2. Objectives 1. Promote interest in science, engineering, technology and math 2. Provide students with opportunities for personal involvement 3. Promote leadership and teamwork 4. Promote critical thinking, problem solving, decision making

3. Categories: a) Science competitions b) Science activities c) Community and regional resources

4. Competitions Science Fair – Beth Chappell (GCS) http://www.ncsciencefair.org/index.html http://www.ncsciencefair.org/students/deadlines.html Science Olympiad http://www.sciencenc.com/ http://www.sciencenc.com/ National Ocean Sciences Bowl http://www.oceanleadership.org/education/national-ocean-sciences- bowl/about-nosb/ http://www.oceanleadership.org/education/national-ocean-sciences- bowl/about-nosb/

5. Competitions (Cont’d) FIRST Track (Legos/Robotics/Tech) http://www.teamprion.com/index.htmlhttp://www.teamprion.com/index.html (Grimsley Team); http://www.usfirst.org/ (national)http://www.usfirst.org/ Future City Competition http://www.futurecity.org/ Chemistry Olympiad http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&nod e_id=528&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=6f1a925f-02cc-4887-963f-3a7ec0005c5c

6. Competitions (Cont’d) Envirothon http://www.ncenvirothon.org/ Millie Langley (millie.langley@nc.nacdnet.net) 336-375-5401millie.langley@nc.nacdnet.net

7. Activities NC Science Festival http://www.ncsciencefestival.org/ Big Sweep http://www.greensborobeautiful.org/BigSweep.htm Greensboro Water Festival http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=2260

8. Activities (Cont’d) Earth Day Kathleen Clay Public Library http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/pressreleases/earthday100406.htm National Lab Day http://www.nationallabday.org/about National Chemistry Week http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&nod e_id=1033&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=c83840a0-fecd-4985-866d-4179afd2a029

9. Community Resources Natural Science Center, Greensboro (http://www.natsci.org/) Kathleen Clay Public Library (Lecture series) (http://www.greensboro- nc.gov/departments/Library/branches/KCEFB/) UNC-G (Science Topics-Lecture) (http://www.uncg.edu/rsh/scienceandsociety/index.html) Piedmont Environmental Center, Greensboro (http://www.piedmontenvironmental.com/index.htm) BurMill Environmental Center, Greenboro (http://www.greensboro- nc.gov/departments/Parks/Facilities/regionalparks/burmil/educationc enter/) NC Zoo, Asheboro- Kathy Bull 336-879-7250 kbull@nczoo.com (http://www.nczoo.org/index.cfm)kbull@nczoo.com Haw River

10. Community Resources (Cont’d) NCSU Science House, Raleigh Scott Ragan 919-515-6118 scott_ragan@ncsu.edu scott_ragan@ncsu.edu (http://www.science-house.org/index.html) Healing Seekers, Amy Greeson 336-887-2168 amy@healingseekers.com amy@healingseekers.com (http://www.healingseekers.com/) Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center - Kevin Moore 336- 349-9445 (http://bjpenn4h.org/ ) kevin_moore@ncsu.edu GTCC-observatory -Tom English 336-334-4822 (http://www.gtcc.edu/services/observatory/index.html) American Chemical Society (http://cnc-acs.sites.acs.org/) Syngenta

11. Community Resources (Cont’d) EPA www.epa.gov/rtp (http://www.epa.gov/rtp/)www.epa.gov/rtp Childrens Museum-edible garden, Greensboro (http://www.gcmuseum.com/index.php) National Evolutionary Synthesis Center-Kristen Jenkins, Ph.D. kjenkins@nescent.orgkjenkins@nescent.org http://www.nescent.org/ Trigon -Scarlett L. Kitts 336-668-0093 Market America – Dennis Franks 336-605-0041