STEM Grant Opportunity

The STEM Action Center wants to help you attend more fairs, more camps and way more competitions. Find out more HERE.

Beginning October 2nd, they invite youth in grades K-12 to apply for up to $500 for individuals and up to $1500 for teams that want to participate in Utah events related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

This past summer, some youth in Sevier County used these funds to attend 4-H Sci-Fi Camp. Other youth have used these grants to participate in robotics tournaments and science fairs.

Looking for something to apply for?
Check out:

• The Southern Utah Science and Engineering Fair
• The CyberPatriot Competition
• Envirothon
• FIRST Robotics Competition

We wish you good luck on applying and look forward to hearing your incredible STEM success stories.
Thanks STEM Action Center!

Mad Scientist Party - Update

Everyone’s invited to a whacky 4-H Mad Scientist Party on Friday, October 9th!

And it’s FREE. But we’d like to bring enough snacks, so please RSVP at www.madscienceparty.eventbrite.com

What’s new?
Cloverbuds (grades K-2) will enjoy fun activities that combine science and art.
Our special guests from the Richfield Public Library will be making hovercrafts.
We will have a snack-tacular experiment and you may never look at soda the same way again.
Our special guests from the Health Department will wow you with some mad science food concoctions.
And you won’t want to miss the crazy demos we have in store.

What are you waiting for?
Sign up at www.madscienceparty.eventbrite.com

FLL Team Registration Now Open!

Team Registration Open! 

Team registration is now open for the 2015 Utah FIRST® LEGO® League Season. Follow these steps to sign up:

1. Register your team with the national FIRST® LEGO® League, and get your team number: my.usfirst.org/fll/tims/site.lasso
2. Register for a Utah FIRST® LEGO® League official qualifying tournament:http://bit.ly/18uTFOw

2015 Season Theme: Trash Trek

FIRST LEGO League (FLL®) challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers.  During the TRASH TREKS season, teams will choose and solve a real-world trash problem in the Project.  They will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game.  Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values, celebrating discovery, teamwork, and Gracious Professionalism®. - Learn More

"From one Coach to Another"

Coaches Tamy and Rick Wilson of Team Gummie Bear have been at it for years and have a few interesting tips to share with you. Check it out

Interested in Coaching through 4-H?

Check out this post or contact Aris at aris.biederman@usu.edu

Organizing partners

About Utah FIRST LEGO League: Utah FIRST LEGO League is a robotics and innovation program for kids ages 9-14. Participants build LEGO robots, prepare scientific presentations and learn teamwork. Utah FIRST LEGO League is headquartered at the University of Utah and managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Learn more at utfll.utah.edu. Contact us: Utah FIRST LEGO League, c/o Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, University of Utah, 105 Fort Douglas Blvd. #604, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, 801-585-3198, utfll@utah.edu Copyright © Utah FIRST LEGO League

Science Adventure

This summer our Science Adventures Camp was packed with great experiments and great kids.  Lara did a fantastic job planning and teaching the camp and we had 15 youth eager to learn and do each experiment.

A few of the experiments included: egg in a bottle, quicksand goo, color changing milk, homemade ice cream, invisible ink, and several others.  We adapted a few of the Aggie Adventure camp guides to fit our schedule and the kids we had signed up.  If you'd like to see more of the Aggie Adventure camp guides you can download them here.

On the last day the youth made their own videos to share things they learned at camp.  (Note: if you are get motion sick easy, these may be a little hard to watch - you've been warned!) They did a great job planning out the story they wanted to tell then filming in action.  Thanks to Lara for her editing and thanks to all the kids for coming to camp and having such a great time!