Cool Cafés
Location Matters: The Power of GIS and Maps in Decision-Making
Written by Henry Wu, Teen Leader On November 10, the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café welcomed Dr. Jen Santoro, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, to speak about geographic information systems (GIS) and maps. Santoro is currently working in the Silviculture & Applied Forest Ecology Lab
Old School: 80s Tech Escape Room Challenge
Teens in Boulder had a terrifying Halloween themed café in an Escape Room thats release could only be granted by using technology that their parents once thought was cutting edge. In the CU Media Archaeology Lab teens were trapped and needed to use Ataris and the aged Apple II to crack the codes to gain freedom.
Quantum Dots… They Are In Your Future
Written by Elijah Pelofske The speakers began by introducing themselves and their background. Both Hunter and Aaron got their PhDs in Material Science, and Hunter founded the start up UbiQD in Los Alamos in 2014. Aaron is
What’s Buzzing in Entomology?
By Lena Ashooh, Teen Leader On Saturday October 20th, youth from across Vermont gathered at the University of Vermont (UVM) for a presentation from Dr. Yolanda Chen and her graduate students to learn about their study of...bugs! Teen Science Cafés are a wonderful opportunity to step out of the conventional classroom space, and explore the STEM field
A Wrinkle in Space Time
Teens in Los Alamos learned about gravitational waves created when two neutron stars collide. Several activities were done throughout the café to demonstrate black holes, gravitational waves and kilonovas.
Squid Science
Making Waves held a café on squid and their behaviors. The immune system was talked about and for an activity, teens got to dissect squid.
Emergency Response Technology
Emergency Response was the topic at a recent Rio Rancho Café Scientifique. Understanding and evaluating an emergency situation were addressed.
The Science of Stress
Vermont teens learned about the science of stress. In particular, the stress that comes from public speaking was explored. For an activity, teens were asked to monitor each others stress levels as they counted backward by 7s from 6,124.
Microplastics in Lake Champlain
Microplastics are causing big problems
Lightning and the Global Electric Circuit
This blog was written by Making Waves Teen Leader Claudia Garcia On February 26th, the Making Waves Teen STEM Café of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi hosted its Café on the topic of lightning and the global electric circuit. During this Café, our guest speaker was Thomas Lavigne. Mr. Lavigne is a Ph.D student at Texas A&M