Expanding Your Horizons Programs
Friday, January 20, 2012
6:00-10:00pm
Science City at Union Station
Registration due January 13, 2012
Event limited to 440
Young women in grades 6-8 enjoy an evening of hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Professional women from science and math-related fields facilitate workshops and serve as role models while explaining their work challenges and achievements. The conference features a woman keynote speaker. Registration fee is $5.00. Online registration and payment is not available for this event. Download the registration form. Please mail your check in with your completed registration. Registration deadline is January 13, 2012.
February 18th and March 3rd
8:30am-12:00pm
UMKC Campus
Event limited to 50
The EYH Expansion Program gives young women an extended opportunity to explore the science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers in hands-on workshops. The participants work in small groups in one of four career fields to explore a specific career in greater depth with a female mentor. The young women do experiments that mimic the actual work of the mentor and create take-home items produced in the workshops. The young women may register when they register for the EYH Conference or later after the conference. The Expansion Program will be open enrollment so EYH attendees can bring a friend. Registration is due by February 10th, so sign up today!
Workshops/Careers:
1-Build the Best! Learn engineering principles, work and compete in groups to build different challenges. See who can work together to build the biggest, strongest, tallest, and best!
2- Computer, Mathematics and Science
3-The Zoo You Never Knew. If you've ever been to a zoo before, you know it is a great place to visit on vacation- especially the Kansas City Zoo. But did you know that zoos are helping keep many endangered species alive both at the zoo and around the world? Come explore zoo conservation efforts and give you tips on how you can help endangered species, like polar bears, too.
4- Microbiology of the Human Body. Learn about the microorganisms inside and out of the human body.