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Astronaut Charlie Duke to talk to Scouts in STEM Speaker Series

February 11, 2021 by NCAC STEM

Image Credit: NASA “Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., Apollo 16 Lunar Module pilot, is photographed collecting lunar samples at Station No. 1 during the mission’s first extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site. This picture, looking eastward, was taken by Commander John W. Young. Duke is standing at the rim of Plum crater, which is 40 meters (131 feet) in diameter and 10 meters (about 33 feet) deep. The lunar rover can be seen in the background.”

STEM Speaker Series is an online event for youth to hear from and engage with STEM professionals. Created by the NCAC STEM Committee, this Series has been running since May 2020 on Thursday evenings, and has since welcomed dozens of STEM experts to share career talks.

We hosted a medical physicist, statistician, USCG pilot, nuclear scientist, veterinarian, pathologist… and now we are excited to welcome an astronaut on March 18th!

Join us LIVE for STEM Speaker Series with Astronaut Charlie Duke. Astronaut Duke will present in this virtual event, then take questions from the virtual audience. Watch the live event here on Facebook! https://fb.me/e/20FDBvfJv

Do you want to ask Astronaut Duke a question?

Complete this form, and our moderators will select two questions to ask the Astronaut!

 

Filed Under: Scouting At Home Tagged With: STEM

Architecture Merit Badge

September 23, 2020 by NCAC STEM

The American Institute of Architectural Students from Catholic University is holding two panels this week for scouts to learn about architecture!

This is a great entree to the Architecture merit badge as well – they will touch on requirements 2, 3a & 5 too!

The sessions are free to join – please feel free to invite your friends to learn about architecture and interact with the CUA students! During the Q&A they will welcome your questions about CUA too!

 

Below are the links:
When: Sep 23, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: STEM Speaker Series – AIAS-CUA panel I

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dmGXLaqJSFyVPMUdJb_p_w

 

When: Sep 24, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: STEM Speaker Series – AIAS -CUA architecture panel II

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://ncacbsa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VICX6vflTPS513Eza6TGJQ

Filed Under: Scouting At Home Tagged With: merit badge, STEM

STEM Scouts Info Session

August 11, 2020 by The Scouter Digest Staff

Do you have a burgeoning engineer or scientist growing up in your house? Have you ever caught your kid taking apart the TV to “see how it works?” Does your carpet bear the marks of past chemistry experiments?

We have an outlet for that STEM energy: STEM Scouts! 

Find out more:

Join us for a presentation and Q&A about STEM Scouts on August 22, 2020! Register here!

  • Hear about the program from experienced STEM Scouts Lab Managers
  • Meet the STEM Scouts team and ask questions!
  • [Network with other prospective STEM Scouts leaders and families in an optional break-out session!

STEM Program

STEM Scouts is a BSA program originally developed out of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Just as Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA teach the Scout Oath and Scout Law in an outdoor setting, STEM Scouts teach those same values in a STEM-based setting. Youth interested in STEM topics are engaged with hands-on lab activities designed by a team of STEM experts, while volunteer leaders show applications of the lessons of the Oath and Law as they work together.

Each year, educators design and vet curriculum and activities, the materials of which are shipped to the youth.  Meeting planning is done for you within the curriculum, and leaders need only bring enthusiasm!

Who is it for?

The activities and curriculum are designed for girls and boys in grades 3-8, with activities for each division (elementary school and middle school). This is a fantastic program for anyone who enjoys hands-on activities and wants to be prepared for a future of STEM literacy!

Covid-19 Adaptation

This year, BSA’s curriculum anticipated the need for flexibility in meeting formats.  Meetings may need to change from in-person to virtual as local public health conditions change. BSA re-engineered lab materials to  allow for virtual delivery by packaging them into kits for individual Scouts.  This means that no matter whether you choose to meet together or virtually,  all the supplies will be available to all Scouts.

Modules Overview

When you sign up for STEM Scouts, you sign up for 5 modules this year, each with 4 activity meetings. That’s 20 sessions! This year’s modules include:

Junior Lab (elementary school youth): 

  • Anatomy
  • Animation (by WozEd)
  • Magnetism
  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy

Technology Lab (middle school youth):

  • Film/TV
  • Mobile App
  • Animation (by WozEd)
  • SnapCircuits
  • Simple Machines

Read the detailed descriptions in the attachment to the right. And join us on Aug 1 to learn more!

Learn More:

Visit: www.stemscouts.org

Can’t make it, but interested? Send us a note: stem@ncacbsa.org

Registration ends on July 31st!

Filed Under: Scouting Programs Tagged With: be a scout, STEM, stem lab, STEM Scouts

Putting Adventure in STEM!

July 27, 2020 by ROBERT SNIP

Who said STEM NOVA projects can’t be fun? Not Life Scout Austin from Troop 447 in Rockville Maryland. Austin combined doing his “Up & Away” NOVA project requirements with a COPE rock wall climbing adventure, check out the video here. I asked Austin to explain what he had to do and why he decided to do it the way he did:

“For the NOVA award requirement 3C I had to design a way to deliver rescue supplies to an area hit by a natural disaster, so with some scrap wood I had I built a box to hold a small bottle of water, a granola bar and a (empty) medicine bottle. Then I had to design a parachute to hang the supplies from. I asked my dad to cut and sew a ripped hammock we had into the parachute I designed and them I attached lines to it. There were 16 lines, so I grouped them into 4 groups so they would get tangled so much. On each group I put a leader line that I attached to each corner of the wooden box.

So then I had to test it, but I didn’t know any high buildings or bridges that I could use. So then Ms. Trisha told me perhaps I could do it from the COPE wall at Camp Snyder and I said YES PLEASE! On Saturday we drove to Camp Snyder in Haymarket, Virginia and Ms. Trisha asked Mr. Waisanen, the NCAC COPE & Climbing Chair, if I could do my project and he said yes. We had to figure out how to drop it and how to collect the data I needed for the requirements. There was another adult, Mr. Lesko, who talked to me about how to throw or drop the parachute from the 24’ high tower. I chose static drop, because that was easier and more reliable for deploying and collecting data. I also had to figure out how to pull the parachute back up after each drop and how to stay at the top of the climbing tower and still be able to use my hands. The COPE teachers showed me how I could put my feet against the wall so I could use my hands. That was really cool! I had a looped cord all the way down that they tied the parachute on, so I could pull it up every time and I dropped the parachute 3 times. My mom took the hang time with a stopwatch and my friend Keefer checked the box to make sure it wasn’t damaged and to check the supplies inside. The box was still good after 3 drops, so my experiment was successful. After that I climbed down and we had to clean all the equipment we used with soap and water to make it safe for the next person to use.”

Austin made a fun STEM project into an exciting adventure and put his own spin to a requirement. He is one step closer to earning one of the many BSA Nova Awards.

To learn more about BSA Nova Awards, visit https://www.scouting.org/stem-nova-awards/ or http://www.ncacbsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stem-nova_program_overview.pdf .

To learn more about all the cool adventures at Camp William B. Snyder click here.

A big THANK YOU to Camp William B. Snyder, National Capital Area Council, Director of STEM & Exploring Ms. Trisha, PM COPE Mr. Tony Waisanen and NOVA advice from Mr. John Lesko.

Filed Under: Adventure, At Camp Tagged With: Camp Snyder, family camping, STEM

Will you build a bridge?

July 23, 2020 by Stanley Fricke

Attention, all those who are up for a challenge…

The Great STEMaTHON Invitational includes a bridge building competition that will be showcased live online, on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Will you build a bridge?

Everyone will receive the same set of materials upon registration, and have 16 days to build their bridges! You can see the full set of materials and how the bridges will be measured (or weighted, rather!) in this PDF: BridgeCompetition.

Scouts are also invited to pre-STEMaTHON sessions to help you earn the Engineering Merit Badge. Sessions will be held on August 4, 5, 17 and 18. Of course, by participating in this bridge competition, you will already earn requirement 6!

Register here for the Bridge Competition: https://scoutingevent.com/082-STEMaTHON

Be sure to join us for the whole event: September 5-6, 2020 for a STEMaTHON in which you will be part of Scouts Building Bridges and Feeding the World through the lens and tools of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This two day event includes online workshops, keynotes, tours, presentations and even activities!

 

Filed Under: Scouting At Home, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Merit badges at home, STEM

Adventures of Pack-Man and Newbie – STEM

July 18, 2020 by Roger Claff

Adventures of Pack-Man and Newbie – STEM by Roger Claff

Filed Under: Scouting At Home Tagged With: Pack-Man and Newbie, STEM, stem at home

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