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NOVA Loudoun Campus, STEM Education, STEM Events

Come to Loudoun STEM Day on Oct 1

September 14, 2016 blenon

Don’t miss our second annual Loudoun STEM Day at NOVA! If you love STEM then you’ll love our free showcase of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math opportunities for students of all ages. Featuring hands-on exhibits, workshops, food, fun and learning.

This event is a collaborative effort between Northern Virginia Community College, SySTEMic Solutions, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and Loudoun County Public Schools. The event is FREE and open to the public. For a list of STEM Day topics and workshops, see the Loudoun County STEM Day Website.

When:
Saturday October 1st, 10am-4pm

Where:
Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus
Robert G. Templin, Jr. Higher Education Ctr.
21200 Campus Drive, Sterling, VA 20164

Click here for a STEM Day Flyer

STEM Events

Volunteers Needed April 15-17! USA Sci/Eng Festival

April 13, 2016 blenon

For our booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival this Friday-Sunday April 15-17. We need a few volunteers to help with our activities (simple machines and robotics). Email systemic@nvcc.edu to volunteer for a 2 hour shift – we’ll pay for parking and lunch will be provided. See you there! More info about the EXPO here.

STEM Events

STEMtastics this Saturday at NOVA Annandale!

March 7, 2016 blenon

We’re partnering with FCPS to host STEMtastics – STEM workshops for middle school girls – this Saturday 3/12 at the Annandale Campus from 8am to 12pm. Click here for a brief overview of the event.

STEM Events

Free and fun STEM Symposium this Saturday 3/12!

March 7, 2016 blenon

Come to an exciting, hands-on STEM Symposium on Saturday, March 12 from 9am-3pm at the Nysmith School in Herndon.

Activities for the day will include hands-on experiments for children, student science fair projects, panel discussions, info about STEM-related internships, 40+ Interactive exhibits, including UAVs, flight simulators, smallsats/drones, physics experiments, topography models, heart monitors, 3D printers, robotics, safe cybersecurity practices, connected cars and others.

Free of charge and fun for the entire family! For more info click here.

STEM Events

STEM Fair at NOVA Annandale – April 14

February 29, 2016 blenon

Click here for more info.

STEM Events

Celebrate Science at the 2nd USA Science and & Engineering Festival!

March 20, 2012 amanning

A two day EXPO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. on April 28-29, 2012 – over 3,000 fun, hands-on, interactive activities and 150 stage shows for all ages. There will be stuff for the mildly curious to the science professional. You can learn about fun topics like the science of the magic of Harry Potter, the mathematics of jump roping, the physics of superheroes, the chemistry of Thanksgiving Dinner, the engineering of baseball bats and balls, the science behind special effects in movies, trends in Global Warming, renewable energy sources of the future.

You can operate state-of-the-art robots, laugh with science comedians, be mesmerized by science magicians and mathemagicians, converse with astronauts, Nobel Laureates, storm chasers, science celebrities like Bill Nye the Science Guy, cast members of the MythBusters, Big Bang Theory and NCIS, and even scientists of the past, fly a fighter jet simulator, enter a virtual reality environment, be a CSI agent, learn how to transform your car so it can run off a cuisinart….and you can get info about scholarships, internships, mentorship and future jobs.

You can find out all the details at: www.usasciencefestival.org