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Science Saturdays attract hundreds of students for lectures, tours

Posted at 11:48 pm May 31, 2013
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2 Comments

Science Saturday Tour of Spallation Neutron Source

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Clarina De la Cruz, left, gives a tour of the Spallation Neutron Source to Science Saturday attendees Allison Campbell, Michael Campbell, Krista Barrett, and Joseph Gibbs. (Image courtesy of ORNL)

By Morgan McCorkle

Hundreds of science-minded students bypassed Saturday morning cartoons this semester, opting instead to participate in the first year of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Science Saturdays program.

Open to students in grades 8-12, the program’s free weekend lectures and hands-on activities centered on the science of rainbows, robotics and remote handling, the materials genome, crystals, biofuels, supercomputing, climate change, and more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Science, Top Stories Tagged With: engineering, Graduate Education and University Partnerships, hands-on activities, Ian Anderson, lectures, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU, ORNL, science, Science Saturdays

Free Science Saturdays offered in Oak Ridge

Posted at 2:15 pm February 14, 2013
By Oak Ridge Associated Universities Leave a Comment

ORAU Science Saturdays

Oak Ridge Associated Universities has partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to bring students and scientists together through a weekly program called Science Saturdays. (Image courtesy of ORAU)

Oak Ridge Associated Universities has partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to bring students and scientists together through a weekly program called Science Saturdays.

Students in grades 8-12, along with their parents, are invited for six Saturday morning presentations in February and March where they will learn about a variety of engaging science topics through interactive presentations and hands-on activities.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for Science Education, hands-on activities, Marie Westfall, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU, Pollard Auditorium, presentations, Science Saturdays, science topics, scientists, students

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