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News from St. Juliana Boy Scout Troop 965

The Boy Scouts of St. Juliana just returned from a 3-night camping trip over Easter Break that took us to the Owasippe Scout Reservation in Michigan. We spent two nights camped on the shore of Lake Wolverine and another night sleeping under the stars at remote Bass Lake. We backpacked to Bass Lake with all of our gear, went fishing and boating, and watched the stars at night. On another afternoon we fired off model rockets which we had built before the trip.

Our next camping weekend is to Warren Dunes along with the Webelos Scouts of Pack 3965. The Dunes trip is an annual outing that everyone enjoys.

After that we start preparing for longer summer outings. A crew of older Scouts is prepping for a six-day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Wilderness of northern Minnesota in June and the whole Troop is starting to think about a week at summer camp in July.

If you are thinking about joining the Troop this is a great time to check us out.

5/04/10

team up with engineers

Top Researchers Reach Out

You’ve heard about National Lab Day, with STEM professionals visiting classrooms nationwide. It’s not to be confused with the U.S. National Laboratories, where top researchers are busily studying plasma, cryogenics, renewable energy, and counter-terrorism. Yet, many Labs also offer school visits, complete with mobile labs, hands-on kits, and experts. Here, we’ve highlighted four Labs in New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, and New Mexico. Teachers elsewhere can explore the online resources or check for Labs near them.

National Laboratories Around the Country

LESSON PLAN

Crystal Clarity

This activity from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory involves students, grades 6-8, in the formation of crystals on glass slides. In conducting their experiment, students learn about basic principles that guide the work of materials engineers and scientists.

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SPOTLIGHT
Science on Call

Several National Laboratories offer web-based educational materials. Some, including the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, send scientists and engineers out for visits to area classrooms.

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K-12 EDUCATION NEWS

Museum Roadshows Aid Tight Budgets

With tight funding and other pressures, schools are taking fewer field trips. So now, museums are taking their show to the schools, via classroom visits, videoconferencing, and computer-based lessons. The outreach benefits schools and museums, but kids could lose out, missing “the wow factor of actually seeing that huge Triceratops skeleton.”

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FEedback from the teachers

What Was It Like?

If your school joined National Lab Day to sponsor a visiting engineer, scientist or professional, we want to hear from you. What were the students’ reactions, the benefits or drawbacks? Do you have plans for future years? Teachers are the real experts, so please, send us an email and fill us in!

To celebrate National Lab Day, through the month of May, eGFI is offering a free poster and 5 additional copies of eGFI magazine for every order of 25 magazines ($100). To order, go to the eGFI store, request any multiple of 25 magazines, and type “NLD” in the box marked “Other.” Leave the poster quantity blank – we’ll know to send you one! This offer will be valid through May 30, 2010.

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