SCIENCE QUEST OCCURS ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER.
THE NEXT EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR:
Saturday, October 27, 2012
9:30AM-3:40PM
Integrated Science Building (ISB)
661 North Pleasant St.
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Science Quest is an exciting opportunity for high school students to visit the UMass Amherst campus and engage in hands-on science activities, demonstrations, and guided lab tours. All presentations are organized by UMass faculty members and designed for high school-aged students. Science Quest is a one-day event offered every year in the fall.
Students may sign up for a physics lab tour to see how nanoscale devices and materials are made, or how a crumpled piece of paper can help explain principles of energy and matter. Learn about the political as well as technological aspects of modern energy sources such as biofuels, solar energy and fuel cells. Learn why bacteria shouldn't get such a bad rap (it's shocking!), and also how starches interact and form gels, how to make ice cream with liquid nitrogen, and how to turn peanut butter into a powder!
A panel of UMass undergraduate science students will discuss their experience as a science major at UMass, and a group of Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) program students will discuss their program. Finally, a UMass admission representative will be on hand to talk about applying to UMass and answer questions from the audience.
Students may come on their own, with a parent, or as part of a school group with a teacher. Teachers are welcome to bring their classes to Science Quest as a field trip. All attendees need to register and select their schedule of mini-courses, lab tours, and science demonstrations. We suggest you arrive 30 minutes early to check in.
Descriptions of Courses & Demos (soon to be updated)
Teachers, inquire about:
Contact: mwestort@research.umass.edu
Photo: Food Science Demo, April 2011
Science Quest is sponsored by: UMass College of Natural Sciences, the NSF Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing (CHM), the NSF Material Research Science Engineering Center (MRSEC), the iCons Program at UMass, and the Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE).
