Techno Science Supersite: Fairs & Conferences
Fairs & Conferences: General, Science, & Technology
General
Expanding Your Horizons Conference in Science and Mathematics
Attention all Middle School Girls! Expanding Your Horizons Conference in Science and Mathematics (EYH) is an annual one-day event to engage middle school girls in careers that involve science and math. Each girl selects her hands-on workshops from the registration form. These sessions are led by women who use science and math in their work, and will ask students to solve puzzles, make structures, use a microscope and learn about a career choice they may have never considered. The $15 registration includes materials, lunch, and activities. www.expandingyourhorizons.org
Ages: 6th - 8th Grade
Contact: Terra Naught or call 503-884-1709
Oregon MESA Day
MESA Day is a celebration of students' innovation, hard work, and interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. MESA Day provides a fun and exciting opportunity for over 250 diverse 6th - 12th grade students to design and build projects, compete against their peers, and learn by doing. They also receive the chance to visit a college campus and interact with college students, professors, and industry professionals like you! Time and time again, our MESA Day evaluations show adult judges and activity leaders on MESA Day are the most influential reasons why they enjoy the event and feel like they can pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, or math.
Ages: 6th - 12th Grade
Contact: Email asmith@cecs.pdx.edu or call: (503) 754-4665
Science
OMSI Science Festivals
Why go to a science fair when you can bring one to your school or community. OMSI the organization that practically invented science fun, has done it again by taking their science experiments on the road and to your community. They will bring a *blueback submarine-load of science fun like live animals, gadgets, explosions (they call it flaming phenomenon), and much more. If astronomy is more your cup of tea, then I suggest you reserve the portable planetarium (don't ask me how they fit all those stars inside).
*Note: They don't actually load up the blueback with science supplies. I meant that as a figure of speech.Ages: All
Contact: Email fairs@omsi.edu or call: (888) 774-6674
Technology
National Engineers Month (NEM)
Keep on the lookout at your school next February for National Engineers Month (NEM). Engineer volunteers from scores of local companies including Intel come into classrooms all across Oregon during February to make fun and fascinating demonstrations showing how math, science, and engineering play an important role in everyday life. The Business Education Compact (BEC) manages the program as a free service for schools. To participate, teachers sign up to request a guest engineer beginning in November. Simply ask your teacher to send the BEC an email if they would like to be included on the NEM invitation list.
Ages: 3rd - 12th Grade
Contact: Susan Parsons
Upcoming Events
May 22 - September 6 Prehistoric Predators
Head out to the Oregon Zoo and follow along their rain-forest trail and encounter life-size animatronic dinosaurs representing 17 species from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods! You'll see both gentle plant-eating giants and their frightening predators. Don't worry. These guys aren't hungry. The Zoo's prehistoric trail-guides will be here to tell you some interesting facts about each dinosaur.
Saturday, August 21 Cavalcade of Crawling Creatures (2!)
Back by popular demand, live reptiles and amphibians once again fill the Science Factory along with their owners/experts from the Oregon Herpetological Society. Meet turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs and salamanders and get tips on how to take care of your own coldblooded pets at home.
August 21 & 22 Extreme Hot Wheels Weekend
The event will take place the weekend of August 21 & 22 and will feature an amazing two days of "kid directed play". They tell us what they want, and we help them build it! Ramps! Jumps! Towers! Cities! Demolition Derbies! Explosions! Slimepits! Mudslides! If they can think of it and we can make it, we'll help them set it up!
Thursday-Friday, August 26-27 Wind Power Works at OMSI
Ever wonder how renewable energy like wind power works? Join OMSI and Portland-based wind farm owner, Iberdrola Renewables, on August 26-27 to explore the science and technology behind wind energy. Meet the technicians, engineers, wildlife biologists, and meteorologists who work to generate the state-of-the-art technology that's providing clean, renewable, and homegrown energy.
Saturday, Aug. 28 Bug Fest
Drop into the Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center for a day that highlights all those tiny critters (such as beetles, butterflies, bees, slugs, and spiders) that help recycle fallen trees, pollinate flowers, and provide food for larger animals. Games, displays, live bugs, Bug Lab, crafts and guided activities offer fun for the whole family. You can even bring in a bug to be identified by an expert!
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