STEM UNPLUGGED Exploring Community Partnerships Eric, Leann and Caillou shared personal experiences about why mentors make a difference in the opportunities one feels confident to take in deciding a career. They are open and honest about the growing need for experience and exposure to Advanced Manufacturing careers. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company…
We are proud to announce that, thanks to our dedicated partners all around Arizona, who work enthusiastically and unfailingly to connect STEM in Arizona and beyond, the SciTech Festival now ranks #3 in the U.S. for number of attendees in a science festival! Also, big thanks to our friends at S & C Communications for…
Help us spread the word in Arizona about this exciting opportunity for STEM students! Learn about environmental topics through film-making and win cash prizes! Dear Mr. Babendure I thought your Arizona SciTech Ecosystem students might be interested in learning about the World of 7 Billion video contest. The contest challenges students to think critically and find solutions to…
Photo ©2019 Steven Meckler Photography Honey Grove Library & Learning Center, TX Whitehall Public Library, Pittsburgh, PA The Copper Queen Library in Bisbee, AZ, is the oldest in the state. It’s older than the state itself, having been founded in 1882 and open continuously ever since. But it isn’t resting on its laurels. Once focused…
Rural communities in the United States are falling behind in workforce development and student achievement, according to recent research by the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. A local educational partnership is looking to create positive change by bringing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) resources, experiences and programmingto rural Arizonans. In 2016, the National Science…
Viasat Inc. will be the internet service provider (ISP) for the City of Tempe’s 8th Annual Geeks Night Out, the March 20th Signature Event of the Arizona SciTech Festival. This will be the first public demonstration of Viasat’s Community Wi-Fi hotspot service in the State of Arizona, and will pilot #ConnectAZ – our initiative to…
Mesquite’s Aerospace Engineering Program is sponsoring a Space Camp here at Mesquite High School during the weekend March 23-24, 2019, called Go For Launch! What is “GO FOR LAUNCH!” you ask? Well…. Go For Launch! is a 2-day program (8 hours each day) that uses Space Exploration as a platform to launch student involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), STEAM (Art),…
In celebration of Women’s HERstory Month, Phoenix College will host a Women in STEM poster contest. This contest is open to all Maricopa County K-12 students, and consists of two divisions: ▪ Students in grades K-6 will submit posters illustrating the theme: What does “Women in STEM” look like? ▪ Students in grades 7-12 will…