4 student opportunities to share right now
Virtual STEM College Fair // Sunday, March 7
Spread the word to students you know interested in a STEM degree: This Sunday you can explore more than 200 colleges and universities from around the globe during a free Virtual STEM Fair, open noon to 4 p.m.
Register here >
Women of Aviation Week takes flight March 8-14
"Women Of Aviation Week is a global aviation awareness week for girls of all ages and observed to mark the anniversary of the world’s first female pilot licence (March 8, 1910).The week is a call to address gender imbalance in the air and space industry." – Women of Aviation Worldwide
To celebrate locally, check out this fantastic calendar of activities from Garmin, open to all:
- Tuesday, March 9: Take a virtual tour of the Garmin hangar.
- Wednesday, March 10: Meet some of the talented women who work in Garmin aviation.
- Thursday, March 11: Enjoy a fun and informational, hands-on STEM activity, demonstrating the effects of air pressure.
- Friday, March 12: Live Q&A with Garmin aviation professionals at 1:00 p.m. CT. Preregister now on the Garmin Careers event page. Can't make the live event? Watch the recording on the Women of Aviaton Week site on March 15.
- Saturday, March 13: Aviation attractions, museums & resources
To receive email updates about these activities contact Kelly O'Connor.
See Garmin's 2021 Women of Aviation Week site >
Kansas City Invention Convention
Kansas City students have a new opportunity to put their imaginations and problem-solving skills to the test! The Linda Hall Library’s inaugural Kansas City Invention Convention, an affiliate program of The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, invites students in grades 4 through 12 to imagine new solutions to everyday challenges. With the support of teachers and mentors, and one-of-a-kind tips from living inventors and industry experts, students embark on a journey of creativity and growth.
Kansas City Invention Convention will introduce students to STEM concepts, entrepreneurship and more as they create their own inventions and have a chance to win prizes, scholarships and an opportunity to go to nationals. Students can enter as individuals or on a team. Details for educators, students and parents and mentors are available at kcinvent.org.
Share your 'intent to invent' by March 15 >
Check out this real-world learning challenge
Now available: This real-world learning activity for high school students, student teams and classrooms asks students to decode the DNA sequences displayed on the outside windows of the new Children's Mercy Research Institute. Students can work through the challenge at their own pace and submit responses using this online form.
Students who submit their forms by 5 p.m. April 28 will receive an invitation to a virtual Town Hall event led by Dr. Tom Curran, CMRI Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer. During the Town Hall, set for 3 p.m. April 29, Dr. Curran and other Children’s Mercy researchers will reveal the DNA sequences and their variants, discuss how genetics are the key to unlocking hope and answer for kids, and participate in a live Q&A with selected participants. To ask a question of Dr. Curran about the CMRI and the research that goes on within it at the Town Hall, complete the response form by Wednesday, March 31.
Download the DNA Coding Challenge workbook to get started >
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