STEAM Ahead

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• Family Events & Activities
• Student and Teacher Contests
• Resources for Families & Educators
• Volunteer Opportunities

Special thanks to Ms. Kristin at Elementary Inquiry for sharing the Summer STEAM Bucket List! https://elementaryinquiry.com/

🚀 Blast off with an overnight learning experience at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska!

Adventures include sessions on rocketry, simulated missions, survival, and astronomy. On our return trip, we will visit the Kenai Wildlife Refuge for an exclusive outdoor experience with refuge ranger team. Special thanks to our partners, ConocoPhillips Alaska for making this possible!

Date & Time: July 10–12 (Wednesday–Friday)

Location: Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, AK

Eligibility: Open to Dependents of Active Duty Military (Entering Grades 6-8)

Transportation: Bus transportation available from Anchorage

Cost: $100 per camper

Register here!

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking student performing artists (such as bands, choirs, color guards, dancers, drumlines, poets/spoken word artists, soloists, theatrical performers) currently enrolled in elementary, middle, or high schools, who exemplify resilience, diversity, and excellence and are interested in showcasing their talent. No formal training or experience is necessary.

We are walking every Thursday, 7 pm at the Lathrop High School Outdoor Track.

For more information, click here!

Eligibility

• Rising 5th through 12th graders are eligible.
• Participants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent legal residents.

Is the gamer in your life curious about coding? Are they inquisitive and creative? Do they want to learn more about circuitry, engineering, and computer programming? Would they be interested in creating their own customized video game? Rising 7th-9th grade students are invited to join the scientists of the Army Research Laboratory as they dive into computer science and share their love for STEM during this Video Game Design Virtual STEM Camp! Find more information and apply here.

Join our competition on July 27, where your child can show off their creativity to our judges. More info below, sign up here: tinyurl.com/STEMventure2024

If you want to call your friend, you can probably just pick up a phone, select their contact info, and press “call.” But how would you call your friend if they happen to be a robotic explorer millions of miles away from Earth?

When scientists and engineers want to send commands to a spacecraft in deep space, they turn to NASA's Deep Space Network, or DSN. The DSN is an international array of giant radio antennas used to communicate with spacecraft at the Moon and beyond. Located in California, Spain, and Australia, the antennas of NASA’s Deep Space Network are a vital link to our robotic explorers venturing beyond Earth.

This month's prompt: If you were sending commands from Earth to a faraway spacecraft, or a robotic explorer on another planet, what would you tell it to do? Would you tell a space telescope to take a photo of your favorite star? Would you tell a rover on Mars to draw a giant heart with its robotic arm?

Draw an antenna on Earth, and the spacecraft or robotic explorer you’d imagine it would talk to. Use any materials you would like – crayons, markers, pencils, pens, aluminum foil, paint, yarn, or anything else you find. The sky's the limit! Get creative and submit your art before July 31, 2024.

For more information, click here!

Check out the Stealth Science Student Engagements (Guest Speakers) Resource List!

For more information, click here!

KUAC and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you! They also have the Alaska Standards! Click here for more information!

Science Friday partners with educators and scientists to create free STEM activities, lessons, and resources for all learners, click here!

For next year's high school Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors (dependents of active duty military parents stationed at Eielson AFB or Fort Wainwright)! You have the opportunity to more high school course options through DoDEA Virtual High School!

Click this link for more information: https://dvhs.dodea.edu/e2p2

Contact your School Counselor in August!

Click on pictures to go directly to the volunteer sites!

Email: georgia.sandgren@k12northstar.org
Website: k12northstar.org/military
Location: 520 5th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Phone: (907) 452-2000 11340
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/militarystudentsupport