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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Atlanta Science Festival is in full swing!!!

Festival week is in full swing and there has been great turn out at our events so far. But there is still more to see and do! Coming up are some great events:

Earlier Today:

Story Collider tonight at Shakespeare Tavern

What’s the Deal with the Climate Deal at the Carter Center

Thursday:

Restoring Native Plants Along Peachtree Creek

Cacao: The Science Behind Chocolate Making

Friday:

Physics Live! at Emory University

Leucine Zipper Variety Show at Georgia Tech’s Historic Academy of Medicine

Saturday:

5k Fun Run

1k Science Parade

Exploration Expo at Centennial Olympic Park

Get all the details at http://atlantasciencefestival.org/events. See you out there at the next Festival event!

TED Talk: Teach girls bravery, not perfection

We're raising our girls to be perfect, and we're raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot leave behind half of our population, she says. "I need each of you to tell every young woman you know to be comfortable with imperfection."
(Repost from www.ted.com)

Watch here: https://www.ted.com/talks/reshma_saujani_teach_girls_bravery_not_perfection?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread

Thursday, March 17, 2016

3rd Annual Southside STEAM Expo

Saturday, March 19, 2016 from 10am-4pm

Coweta County Fairgrounds, Newnan, Georgia

Organized by Odyssey Charter School

2016 Atlanta Science Festival Community Partner and Program Partner

Main Facebook Page: facebook.com/STEAMexpo

Facebook Event Page: facebook.com/events/144786332542724/

Website: odysseycharterschool.net/extracurricular/community/southside-steam-expo/

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

US Dept of Education CTE Makeover Challenge

Calling on high schools to design makerspaces that strengthen next-generation career and technical skills.

$200,000 and additional in-kind prizes available. Register here for the March 17th informational webinar to learn more.

Georgia Annual Young Astronauts' Day Coming May 7th

The National STEM Academy at the Museum of Aviation will be hosting the 27th Georgia Annual Young Astronauts’ Day on May 7, 2016 from 9 am to 2 pm.

For more info, visit: https://www.museumofaviation.org/. Also, call Candi James at 478-926-5558 or email cjames@museumofaviation.org. For Young Astronauts' Day registration packet, CLICK HERE.