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STEM to Your Doorstep (Mountain Office)

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Ext. Center, 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC

K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics teachers, what do you need to boost the STEM curriculum in your schools? You will use MacBooks, LabQuests and various probes to explore science and math concepts.

$65

Introduction to Modeling and the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) – Cullowhee NCCAT

NCCAT - Cullowhee Campus 276 NCCAT Dr, Cullowhee, NC, United States

NC has new science standards that leverage Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs). Modeling is the central practice of the SEPs. This research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method of instruction found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world. Scientists learn by doing: they…

Free

Environment and Genetics: (Epigentics) – NCCAT Cullowhee

NCCAT - Cullowhee Campus 276 NCCAT Dr, Cullowhee, NC, United States

Our physical, psychological, and emotional wellbeing are interconnected. Through experiential lessons learn about the latest research on the connection between our environment and our genetics. Participants will study light, circadian rhythms, genetics, body systems, macromolecules, and more found in science standards grades 3—12. Literacy, science, and social studies will be featured in our activities as…

Free

Introduction to Modeling and the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs) – Ocracoke NCCAT

NCCAT Ocracoke Campus 2 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke, United States

NC has new science standards that leverage Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs). Modeling is the central practice of the SEPs. This research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy helps correct the many weaknesses of the lecture-demonstration method of instruction found in many classrooms, including the fragmentation of knowledge, student passivity, and the persistence of naive beliefs about the physical world. Scientists learn by doing: they…

Free

Reach for the Stars! Be a Star! STEM Fair

McKimmon Center 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

You're invited to join us for the Reach for the Stars! Be a Star! STEM and Resource Fair for K-12 Students with Disabilities, Family and Friends.