January is National Mentoring Month

January is National Mentoring Month, and we're celebrating the incredible impact of mentorship on the lives of young people and communities. Join us in recognizing the power of guidance, support, and inspiration in STEM!

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Trainings for January 2024

Click2ComputerScience: Preparing Yourself to Lead Computer Science Virtual Workshops

January 10, 12:00 - 1:30pm EST / 9:00 - 10:30am PST

This workshop focuses on selecting and planning CS experiences for all your program participants.

ACRES Coaching: Asking Purposeful Questions

Tuesdays: 1/16, 1/30, and 2/13/2024 6:00 - 8:00 pm EST / 3:00 - 5:00 pm PST

This module is a great way to train staff on how to facilitate STEM learning. This is our introductory module and a prerequisite to other opportunities.

*The expectation is that you will be live at all three sessions and an active member of this coaching cohort. Recordings are not available if you are unable to attend.

Code: AC325PQ (Coach Emma C)

ACRES Coaching: Elevating Youth Voice and Choice (For OST professionals who have completed Asking Purposeful Questions)

Wednesdays: 1/17, 1/31, 2/14/2024 11am - 1pm EST / 8am - 10am PST

In this module, participants try out strategies for elevating youth voice and choice and apply the ideas as they redesign a STEM activity to incorporate a greater variety of youth input.

*The expectation is that you will be live at all three sessions and an active member of this coaching cohort. Recordings are not available if you are unable to attend.

Code: AC346VC (Coach Becky T)

ACRES: Info Session about Micro-credentials and Digital Badging

Tuesday, January 16th 1:00 - 2:00pm EST / 10:00 - 11:00am PST

ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) is excited to offer additional Information Sessions about STEM micro-credentials. These sessions are free, live, interactive, and one hour in length. You will learn about what Micro-credentials are and how to apply for them.

(Note: It isn’t necessary to attend more than one informational session as the content is consistent.)

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM

choose the date that works best for you, and we'll reach out to you with the Zoom link. FMI contact acres@mmsa.org

ACTIVITIES

Explore Friction by Launching Stuff

Have you ever tried to get a running start and slide across a smooth, wooden floor while wearing socks? What happens if you try the same thing on a carpeted floor, or while wearing shoes? The amount of friction between your feet and the floor surface determines how well you can slide. Some combinations of surfaces, like socks on a wooden floor, produce very little friction. Other combinations, like rubber soles on a wooden floor, produce much more friction. In this project you'll do a much.

The Wagon Wheel Effect Optical Illusion

Have you ever seen a video where it looked like a car's wheels were spinning backwards even though the car was driving forward? This is called the wagon wheel effect, named after old movies where it looked like wagon wheels were spinning backwards. Even though you cannot see the effect in person, it can show up in videos of spinning objects. Find out why in this project and make your own videos of the wagon wheel effect!

Gravity: It’s What Keeps Us Together

With the 10 sets of problems in this section of the Year of the Solar System guide, students calculate weight on other planets; apply the acceleration due to gravity; calculate escape velocity and energy of a falling object; and solve other gravity-related problems. To solve problems, students apply the distance, rate and time formula; evaluate functions; analyze graphs; and use mathematical modeling.

Gravity: It’s What Keeps Us Together [866KB PDF file]

This document is part of the Year of the Solar System — Real-World Math guide.

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