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The 20th Annual Western UP Science Fair and STEM Festival will catapult into the Michigan Tech MUB Commons on Thursday, April 12, from 4:30-7:30 pm.
The STEM Festival features nearly thirty hands-on Science & Engineering activity stations led by Michigan Tech students and community members. Many MTU student chapters are participating, from the Society of Women Engineers, Delta Zeta, Alternative Energy Enterprise, to Mind Trekkers, Keweenaw Ojibwe Indian Community and Copper Country Recycling Initiative.
Activities include: Making Concrete Aggregate Ice Cream, Marshmallow Toothpick Towers, Egg Drop, Remotely Operated Vehicles, Foundry in a Box, Bottle Terrariums, Friction Races, and so much more!
ALL families from throughout the western UP are encouraged to attend. This is a great way to learn about majors and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
Schedule
4:30-7:30 pm Families & students visit more than 30 STEM activity stations ~ MUB Commons
4:30–5:45 pm Science Fair projects open to the public ~ 2nd Floor Ballroom
The event is a valuable learning experience for students of all ages!
The Western UP Science Fair and STEM Festival is coordinated by the Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, MTU Center for Science & Environmental Education and Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society made possible by sponsorship from the following Michigan Tech Departments:
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics
Department of Social Sciences
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute
Ecosystem Science Center
Great Lakes Research Center
Pavlis Honors College
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
School of Technology
Sustainable Futures Institute
Office of the Provost
Michigan Tech Transportation Institute
Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
