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Extracurricular Science Activities

Extracurricular Science Activities. Objectives. Promote interest in science, engineering, technology and math Provide students with opportunities for personal involvement Promote leadership and teamwork Promote critical thinking, problem solving, decision making. Categories:

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Extracurricular Science Activities

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  1. Extracurricular Science Activities

  2. Objectives • Promote interest in science, engineering, technology and math • Provide students with opportunities for personal involvement • Promote leadership and teamwork • Promote critical thinking, problem solving, decision making

  3. Categories: • Science competitions • Science activities • Community and regional resources

  4. Competitions • Science Fair – Beth Chappell (GCS) • http://www.ncsciencefair.org/index.html • http://www.ncsciencefair.org/students/deadlines.html • Science Olympiad • http://www.sciencenc.com/ • National Ocean Sciences Bowl • http://www.oceanleadership.org/education/national-ocean-sciences-bowl/about-nosb/

  5. Competitions (Cont’d) FIRST Track (Legos/Robotics/Tech) http://www.teamprion.com/index.html (Grimsley Team); http://www.usfirst.org/ (national) Future City Competition http://www.futurecity.org/ Chemistry Olympiad http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=528&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=6f1a925f-02cc-4887-963f-3a7ec0005c5c

  6. Competitions (Cont’d) Envirothon http://www.ncenvirothon.org/ Millie Langley (millie.langley@nc.nacdnet.net) 336-375-5401

  7. Activities NC Science Festival http://www.ncsciencefestival.org/ Big Sweep http://www.greensborobeautiful.org/BigSweep.htm Greensboro Water Festival http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=2260

  8. Activities (Cont’d) Earth Day Kathleen Clay Public Library http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/pressreleases/earthday100406.htm National Lab Day http://www.nationallabday.org/about National Chemistry Week http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1033&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=c83840a0-fecd-4985-866d-4179afd2a029

  9. Community Resources • Natural Science Center, Greensboro (http://www.natsci.org/) • Kathleen Clay Public Library (Lecture series) (http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/Library/branches/KCEFB/) • UNC-G (Science Topics-Lecture) (http://www.uncg.edu/rsh/scienceandsociety/index.html) • Piedmont Environmental Center, Greensboro (http://www.piedmontenvironmental.com/index.htm) • BurMill Environmental Center, Greenboro (http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/Parks/Facilities/regionalparks/burmil/educationcenter/) • NC Zoo, Asheboro- Kathy Bull 336-879-7250 kbull@nczoo.com (http://www.nczoo.org/index.cfm) • Haw River

  10. Community Resources (Cont’d) • NCSU Science House, Raleigh Scott Ragan 919-515-6118 scott_ragan@ncsu.edu (http://www.science-house.org/index.html) • Healing Seekers, Amy Greeson 336-887-2168 amy@healingseekers.com (http://www.healingseekers.com/) • Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center - Kevin Moore 336-349-9445 (http://bjpenn4h.org/ ) kevin_moore@ncsu.edu • GTCC-observatory -Tom English 336-334-4822 (http://www.gtcc.edu/services/observatory/index.html) • American Chemical Society (http://cnc-acs.sites.acs.org/) • Syngenta

  11. Community Resources (Cont’d) • EPA www.epa.gov/rtp (http://www.epa.gov/rtp/) • Childrens Museum-edible garden, Greensboro (http://www.gcmuseum.com/index.php) • National Evolutionary Synthesis Center-Kristen Jenkins, Ph.D. kjenkins@nescent.org http://www.nescent.org/ • Trigon -Scarlett L. Kitts 336-668-0093 • Market America – Dennis Franks 336-605-0041

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