Fire Evacuation Mapping With GIS
Teens in San Diego learned how to use GIS software to look at historic fires that happened in their area and used the GIS software to develop escape routes from home to safety in the event that there is another fire near them.
Earthquake Detection
Sammamish Teen Science Café learned about earthquakes and how and why they happen. Also discussed was to do in the event of an earthquake.
Spotlight—Rhea Waldman
To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? Our Teen Café program was started with a group of 8 enthusiastic teens and 2 adult mentors last September. Our leadership team has chosen the title "STEM SAVVY" for the café and
Mind Control
STEM Savvy teens learned how their brains operate and how easily their brains can be tricked. With the use of an EEG they were able to track brain activity.
Teen STEM Café: science, learning, fun and pizza!
Teen STEM Café filled with science, learning, and fun (and pizza!) Founded by Northern Illinois University through the leadership of Dr. Judith Dymond, our NIU Teen STEM Café has managed to pull off an amazing year filled with science, learning, and fun! Our teen STEM leadership team holds meetings once a month throughout the school year. During
Snack Food 101
Delaware teens learned about their favorite snack foods. They learned about production, and how food safety and quality checks are made to ensure safe, consistent products.
All in the Genes
The VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café was thrilled to invite Dr. Debra Leonard, the chair of the University of Vermont Pathology Department, to speak about genes on March 30. We were extremely grateful that Dr. Leonard was able to take some time out of her busy schedule to teach us about how genomics and genetics are
Spotlight on Tokiwa Smith
To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? SEM Link’s Teen Café is a program of our Math and Science Career Academy, which is our program that engages K-12 students in career exploration and hands on STEM activities. This is our only
Building for Natural Disasters
The first ever Delaware Teen Science Café was titled “Building for Natural Disasters,” featuring guest speaker Richard Kimball and was organized by the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Richard Kimball is a fourth year architectural engineer student at Drexel University working to get his BS/MS degree. As a child, Mr. Kimball thought he wanted to become
Spilling the Tea on Climate Change
Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors: Spilling the Tea on Climate Change By Enya Xiang The Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors held their first 2019 Teen Science Cafe, Spilling Tea on Climate Change, this Tuesday, January 29th. Pairing fauna with flora, the team hosted Dr. Kate Moore, specialist in zooarchaeology, and Dr. Chantel White, specialist in archaeobotany. Lots of snacks
High Tech for Low Vision
Teens in Louisiana learned about the great things LSU Engineering is doing using 3D printers to help provide low-income families with affordable frames.