October 2019 Fall Festival Overview Contact Information: Dr. Sarah Derry, SC Regional Manager Phone: 515-271-2403 Website: https://scstemhub.drake.edu/ Email: [email protected]Calendar: Calendar of Events Hashtag: #STEMinYourWorld Hub Partners with DMACC for Annual STEM Fest
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October 2019
Fall Festival Overview
Contact Information:Dr. Sarah Derry, SC Regional Manager
Above: This festival is perfect for the curious minds at your house! Here's a photo gallery from lastyear's event. With over 60 presenters and exhibitors, this year promises dozens of hands-on learningopportunities.
Register HERERegister HEREto Attendto Attend
DMACC-Ankeny Campus and the SC STEMHub will host the sixth annual STEM Festivalon Monday, October 28. The event is free,family-friendly, open to the public and willtake place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the FFAEnrichment Center.
Registration is appreciated, but walk-ins arewelcome. Those who pre-register will receivea bag. The event is targeted for grades 3-8,but, with a little grown-up assistance, it'sperfect for the whole family.
“This year’s STEM festival will showcase arecord number of exhibitors and workshops,all of which will offer fun, interactive activities
A-Z Exhibitors &PresentersThanks for volunteering your timeand resources for Iowa's kids!
ACSD -- Extended LearningProgramAnkeny Centennial High SchoolRobotics TeamAnkeny Prairie Trail Hy-VeeAPEX-Waukee/AccumoldASHRAEBlank Park ZooCircuit Breakers Team #10453Collins AerospaceCummins Sales and ServiceDes Moines Astronomical SocietyDMACC BiotechnologyDMACC ChemistryDMACC Criminal JusticeDMACC Electronics EngineeringTechnologyDMACC EMS/Fire ScienceDMACC Math EducationDMACC Med Lab Tech
for young people to explore STEM conceptsand careers within STEM areas." saidDMACC Work-Based LearningCoordinator Amy Steenhoek.
I nt eract ive Exhibit sI nt eract ive Exhibit sThere will be nearly 60 booths featuringinteractive learning activities, hands-ondemonstrations and make-and-takes.Presenters come from local business andindustry, high schools and colleges, studentand professional groups, and non-profitentities.
Special Workshops A ddedSpecial Workshops A ddedIn addition to the exhibits, the festival willfeature three incredible workshop sessionsfor kids and grown-ups to attend together.Sign up for theses special sessions uponarrival at the festival. First come, first serve.All sessions offered twice, from 6:30 - 7:00p.m. and 7:15 - 7:45 p.m.
"The Problem of Fake News: Howto Be a Better InformationConsumer" by Dan Chibnall, DrakeUniversity"Eggtastic Failure: Embrace MessyMistakes to Learn and Grow" byAllie Gardner, The Ray Center"Robotics: How to Help KidsBecome Innovators" by AnnieBarrows, Innovators Academy
Festival TransportationWe know getting kids places is hard! Hereare a few ways to attend the festival.
1. 1. If you’d like to bring a BUS of KIDSto this event, email us with your plans [email protected].
2. There’s plenty of free parking onDMACC’s campus. Here's an onlinemap.
3. Des Moines’ DART publictransportation system stops right onDMACC’s campus. Check out theirtrip-planner link.
The festival is an effort to introduce Iowans toeducational and career opportunities offered
DMACC Medical AssistantDMACC Respiratory TherapyDMACC STEM ClubDMACC Surgical TechnologyDrake Ray CenterDrake STEM LibraryDrake College of Pharmacy &Health Sciences AmbassadorsDrake Women in STEMFRC Team 4646 Team ASAPFTC 9974 T.H.O.R.Girl Scouts of Greater IowaGrand View UniversityGreater Des MoinesBotanical Garden GreenIowa AmeriCorpsIEEE Central Iowa SectionInnovators AcademyIowa 4-H Youth FLEx FORWARDIowa Children's Water FestivalIowa Public TelevisionIowa SpeedwayISU Crop SciencesISU Extension and Outreach-Polk County ISU Women in Science andEngineering (WiSE)Jewels AcademyJohnston Comm Ed FLLJohnston CSD FTCKirkendall Public LibraryLibrary - Iowa Department for theBlindMathnasium of AnkenyMulticultural EducationalPrograms NASA JPL Solar SystemAmbassadorNext Step AdventureNorwalk RoboWarriors FTCTeams 12783 & 14568Pathfinders RoboticsPolk County ConservationScience Center of Iowa STEM EffectSylvan Learning of AmesTech Journey Inc.TigerLily STEMUnityPoint Health Des MoinesVermeer
in STEM. For more info, please visit theSouth Central STEM Hub’s website at https://scstemhub.drake.edu/.
Plan your festivaltime!Click this Button toFind a Website Hostinga PDF with Maps and
Exhibit Details!
North Mahaska Grows Work-Based Learning Program
Members of the SC Advisory Board visited North Mahaska schools when the district hosted themonthly meeting. From the left: Amber Goemaat, principal; Mauree Hagge, board member; AlisonMohr, board member; Sarah Derry; , Hub manager; Ryan Groom, featured teacher; T.J. Meyerholz,board member; and Angela Livezey, superintendent.
From personalizedYeti cups to reflectivesigns, it's a one-stopplace to create andshop thanks toindustrial arts teacherRyan Groom(pictured above).
When Groom began the district's work-based learningprogram six years ago, he simply wanted a lasercutter.
Now he has professional welding tools, a vinyl printer,a t-shirt press, an embroidery machine, and more.Students run and maintain them all, creating originalmerchandise for the community. It's a rare experiencewhere the students make everything they sell, and theyeven take special orders.
"My students have built this place," said Groom,looking around his classroom and workshop, "thebooths, hoods, tables, machines, even the carts thathouse them."
Store profits and donations are used to purchase,service, and upgrade all equipment. Groom spendshis evenings and weekends learning how themachines work and creating curriculum, often by trialand error. "I love having my kids fail," said Groom."The students figure out what went wrong, and theynever make the error, again."
Turning the skills they learned in the classroom intolocal jobs, many of his students have gone on tocareers in welding, manufacturing, industrialtechnology education, engraving, and more. He alsoworks hard to find cross-curricular ties. For example,students in the school's business class balance thebooks. His hands-on approach engages all levels oflearners, as they problem-solve and work together.
"You should see their confidence levels grow," Groomnoted. "My hope is that this feeling follows themthrough the rest of their career." And that's the ultimateclassroom takeaway.
------------If you have additional questions, email Groom orreach out to other STEM BEST models around thestate.
1. Make sure there's aneed for the product.We started with oneitem: laser engravedtiles.
2. Once you have adirection, let studentsdrive the project. Ifthe kids areexcited,thecommunity will follow.