This summer, the Museum at Prairiefire will help launch a course endorsed by NASA during which kids will design and create a space glove that withstands space mission hazards like extreme cold, impact and radiation. The Museum of Science, Boston, has named the Museum at Prairiefire...
Nearly 20 students spent one of their first days of summer freedom huddled with the KC startup and business community to consider the possibilities of taking their Project Lead The Way capstone projects from academic exercise to marketable product. During the June 1 Make It REAL...
Are you still looking for a way to get some hands-on experience this summer? EPA Region 7, located in Lenexa, Kan., has some non-paid internships that will provide practical work experience working alongside EPA employees. Student schedules are flexible, so check out volunteer opportunities in...
Students interested in learning more about the possibilities of a career in engineering should check out this opportunity with Black & Veatch. On select Mondays this summer, the Overland Park firm will offer job shadowing for high school students. Participating students will go on a micogrid...
KC STEM Alliance and Project Lead The Way Launch Master Teachers hosted a design-thinking session during the Kauffman Foundation’s Rethink Ed gathering April 26 at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center. The day was a gathering of community, coming together to explore what education can be. KC...
When KC STEM Alliance brought together 377 students from 41 schools to showcase their senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical sciences at Union Station on April 25, visitors were amazed at their ingenuity and creativity. Special guests included Project Lead The Way President and...
Executives and staff from MRIGlobal toast students from the Paseo Academy of the Fine and Performing Arts as they prepare for their first trip to the FIRST Championship in Houston. The team, which builds at the KC Engineering Zone, is sending four members along with...
Five local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Greater Kansas City Regional on March 16-17 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families, educators...
Five local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 18-21 in Houston, during the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition new Heartland Regional on March 10-11 at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus. Attended by fans, families, educators and...
Regional work group studying youth access to transportation for out-of-school programs A recent grant from Bayer will help more students in the Kansas City region engage in science, technology, engineering and math outside the classroom. The $10,000 grant to Science City provides a transportation scholarship fund...