Cool Cafés
Changing Oceans & Living Seashells
Teens explored the impacts of ocean acidification on shell fish and discussed changes they can take to reduce CO2 emissions.
When Will I Know My Results? Medical Diagnosis
Cool Café Written by Ellie Ramirez, Teen Leader At this October café, held at the University of Vermont, teens in the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café learned about the work that happens in medical labs around diagnosing patients with a disease or sickness. We had two main presenters, Katrina Moreau and Koala Ray. We
Pathology: Cancer Treatment Discovery! Form Fits Function
Teens from Vermont learned about pathology and in particular cancer and it's causes and effects and how cancer is treated.
Between a Rock and a Soil Place
Teens in Vermont learned about how the study of soil is helping us better understand climate change.
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.
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.
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
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