{"644372":{"#nid":"644372","#data":{"type":"news","title":"4th through 12th-grade Student Workshops Celebrate Black History Month","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u0026#39;s (CEISMC)\u003C\/a\u003E Student Programs host K.I.D.S. Club and STEAM Workshops for students in grades 2nd - 12th.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The purpose of the workshops is to engage K-12 students in hands-on and exciting STEM enrichment activities,\u0026quot; said CEISMC senior program director Sirocus Barnes. \u0026quot;These programs are designed for students to discover and learn more about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday, February 20th, CEISMC Student Programs will celebrate Black History Month through the \u0026quot;To the History Makers and Those They Inspire\u0026quot; workshops.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe workshops aim to honor the contributions of Black inventors, scientists, and engineers. By highlighting African-Americans\u0026#39; contributions, students can see themselves represented in the STEAM field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKIDS Club offers 90-minute sessions for 4th and 5th-grade students. \u0026quot;Celebrating the Art in STEAM \u0026ndash; Multi-function Furniture Challenge\u0026quot; session will engage students in activities that explore the work of Sarah E. Goode. Goode was the first African American woman to receive a US patent for her folding cabinet bed invention. The second session, \u0026quot;Fun with Chemistry,\u0026quot; will utilize hands-on science experiments to develop science inquiry skills and investigate past and present prominent African American Chemists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor middle and high school students, STEAM Workshops online offers three workshops to encourage students to explore careers in the STEAM fields. During the 3-hour long sessions, students participate in various activities that promote creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork. The \u0026quot;Make a Moon, and Mars Rover Game Using Scratch\u0026quot; workshop uses\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022editor-rtfLink\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScratch\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;visual programming language to encourage students to collect data and carry out scientific studies. Students will learn about prominent NASA Astronaut Victor Glover and Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, the chief engineer at the NASA jet Propulsion Library through coding and programming.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;By developing tangible skills in STEAM, KIDS. Club and STEAM Workshops prepare our participants for the future by helping them expand their 21st-century skills and learn about the future in the STEM workforce,\u0026quot; said CEISMC educational outreach manager Roxanne Francis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second STEAM workshop, \u0026quot;Fun with Botany Using Micro:Bit \u0026ndash; Self-watering Plant Project,\u0026quot; anticipates the arrival of Spring by allowing students to code their own self-watering plant. This workshop follows African American Scientists Marie Clark Taylor and George Washington Carver to teach participating students about Micro:Bit and Botany.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final STEAM Workshop, \u0026quot;Ignite Your Creativity with Adobe Spark,\u0026quot; will encourage students to create their own Adobe Spark video perspectives on historically African American figures in STEM. The students will imagine a conversation with African Americans in Computer Science such as Kimberly Bryant, founder of Girls Code, computer scientist, and inventor John Henry Thompson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I hope students have an opportunity to explore various areas of STEM with the hope that these sessions will spark an interest in them pursuing STEM post-secondary education and careers,\u0026quot; said Barnes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis month, the \u0026quot;To the History Makers and Those They Inspire\u0026quot; KIDS Club and STEAM Workshops are virtual. To register your student for a workshop, visit Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca class=\u0022editor-rtfLink\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/studentprograms.ceismc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECEISMC Student Programs.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy Shannon Malone \u0026ndash; CEISMC Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Weekend STEM Workshops Highlight Prominent Black Engineers, Scientists, and Innovators"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn Saturday, February 20th, CEISMC Student Programs will celebrate Black History Month through the \u0026quot;To the History Makers and Those They Inspire\u0026quot; workshops.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe workshops aim to honor the contributions of Black inventors, scientists, and engineers. 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