2021 STEM EXPO

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STEM Expo Week 2021 is a wrap, but you can continue to take advantage of all our great resources and activities! 

  • Find the playlist for the entire week here. 

  • Check out all our STEM Session videos from this year's MY SO program! 

  • Read the official National Tournament program! 

  • Middle School Students: Our friends at Learning Blade have given YOU special access to four Express Missions on their platform: Dolphin Rescue, Energy Sources, Flu Outbreak, and Manufacturing a Concept Car. Collect tools and experts to help you complete your missions and learn about different areas of science along the way! (Please create an account with an adult.) Website: https://lb.learningblade.com/Account/SelfSignup Class code: 1e7424 

  • High School Students: Our tournament partner, Arizona State University, has a career exploration tool called me3 that can help you explore career paths and link those paths to possible majors. Watch this short intro video and then get started!

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Monday

 

>>>Access the playlist here. 

  • National Office Minute: STEM Expo Week Kick-off and Team T-Shirt Design Contest
  • Finding a Home in College Through Science Olympiad: Join four Science Olympiad alumni chapter members for some great advice on choosing a college, being a STEM major, and joining an alumni chapter! 
  • Panel Discussion - College Going for STEM Majors: Meet college students from our tournament partner, Arizona State University, all majoring in STEM subjects with very different college and career paths. Get great advice about choosing a program of study, taking advantage of learning opportunities in college, and getting ready for the start of your career in STEM. 
  • Visit the Arizona State University campus... virtually! Find out why ASU has been designated as the Most Innovative School by US News and World Report for six years running. 
Tuesday

 

>>>Access the playlist here.

  • National Office Minute: Ward's Science Kit winners announced!
  • Virtual visit with Professor Aviral Shrivastava, associate professor in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering at ASU, where he heads the Compiler and Microarchitecture Labs (CML). His research lies at the intersection of compilers and architectures of embedded and multi-core systems, with the goal of improving power, performance, temperature, energy, reliability and robustness. 
  • Drone Studio @ASU: Visit ASU's Drone Studio - outfitted with more than 100 high-precision, infrared cameras and a 3D tracking system, the testing facility is a hub for research to study multi-robot swarming, cyber-physical systems and human-robot interactions. 
  • Q&A with the ASU Desert WAVE Team: Meet members of the ASU women's underwater autonomous vehicle competition team, Desert WAVE. The team's goal is to design and develop an autonomous robot to compete in the AUVSI, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, Robosub competition held annually in San Diego. Team members will answer YOUR questions!
Wednesay

 

>>>Access the playlist here. 

  • National Office Minute: Countdown to the National Tournament! 
  • EXPO Talks: Meet some amazing Science Olympiad alumni working and studying in STEM fields.
    • Hannah Bleecker- "Wild Life: A Career Working With Animals"
    • Emma McGorray- "From Science Olympiad to Psychological Science"
    • Danielle Benthem - "Memory Formation"
    • Miyo Sun - "Success in Research Starts With an Open Mind

And MORE fun!  

Thursday

 

>>>Access the playlist here.

  • National Office Minute: Countdown to the National Tournament! 
  • EXPO Talks: Meet some amazing Science Olympiad alumni working and studying in STEM fields.
    • Dr. Peter Neff - "Teamwork and Understanding Ice on a Warming Earth"
    • Dr. Robert Bruce - "Seeing Eye to Eye: How the moth’s eye helps show how we can find inspiration"
    • Jordann Brandner - "How I Use the Skills I Learned in Science Olympiad Every Day"
  • Flying Beyond Science Olympiad: Join the National Free Flight Society for an intro to hobby and professional pathways in flight.

And MORE fun! 

Friday

National Tournament Opening Ceremony: All are welcome to join in on our Opening Ceremony on the Science Olympiad TV YouTube Channel and hear from our very special keynote speaker, the Commander of the International Space Station, NASA Astronaut and Navy SEAL, Chris Cassidy!