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Boggs Supply
Mineral County Family
Resource Network
Mineral County Schools
Orbital ATK
Mineral County
STEM Festival
March 28, 2015
Potomac State College of
WVU
The Belt Construction
Group
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
WV Division of Forestry
Please visit mineralstem.com to evaluate the festival.
It takes only a couple of minutes.
WVU Extension Service
Presentations and Activities
Academy Hall 207
Building Virtual Worlds
Academy Hall 204
Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? It's Oobleck! (and Gak)
Presented by Andrea Schafer (PSC Education Majors)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 5
This interactive activity allows young students to discover states of matter (specifically
viscosity/pressure dependent substances) and properties of matter. Students will make
and experience Oobleck and Gak (take home pack of Gak).
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Presented by Ken Musgrave (Potomac State)
Presentation (20 minutes) Starting Time 1:00, 1:30, 2:00
Grade Levels: 6 - 12
We can create virtual worlds--entire planets!--from math and computer technology.
Come see these beautiful worlds, learn how they are used in games and Hollywood
movies, and learn about what education you need to be able to do this amazing work.
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Davis Conference Center
Youth Environmental Program
Academy Hall 204
Clouds in a Jar
Presented by Andrea Schafer (Group 2 PSC Education Majors)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 5
Students learn the various cloud types. Students create a cumulus cloud of shaving
cream in a jar of water. Colored drops are placed on top of the cloud. The colorful drops
penetrate and mix with the matter in and below the cloud.
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Academy Hall 205
WeDo Lego
Presented by Sarah DeLaCruz (Keyser-Mineral County Library) and Deirdre Robertson
(Keyser-Mineral County Library)
Presentation (60 minutes) Starting Times 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
The Mineral County Library staff invites youth, ages 8-16, to create a robot with the
WeDo Lego kits. It will take one hour from start to finish.
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Presented by Harmony Dressler (WV Department of Environmental Protection)
Display
Grade Levels: K - 12
Information about the Youth Environmental Program, Adopt-A-Highway, REAP, and
Operation Wildflower is available.
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Davis Conference Center
Say NO to Tobacco!
Presented by Jada Bennett (Mineral County 4-H)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Mineral County 4-H Teen Leaders use demonstrations to show the effects of Tobacco.
We have Mr. Gross Mouth, a tobacco ingredients display, and a tobacco body count
display. This session is presented by 4-H Teen Leaders as a part of RAZE.
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Lough Gymnasium
Explore STEM Concepts Related to Zip Lines
Presented by Andrew Hoover (West Virginia University) and Gerald Lang (West Virginia
University)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 6 - 12
Using “science sock monkeys” and a portable zip line, participants explore science and
engineering principles related to riding a traditional outdoor zip line.
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Lough Gymnasium
Lough Gymnasium
Roller Coaster Race
RoboRace
Presented by Ann Sherrard (University of Maryland Extension, 4-H Tech Wizards) and
Karen Wood (University of Maryland Extension, 4-H Tech Wizards)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Racing roller coasters let youth experiment with the physics of motion. Two forms of
energy, potential and kinetic, determine the action of the coaster. Watch the coaster
balls race the course, change the parameters, and race again.
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Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Use your distance and angle estimation skills with the on-screen programming feature
to program your LEGO RoboRace robot. You will race your opponent to the center of
the mat!
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Lough Gymnasium
Lough Gymnasium
Little Red's Zip Line
FIRST LEGO League - World Class Challenge
Presented by Shannon Adams (ATK)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Youth learn about balance and friction as they use the engineering design process to
build and test an object for carrying “Little Red Riding Hood’s” basket from the top of a
zip line to “Granny” at the bottom in order to escape the “Big Bad Wolf”.
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Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Learn all about FIRST LEGO League and run the robot through the 2015 World Class
Challenge game.
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Lough Gymnasium
Lough Gymnasium
SuGO Sensation!
4-H LEGO Challenge
Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Stop by and select a LEGO SuGObot that will attempt to push your opponents SuGObot
off the ring. Fun for all ages!
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Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 8
The 4-H LEGO Challenge is a smaller version of FIRST LEGO League. It is a great
tool to introduce FLL, a fun off season challenge for teams, or a fun robotic club event!
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Lough Gymnasium
Quad
FTC Block Party
What we get from trees
Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
You are in control of the Tetrix robot. How many blocks can you score in 2 minutes?
Learn more about the FIRST Tech Challenge opportunities!
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Presented by Linda Carnell (West Virginia Division of Forestry) and Herb Peddicord
(West Virginia Division of Forestry)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Ever wonder what we get from trees? This is a hands-on activitie where you select
what everyday products get their start from trees.
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Lough Gymnasium
Quad
4-H Wind Power
Projects WET and Project Learning Tree
Presented by Arlene Lantz (G-FORCE 4-H & GEARS Robotics) and Phil Malone (NeXT
GEN FLL Team)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Select the blade that will win the race. Choose from blades of different lengths,
different angles, and different number of blades! Race your opponent!
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Presented by Kimberly Maxwell (West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection)
and Linda Carnell (West Virginia Division of Forestry)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Learn how two National Programs can help you enhance your curriculum with
hands-on activities focusing on natural resources topics. Also, check the opportunities
for upcoming classes in the area. Some activities will be available.
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Quad
Benefits of Exercise For a Lifetime of Happiness
Presented by Danielle Kesner (WVU Exercise Physiology School of Medicine) and Justin
Combs (WVU Exercise Physiology School of Medicine)
Competition
Grade Levels: K - 12
We will be doing exercise with all age groups. This includes running and some body
weight training. Prizes, brochures, and educational material on keeping yourself
healthy will be distributed.
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Quad
The Fallen Log
Presented by Herb Peddicord (West Virginia Division of Forestry)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Become familiar with what is living in a fallen log. Live in the land of decomposers.
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Quad
Tree Cookies
Presented by Jeff Jones (Potomac State College of WVU)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
How old do you think that tree is? Is all wood the same? Learn the science behind aging
a tree and what different cross sections can tell you about the life of the forest it lived in.
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Quad
Science 108
Invasive Species of West Virginia
Presented by Emily Peters (Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management
Area (PHCWPMA)) and Robert Orr (PHCWPMA)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Participants learn about invasive animal and plant species living in West Virginia. In
addition to educational displays, participants are challenged to test their knowledge of
invasives in a fun, interactive hopscotch game.
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Quad
Structural Engineering
Presented by Harmony Dresseler (WV Department of Environmental Protection) and
Kevin Leatherman (WV Department of Highways)
Grade Levels: 3 - 8
Participants learn about different types of forces, as they do hands-on experimentation
to see how the shape of a structural member (paper in this case) can affect its strength.
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Science Hall 109
Allegany Robotics
Water Bottle Launcher
Presented by Tim Smith (ATK)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Children design, construct, and launch water bottles that have been retrofitted to fly.
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Presented by Dennis Dennison (Allegany High School Robotics Club)
Display
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
Robots are demonstrated and information is presented about robot terminology and
how to program a robot.
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Quad
Science Hall 109
Engineering Interactive Projects
Presented by Mohammad Saifi (PSC Engineering Club)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Simple interactive mechanical, electrical & electronic devices are available.
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Science 108
Recycling Impacts Our Environment
Presented by Diana Grady (Potomac State College of WVU) and Jill Gardner (Potomac
State College of WVU)
Display
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
See our nine foot display on trash in streams that affect the water supply. A recycling
fact sheet is given to each student.
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Battle of the Spinning Tops
Presented by Roy Boyle (Mineral County Schools)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
Everyone loves to spin tops. But what makes them spin longer? Participants will
build and test their own tops that they can then take home.
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Science Hall 116
Gardening with Recycled Items
Presented by Patty Leasure (Mineral County Master Gardeners)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
See how we can re-purpose found or recycled items to use outdoors and in the garden.
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Science Hall 116
Science Hall 120
Time for Slime
Lego WeDo Robotics
Presented by Lilas Soukup (US Department of Energy) and Alicia Delmastro (US
Department of Energy)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 5
Participants have an opportunity to make a polymer by mixing components to create
slime. Each participant will take away a bag of personalized slime.
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Presented by Robin Fox (A*STAR 4-H Club) and Cynthia Speis ()
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 5
Science Hall 116
Science Hall 204
Elementary age students, working alone or in pairs, have the opportunity to build and
program a robot using Lego WeDo curriculum. Club members will be available to
assist.
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The Invisible Germs
Presented by Amy DelSignore (Mineral County Technical Center)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 5
Attendees learn about the spread of surface germs on their hands. Interactive learning
highlights the understanding of invisible germs and the importance of hand washing in
reducing the spread of infection.
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Science Hall 117
Rubiks Cubes
Presented by Amy Rice (Mineral County School)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
The first hour includes hands-on training using the You Can Do The Cube Solution
Guide. The second hour includes contests for solving various cubes.
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Science Hall 205
Getting a meal: connecting vertebrate connective tissues
The Four Color Map Theorem
Presented by Richard Petersen (Potomac State College of WVU)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Participants see that no more than four colors are required to color the regions of a map
so that no two adjacent regions have the same color.
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Science Hall 117
Presented by Nicholas Gardner (Marshall University)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Learn how vertebrates (animals with backbones) eat today and in the past. Actual
bones, casts and digital models show how bones, cartilage, and muscle come together.
Highlights include: Alligator skull, casts of Asian carnivore skulls and fossil reptiles.
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Science Hall 209
Technology For the Visually Impaired
How Microbes Affect You
Presented by Glen Pinkard (Potomac Valley Chapter of Mountain State Council of the
Blind)
Display
Grade Levels: K - 12
This is a demonstration of the various technologies available to assist individuals with
limited or no vision.
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Presented by Vicki Huffman (Potomac State College)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
This is a hands-on demonstration about effective hand washing and surface cleaning;
presentations about the foods we have thanks to microbes, brushing your teeth,
vaccinations and more.
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Science Hall 211
Science Hall 308
Hands-On Anatomy
Presented by Sheri Chisholm (Potomac State College of WVU)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 8
Visit an interactive anatomy and physiology lab where participants can read about
various organ systems and interact with dissected and preserved specimens and models.
Also discussed with each organ system are various health related issues and how to
prevent them.
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Science Hall 219
Introduction to Dinosaurs
Presented by Henry Falkowski (Potomac State College) and Terry Falkowski (Potomac
State College)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 6 - 8
Visit our presentation of dinosaurs along with hands-on activities with fossils and
models of various types from the dinosaur periods. This includes both vertebrate and
invertebrate fossils and models.
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Science Hall 318
Demonstration of Healthy Lungs and Simulated Smoker’s Lungs
Presented by Gerald Wilcox (Potomac State College)
Presentation (30 minutes) Starting Times 1:00
Grade Levels: 6 - 12
This is a hands-on activity that demonstrates healthy pig lungs and simulated smoker’s
lungs. The simulated smoker’s lungs represent the lungs of a person who smoked a
pack of cigarettes per day for about 20 years.
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Science Hall 220
Fossil Fun
Presented by Hollie Lynch (National Park Service)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 5
Students examine tools used by an archaeologist and create an imitation fossil using
clay to develop an understanding of what fossils can tell us about the past.
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Science Hall 318
Aquatics, Soils, Forestry, Wildlife, Oh, My!
NASA Rocket and Balloon Programs at West Virginia University
Presented by Dimitris Vassiliadis (West Virginia University)
Presentation (20 minutes) Starting Time 1:00
Grade Levels: 6 - 12
Flight projects are popular with students of all ages. We present science experiments
built by students of different age groups (from middle school to college). In fact some
projects have been flown to space on NASA rockets!
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Presented by Melissa Merritt (WV Conservation Agency) and Kelly Cochran ()
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 8
We have four stations with updated displays. Children take quizzes to win prizes.
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Science Hall 320
Nano Technology Activities
Presented by Kimberly Quedado (West Virginia University)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 8
At the nanoscale—the scale of atoms and molecules—many materials exhibit unusual
properties. Nanotechnology is revolutionizing research & development in medicine,
new materials, energy, and others. Hands-on activities will explore nanotechnology.
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Science Conference Room
Potomac State College
Main Campus
LASER Demonstration
Presented by Brent Felton (Alliant Techsystems, ATK)
Interactive
Grade Levels: 3 - 12
Students learn how lasers work and real-life applications of lasers. Participants
manipulate laser beams and gain knowledge in the use of optics.
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Science Hall G6
Hands-on Papermaking Demonstration - Wood Chips to Paper
Presented by Barbara Glasbrenner (Potomac State College) and David Glasbrenner (Verso
Corporation)
Interactive
Grade Levels: K - 12
Students experience a hands-on demonstration where a sheet of paper is made from
wood pulp. The presentation includes a discussion of this renewable resource, the
chemistry involved in papermaking, and how paper fits into their everyday life.
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Lough Gymnasium
Davis Conference Center
Science Hall
Academy Hall
Activities and presentations are happening
continuously on all 4 floors of Science Hall, 2nd floor of
Academy Hall, in Lough Gymnasium, and in Davis
Conference Center.
Lunch is available in the Davis Conference
Center for a modest price.
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