WELCOMEUpstate SC STEM Collaborative Meeting

February 22, 2017

Special Thanks to our Founding Partners

Your Hands On…

http://www.s2temsc.org/standard-support-system-s3-lessons.html

Standards Support System (S3) – UPDATED

The SC Standards Support System (S³), a collection of high-quality, professionally developed lessons originally written to correlate to the 2005 SC Science Standards and the 2007 SC Mathematics standards have been revamped.

• Level 1 lessons contain a realignment to the 2014 Science and/or the 2015 Mathematics Standards.

• Level 2 lessons contain Level 1 information and Content Area Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy Strategies.

• Level 3 lessons contain Level 1 and 2 information and Computational Thinking Connections.

• Level 4 lessons contain Level 1, 2, and 3 and integration of at least 2 content areas.

A Total Eclipse of the Park

Midlands Collaborative?

Happenings

STEM Happenings! – iMAGINE• iMAGINE Launch Party 3/23/17 @

Greenville Children’s Museum 6 – 9PM• iMAGINE Preview 3/31/17 @ Greenville

Children’s Museum• iMAGINE Upstate Day! 4/1/17

Happenings

STEM Happenings! Cardboard Regatta 2/25/17 @ Westside Aquatic Complex 2 – 5PM 4H Engineering Challenge @ OC Tech on 3/25/17This School’s Got STEM Video Submissions Feb 20 – March 5 We’ll need judges again!

Space Day!Join us for a fun filled

STEAM day

Saturday March 11th, 20179am - 3pm

Roper Mountain Science Center

It’s Relative!• Join us on March 18 for an evening of fun, inspiration, and

The Spirit of Einstein Award at our annual event, It’s Relative!, a celebration of innovative science education and achievement, formulated by the Roper Mountain Science Center Association.

• Guests will once again celebrate one of the world’s most renowned scientists, Albert Einstein, in support of the region’s foremost Science Center focusing on STEM education for our children.

• Your support of It’s Relative! will ensure the continued inspiration and cultivation of the next great inventor, innovator, or problem solver!

Eclipse Extravaganza: Aug 19- 21, 2017

Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, SC is the place to catch this rare celestial event! Greenville County and parts of surrounding counties will be in the path of totality for this awe-inspiring eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. This spectacular event will engulf Greenville at 2:38PM (EST) in a dark shadow for around two minutes, giving observers a once in a lifetime celestial experience!

Eclipse Extravaganza: Aug 19- 21, 2017

• Eclipse Extravaganza special hours 10am-5pm Saturday, Sunday, Monday!• Go to: https://ropermountain.org/main.asp?titleid=eclipse2017#extra• Full Dome Shows in the new T.C. Hooper Planetarium.• Programs on safe viewing of the eclipse.• Special observation sites with Astronomers assisting visitors on Monday.• Tours of the Daniel Observatory and historic 23” Alvan Clark Refractor

Telescope, the 8th largest refractor in the country.• And much more! Additional details to come…• Tickets Saturday and Sunday are $10 age 4 and up. Monday $15 age 4 and up.

Roper Mountain members receive a $5 discount for this special event.

UPSTATE SC STEM COLLABORATIVEDoing more together…

Happenings

Next Collaborative Meeting – May 24, 2017 @ Roper Mountain 4:00 – 5/5:30 PM

Parting thoughts?

THANK YOU!Upstate SC STEM Collaborative Meeting

Special Thanks:• Roper Mountain Science Center