{"597340":{"#nid":"597340","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Fall 2017 Future Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has invited 150\u0026nbsp;local middle-school students (grades 6-8) from groups underrepresented in STEM to participate in hands-on activities. Future Tech aims to make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and concepts understandable, relevant, and interesting to middle-school students and applicable in their\u0026nbsp;everyday lives. Parents will receive information about academic and financial preparation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHands-On Demonstrations:\u0026nbsp;Students will engage in demonstrations of engineering concepts, robotics, electrical circuits, DNA extractions, solar-powered cars, and the slimy world of polymers. These will be conducted by\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech students and faculty, as well as industry professionals.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollege\/Career Panel: Speakers will provide information on STEM careers, including academic preparation\u0026nbsp;and career opportunities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EParents\u0026#39; Session: Georgia Tech admissions, financial aid, and other personnel will discuss how to prepare academically and financially for college.\u0026nbsp;Parents will receive information and application web links related to\u0026nbsp;Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech STEM programs.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPartial Scholarships: Several partial scholarships\u0026nbsp;will be given to enable students to attend week-long STEM summer camps offered by the Georgia Tech Center for Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.futuretech.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.futuretech.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or contact keith.oden@cos.gatech.edu.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech faculty and students engage with invitied middle-school students in activities as varied as robotics and DNA extraction.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hands-on experience in science and technology for middle-school students"}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2017-10-13 13:27:44","changed_gmt":"2017-10-13 14:36:35","author":"A. 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