries must demonstrate the student’s understanding of the scientific concept explained and should also exhibit his or her comfort level discussing science in general.

Over the summer, judges will review the video submissions and choose up to 51 semifinalists: one from each state and the District of Columbia.

The Finals

In the fall, 10 finalists will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the competition finals, consisting of a series of scientific challenges designed for students in grades 5 through 8. Finalists will be judged on their scientific problem solving and communication skills.

Prizing

America’s Top Young Scientist will be awarded $50,000 in U.S. savings bonds (a $25,000 cash value), and other finalists will receive exciting prizes.

For more information, and online registration, please visit the Website.

Parents, teachers, businesses and community groups in Eagle River, Wisconsin are collaborating with the SME Education Foundation and partner Project Lead The Way (PLTW) in bringing the Gateway Academy and its world of engineering summer camps to Northland Pines High School.

The co-ed, weeklong Gateway Academy program introduces 6^th – 8^th grade students to the basics of engineering in a fun and exciting environment. PLTW-certified instructors lead students in projects and activities related to engineering disciplines. Students brainstorm ideas, solve problems and learn the basics of engineering concepts involving alternative energy, eco-design, robotics, aerodynamics and manufacturing in a hands-on, project-based environment.

The Foundation and PLTW are dedicated to filling the pipeline with highly-trained and skilled workers to meet the demands of emerging technologies in the next ten years. In 2009, the SME Education Foundation held 237 Gateway Academies and reached over 4,800 students in 28 states. Their goal is to increase to 300 Gateway Academies in 2010. For more information about the Gateway Academy program, contact Project Lead The Way.

For more information on this specific Gateway Academy, contact Scott Foster, principal, Northland Pines High School, Eagle River, Wis. (715) 479-4473, ext. 2013, sfoster@npsd.K12.wi.us or Lance Schultz, technology & engineering instructor, Northland Pines High School, Eagle River, Wis. (715) 479-4473, ext. 0601, laschultz@npsd.K12.wi.us

More on the Gateway Academies and related programs can be found here.

About the SME Education Foundation

Created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 1979, the SME Education Foundation has provided more than $29 million since 1980 in grants, scholarships and awards through its partnerships with corporations, organizations, foundations, and individual donors. Visit www.smeef.org and award-winning Website for young people www.ManufacturingisCool.com for more.

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Girls Summer Engineering Experience (Girls SEE)

The Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno, is offering central San Joaquin Valley high school girls an opportunity to attend the 2010 Girls Summer Engineering Experience (SEE), a week-long day camp for high school girls interested in engineering or construction management. Structured hands-on activities, speakers, technical workshops and field trips, will make this a fun filled educational experience for all participants.

Girls SEE, which runs July 12-16, is available to girls entering grades 10-12. Applications are due by May 28, 2010 and notification of acceptance into the program will occur by June 4, 2010. Activities are designed to build upon leadership skills while promoting a female science- and math-based community.

Applicants must submit:

• Completed application form.
• Unofficial high school transcript.
• One-page personal statement demonstrating passion for science and mathematics.
• Letter of recommendation from an instructor.

Click here for the online application, or visit the Website.

Cost of the camp: $250, ($200 for Girls SEE Alumni)

For more, and updated, information, please check the Website, or contact: Lisa Craig, Pathways, Student Services, Lyles College of Engineering; 559.278.1076; girlssee@csufresno.edu

Everybody can envision the “Eureka!” moment of invention, when the idea suddenly strikes and—BOOM—there’s a new product ready to change the world. Spark!Lab, the newest hands on space for families and others visiting the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, shows the real story behind an inventor’s work.

For online access, visit the Spark!Lab Website for activities and experiments, inventor profiles, and a list of resources.

What is Spark!Lab?

Spark!Lab is a hands-on invention activity center where visitors learn that invention is a process and that everyone is inventive. The fun activities incorporate history, science, engineering, technology, and art to help kids and families learn about the history and process of invention. Young visitors can play games, conduct science experiments, explore inventors’ notebooks, and even invent! Lab bench experiments are offered at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Where is Spark!Lab?

Spark!Lab is located on 1 West of the National Museum of American History on the National Mall. It is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, every day except December 25.

What age group should visit Spark!Lab?

Visitors of all ages are invited to visit. Most activities have been designed for children ages 6-12, though younger and older visitors can also learn from the wide range of activities. Spark!Lab has a section designed especially for children under the age of 5 and their parents/caregivers, though these children are invited to explore the rest of Spark!Lab under adult supervision. Children under the age of 13 must have an adult with them in Spark!Lab.

Are there school programs in Spark!Lab?

There are no scheduled school programs in Spark!Lab, but teachers are invited to visit with their groups on a space-available basis. Groups larger than 15 students can be split into smaller groups and rotate through Spark!Lab and several other exhibitions in the Museum. For more information about planning a group visit, please contact sparklab@si.edu or see http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/educators/visiting.cfm.

Who can participate in the lab bench experiments?

Anyone is welcome to participate in the lab bench activities. For safety reasons, children under the age of 5 must have an adult accompanying them.

When are the lab bench experiments offered?

Experiments are held at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m., although the schedule may be altered according to other programs and events at the museum on a given day. Check the Spark!Lab schedule on the day you visit.

A sampling of Spark!Lab’s online experiments and activities:

Design and Play a Drum: Make a drum from materials available at home or school. Look in your recycling bin for inspiration.

Invent a Musical Whirligig
Since antiquity, people have used their imagination and common materials to invent toys, many of them active, kid-powered, and noise making–like the whirligig.

Make a Yo-Yo from Recycled Stuff

Thomas Edison said, “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” With these words of wis dom in mind, we challenge you to create your own yo-yo using items found in your recycling bin

When:

The College of Southern Maryland, La Plata campus will be using the popular VEX Robotics Competition Clean Sweep game in their Senior division robotics competition. The Junior division is called “The Save the Bay Robotics Competition,” and it consists of eight robotic challenges designed to mimic the types of tasks a robot would accomplish if it was cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay. The Junior division is for elementary and middle school students, while the Senior division is for high school students.

This is a regional event that draws teams from Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Registration is by invitation. Please contact the college for information on attending. Visit their website for more information.

Turn your trash into treasure and be on TV! The PBS Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition Challenge invites kids ages 5-19 to recycle, reuse, and re-engineer everyday materials into an out-of-the box invention.

The invention should do one of these things:

• Move things or people, or
• Protect the environment, or
• Be used for indoor or outdoor play

Get Started

1. BRAINSTORM some ideas. Look at the world around you for inspiration. What problems do you see that your invention could help solve? Need help Brainstorming? Check out last year’s winning invention: The Home Dome.

Next, think about these questions:

• What’s the name of your invention?
• What is it made of? Remember, you have to use at least two different recycled materials (“trash”).
• What does it look like? How does it work?
• How does it make the world a better place?
• How did you come up with your idea?

Prizes

Three winners will come to Boston to see their designs built by Continuum, a design consultancy. Winners will appear on the Design Squad show and Web site.

25 FINALISTS will be featured on the Design Squad Web site.

DOWNLOAD the Contest Flyer (PDF)

Read the Official Rules and visit the Website for complete information

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The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, OH, offers several summer science and engineering camps for kids of all ages. Teens can explore amusement park technology, robotics, and video games. Pre-teens can explore planet Earth, aeronautics, and animal adaptations. Even the little ones can dig for dinos, visit a local watershed, and build and launch boats.]]> Camp COSI

The Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, OH, offers several summer science and engineering camps for kids of all ages. Teens can explore amusement park technology, robotics, and video games. Pre-teens can explore planet Earth, aeronautics, and animal adaptations. Even the little ones can dig for dinos, visit a local watershed, and build and launch boats. Prices and dates vary. Please check the Website for complete information and registration.

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JHU Robo-Challenge 2010

Team registration is closed, but the public is invited to join in the fun.

The JHU Robo-Challenge is a day long competition for high school and middle school students consisting of five individual robotics challenges, speakers on robotics, tours of the Hopkins campus and the robotics buildings, and lots of prizes.

Some teams will program small robots to move from a starting point to a finish line, passing though a series of “gates.” Others must equip their robots with sensors so the devices can find their way through a mystery maze. Still other teams will be required to locate “tumors” (large dark circles) within an enclosure representing the brain and send out a signal each time a tumor is discovered. Judges will be graduate and undergraduate students from Johns Hopkins’ Whiting School of Engineering.

Last year, twenty-two 3-member teams from Maryland middle and high schools put their high-tech skills to the test in the second Robotic System Challenge. The event will be supervised by Johns Hopkins engineering students who are officers of the Computer-Integrated Surgery Student Research Society. The event is funded by the Johns Hopkins-based National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology.

The event is designed to excite pre-college students in educational and career opportunities in engineering and science. This is the only medical robotics outreach competition in the nation for pre-college students. Funding from the Alumni Association enables underprivileged students to participate by loaner robotic kits. In addition to the contests, there will be a plenary lecture on science and engineering in college presented by an instructor at a pre-college engineering summer camp and also a campus tour that includes the new home of the Laboratory for Computational Science and Robotics, a world-class research facility where students will be able to see first-hand groundbreaking robotics research. Admissions materials will also be available for interested students.

For more information, please see the Website

Date

Robot Fest 2010

Saturday, April 24, 10am-3pm
Free Admission

Robot Fest is a free, one-day annual event that promotes creativity, technology, engineering and the sciences. RobotFest is for students of all ages and for those with the unquenchable urge to create new, previously unseen forms from lifeless electronics and mechanical parts of metal and plastic.

In the early years we focused on the demonstration of robotic projects, but more recently we have expanded into realms where technology is used in any creative fashion. We welcome the hackers, hobbyists, and makers, and those who are not content to sit back and watch yet another screen, be it on a phone, handheld, laptop, desktop or TV. If you are inexplicably drawn to sites like makezine.com, hackaday.com and instructables.com, we want you. See something new. Ask questions. Awaken your creative instinct.

“History of the Nation’s Defense Electronics.” National Electronics Museum, Inc., 1745 West Nursery Road Linthicum, Maryland. Phone: 410-765-0230

These are the regional Botball tournaments for which the deadlines have not passed as of March 30. In each case, the deadline for Registration for each tournament is two weeks before each one. The deadline for payment is one week before each tournament. Any team can register for and travel to any tournament. The Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be in July 2010.

Greater DC Botball Tournament

When: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Where: Woodson High School, 9525 Main Street Fairfax, VA, 22031

The tournament will take place in the Main Gym at Woodson High School. Team Sign-In will take place at 8 a.m., with 10:00 a.m. Seeding Rounds, a 1:30 p.m.* Double Elimination Tournament, and a 6:00 p.m.* Awards Presentation. (*These times are subject to change.)

Visit the 2010 Greater DC Botball Tournament webpage for more information.

Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament

When: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL

The tournament will take place at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Team Sign-In will take place at 8 a.m., with 10:00 a.m. Seeding Rounds, a 1:30 p.m.* Double Elimination Tournament, and a 5:30 p.m.* Awards Presentation. (*These times are subject to change.)

Visit the 2010 Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament webpage for more information.

Pennsylvania Botball Tournament

When: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: Hampton Township Community Center, 3101 McCully Rd., Allison Park, PA, 15101

The tournament will take place at Hampton Township Community Center. Team Sign-In will take place at 8 a.m., with 10:00 a.m. Seeding Rounds, a 1:30 p.m.* Double Elimination Tournament, and a 4:30 p.m.* Awards Presentation. (*These times are subject to change.)

Visit the 2010 Pennsylvania Botball Tournament webpage for more information.

Northern California Botball Tournament and RoboGames

When: Botball – Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8 a.m. – 6p.m., RoboGames – April 23-25
Where: San Mateo Fairgrounds – Redwood Building, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo, CA, 94403

The tournament will take place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Team Sign-In will take place at 8 a.m., with 10:00 a.m. Seeding Rounds, a 1:30 p.m.* Double Elimination Tournament, and a 5:30 p.m.* Awards Presentation. (*These times are subject to change.) The tournament will be held in conjunction with RoboGames. Parking at the Fairgrounds costs $8. Botball is free, but there is a fee for RoboGames.

Visit the 2010 Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament webpage for more information.

The Hawaii Botball Tournament – May 1
The Michigan Botball Tournament – May 1
The New York/New Jersey Botball Tournament – May 15

The Extraordinary Stories Award Program

at the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge Summit

The National Academy of Engineering is soliciting nominations of students who have made a contribution to one of the 14 NAE Grand Challenge problem areas:  Sustainability, Health, Vulnerability, Joy of Living.  The winning stories will be featured at a summit on April 21, 2010 at Wellesley College, bringing together educators, students and leaders from business and government to explore new ways to educate the next generation of Grand Challenge leaders and to celebrate the efforts of young people working to solve grand challenge problems. Deadline for nomination: March 1, 2010.

Awards: Five nominated individuals or teams will split a $15,000 prize.  In addition, a professional video of each of the five winning projects, including new interviews and footage filmed during March and/or April 2010, will be produced and featured at the April summit in Boston; and travel support will be provided to bring the winners to the Boston summit. Nominees must be between the ages of 13 and 35 years old, and all members of a nominated team must meet the age and school attendance criteria.

For complete details, please visit the Grand Challenges Stories Website.

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TexPREP, founded on the campus of The University of Texas at San Antonio in 1979 by Dr. Manuel Berriozabal, now operates on thirty-five Texas community and senior college campuses in sixteen Texas cities. The program recruits middle and high school students for an eight-week summer program designed to enrich their scientific skills, provide them mentoring, increase their chances of going to college, and motivate them to pursue science and engineering studies. For more information, click here

The Summer 2010 TexPREP sessions will be held in Alpine, Arlington, Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Edinburg, Fort Worth, Harlingen, Houston, Laredo, Lubbock, McAllen, Permian Basin (Midland-Odessa), San Antonio, and Victoria. Students in these cities who are interested in attending the 2010 session are encouraged to contact the directors listed under TexPREP SITES.

Girls in Science and Engineering(GISE)

formerly titled Future Science: Future Engineering
A Summer Program for Middle-School Students

Girls in Science and Engineering focuses on hands-on activities that are both fun and challenging. Campers elect a Focus Project in a particular subject area to attend each morning (e.g. chemistry, computer science, engineering, human genetics, physics, and robotics). We allow 15-17 girls in each Focus Project. Focus projects are planned and taught by University of Michigan faculty, staff and students. Afternoons are spent in a variety of hands-on science and engineering activities, including group collaborative competitions, touring dynamic UM labs and learning about science and engineering careers.

Our campers are chaperoned in groups of 15-17 with two University of Michigan student chaperones per group. Sections are taught by UM faculty, research scientists and graduate students. Girls will meet women scientists and engineers and other girls, like themselves, with interests in science, math and engineering. Campers will have lots of fun exploring the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.

Girls in Science and Engineering is sponsored by the University of Michigan, Women in Science and Engineering Program in cooperation with the UM Medical School, College of Engineering, and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts with support from the General Motors Foundation.

When and where is it?

Girls in Science and Engineering will be held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. One session will be offered.

Monday-Friday, June 21-25, 2010, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM, Extended on Wednesday until 7:30 PM

Students attending the program will meet each morning on the UM campus.   Instructional settings include the College of Engineering, the Medical School, the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, and labs located around the campus.

Who is eligible to apply?

• You are eligible to apply for Girls in Science and Engineering if:
• You will complete the 7th OR 8th grade in June, 2010
• You have an interest in science, mathematics, or engineering
• You send us a *complete* application, including a letter of recommendation, postmarked no later than April 16, 2010
• No previous experience in computers, physics, engineering, chemistry, robotics or human genetics is necessary.

What is the cost?

Girls in Science and Engineering costs $300 for a five day session. This tuition includes five full days of program activities from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Please note that the program is extended on Wednesday until 7:30 PM (dinner and an evening program provided). Lunch is not provided. Students should bring a bag lunch every day. All instructional costs, supplies, and equipment are included.

A limited number of partial scholarships are available to students who are eligible for the program and who can document need. To apply for scholarship support, please complete the attached scholarship request form and return it with your application.

How do I apply?

Complete the entire student application form.  (Application will be posted Feb. 1 2010). Use black ink or a typewriter. Give the recommendation form to the person you have chosen to recommend you. Remember that your recommendation must be from a math or science teacher. (Don’t forget to give the teacher a stamped envelope addressed to the Women in Science and Engineering Program, and remind the person of the April 16 postmark deadline). Return your completed application by April 16, 2010.

Applications will be reviewed in early May. All applicants will receive a letter in early-May to let them know if they have been accepted. DO NOT send money with your application. Accepted students will be asked to send a non-refundable, space-reserving depositing of $150.00 by May 7 with a balance of $150 due by June 4, 2010.

Please Note: Partial scholarships are limited and may not be available to all students who request them. Many community organizations are willing to help fund the costs of student participation in summer learning programs. If you need assistance with the cost of the program, please check with groups in your area. Examples include: Zonta, Rotary Clubs, Church/religious groups, Girl Scouts, and schools. Teachers may have additional suggestions.

For more information or questions, please contact:
Women in Science and Engineering Program
University of Michigan
1140 Undergraduate Science Building (USB)
204 Washtenaw
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-2215
Phone: (734) 615-4455 Fax: (734) 615-4450 Email: umwise@umich.edu

Website: http://www.wise.umich.edu/programs/k12/GISE/

Tufts University Center for Engineering Education

Parent and Child Workshop

On March 6, 2010, Parent and child teams will build and program their own LEGO inventions. There will be challenges for experiences and new users.
Cost: $75

Download registration form here. Contact Elissa Milto (elissa.milto@tufts.edu) with questions.

CEEO programs are designed to give students the chance to participate in individual and small-team design projects while fostering an understanding of the design process and related principles. Students  use LEGO bricks and accompanying icon-based software as they design, build, and program their robotic creations. Although the program is educational, we want the children to enjoy themselves and have fun. Instructors are a collection of CEEO staff with engineering, education, and child development backgrounds, and Tufts engineering students.

Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach,  474 Boston Ave., Curtis Hall – Basement, Medford, MA 02155

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

As citizens and future stewards of our planet, today’s students are in a unique position to become active agents of environmental change. The good news is that many are very interested in learning about and taking responsibility for their environment and their future.

Girls Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science

G.A.M.E.S is an annual week long camp held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and designed to give academically talented middle- and high-school aged girls an opportunity to explore exciting engineering and scientific fields through demonstrations, classroom presentations, hands-on activities, and contacts with women in these technical fields.

Who is Eligible to attend G.A.M.E.S.?

Young women who will enter grades 6th – 11th grades in the fall of 2010

Applicants should have demonstrated an interest in math and science through academic achievements and a strong commitment to developing their abilities in math and science.

Where is G.A.M.E.S. held?

G.A.M.E.S. takes place on the beautiful campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Campers will stay with live-in female camp counselors in student housing on the university campus. All projects and demonstrations will be conducted at University of Illinois campus buildings.

When is G.A.M.E.S.? 2010 dates TBA

How much is G.A.M.E.S.?

The cost for the Structures and Computer Science camps is $575, Bioimaging camp is $725, and Bioengineering / Chemical Engineering camp is $975. The total camp costs covers tuition, housing, meals, classes, lab materials, and all fees for camp activities.

Financial aid is available for those campers who are in financial need. Additionally, daughters of University of Illinois employees receive a $75 discount on their camp tuition, two or more campers from the same family receive a $50 discount on their camp tuition, and all returning campers receive $100 off of their tuition!

What happens during G.A.M.E.S.?

Campers spend the week of camp working on a science or engineering team project, learning about various engineering, and science disciplines. Campers participate in exciting hands-on demonstrations, while working with other young women who share similar interests in math and science.

Click here for the online Application.

Tufts University Center for Engineering Education

February Break Animation Workshop

February 17-19, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This 3-day workshop will provide students grades 3-6 with the opportunity to create animations using animation software designed at the CEEO (www.samanimation.com). Students will use materials such as LEGO, clay, and whiteboards to design and create movie sets. Students’ final project will be to create a movie of their choice. Students will bring a copy of their movie home.

Date: Feb. 17-19, 9 am – 3 pm

Location: Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Cost: $300

Download registration

Contact Elsa Head (elsa.head@gmail.com) with questions.

Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, 474 Boston Ave., Curtis Hall – Basement, Medford, MA 02155

Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education

Olympic LEGOs

January 23, 2010
9:00 am -12:00 pm: Grades 1-3
1:00 am -4:00 pm : Grades 4-6

Students will work to design, build, and program LEGO robots to participate in the LEGO Winter Olympics. Students will work in pairs to design and program their robots. They will have access to various craft materials and the usual robotic LEGOs. Students will share their work during the last 20 minutes of each session. Families are invited to visit as they share.

Location: Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Cost: $50

Download registration form here.

Contact Elissa Milto (elissa.milto@tufts.edu) with questions

CEEO programs are designed to give students the chance to participate in individual and small-team design projects while fostering an understanding of the design process and related principles. Students use LEGO bricks and accompanying icon-based software as they design, build, and program their robotic creations. Although the program is educational, we want the children to enjoy themselves and have fun. Instructors are a collection of CEEO staff with engineering, education, and child development backgrounds, and Tufts engineering students.

Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, 474 Boston Ave., Curtis Hall – Basement, Medford, MA 02155