City leaders were recognized in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory as part of the EV Readiness program.
Tag: Educational Programs and Outreach
A deluge? An unexpected ramp? Debris in the road? Teens design robotic cars tested on obstacle course
About 40 students from eight Illinois high schools gained confidence in a competition that promised challenges, trophies and bragging rights.
Students rev their engines for biggest heat of the year at Argonne’s Middle School Electric Car Competition
Fourteen teams from 11 schools, including seven schools new to the competition, gathered at Argonne to race. They also learned about teamwork, competition, engineering and problem-solving.
Argonne hosts See Yourself in STEAM event for students from groups underrepresented in STEM
Students from groups underrepresented in STEM discover world-class science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics at Argonne through See Yourself in STEAM event.
Argonne’s STEM mapping project highlights opportunities on Chicago’s south side
STEM mapping provides communities a holistic view of community assets and collective strengths, including libraries, computer labs, makerspaces and instructional kitchens.
Argonne National Laboratory launches South Side STEM Opportunity Landscape Project at DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Argonne’s STEM Opportunity Landscape Project provides communities with a holistic view of their STEM assets, enabling them to identify strengths and potential gaps in STEM education and workforce development programing.
Argonne summer school gives underrepresented students a hands-on introduction to physical science
Through working on foams, emulsions and gels, students learn the fundamentals of materials science, physics and chemistry in a new summer school at Argonne National Laboratory.
High school students working with Argonne and Fermilab qualify for the NAACP Olympics
Under mentorship from Argonne and Fermilab experts, six high school students went on to participate in the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics in Boston in July.
New physical science summer school offers opportunity for underrepresented college students
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is piloting STEM summer schools at national labs. As part of that, DOE has awarded Argonne funding to pilot a four-week summer school for undergraduate students.
Brookhaven Lab and Boys & Girls Club of Shinnecock Nation Team Up for DIY STEM Program
The DIY STEM program aims to make connections between scientific principles and real-world application. The Native Adaptation also features history, achievements, and current news related to STEM applications in Native culture to increase youth interest in activities and future career aspirations.
Data4All workshops demonstrate rich potential of data science to high school students
Through the Data4All High School Bridge workshop, high school students are learning invaluable lessons about data science and taking their first step towards data-focused STEM learning in college and beyond.
From extracting DNA to networking: Students consider STEM careers at Argonne’s Hispanic/Latino Education Outreach Day
Students from the Little Village Lawndale High School Campus saw how Argonne scientists — many of Hispanic/Latino heritage — perform pivotal research during the 17th annual Hispanic/Latino Education Outreach Day.