K-12 Engineering Outreach Events
2008-2009
(held in both Fall and Spring at area schools)
www.micron.com/k12/
Mosaic – Grades 9-12
October 31, 2008
A campus visitation program set up for junior and senior multi-ethnic high school students to encourage them to look ahead to a college education.
admissions.boisestate.edu/events.shtml/
This annual event held in the Boise Center on the Grove brings admission representatives from colleges and universities, community colleges, ROTC and the service academies, and from technical institutes to help prospective higher education students learn about educational opportunities, financial aid, writing the college essay, and ways to succeed in the first year of college.
www.nacacnet.org
January 10, 2008
Information sessions at Boise State in September
Registration deadline TBD
www.futurecityidaho.org
FIRST Robotics Competition – Grades 9-12
Local schools can request student and faculty mentors from engineering for this fun event which kicks off in January.
The competition is held in February.
Enngineering Extravaganza at Boise State
January 27-29, 2009
Presenter TBD.
coen.boisestate.edu/DiscoverEngineering/
Discover Engineering – Grades K-12
January 31, 2009
A fun-filled day of engineering activities for all age
coen.boisestate.edu/DiscoverEngineering/
TBD
Solve real-world engineering challenges in a team environment.
www.jets.org
Science Competition Day – Grades 9-12
TBD
Academic competition for high schools students in Idaho and Eastern Oregon. Two winners receive an $18,000 Boise State scholarship.
coen.boisestate.edu/sciday
Invent Idaho Regional – Grades 6-7
February 15-16, 2009
www.scidaho.org/Educate/Invent_Idaho.aspx
Regional Mathcounts – Grades 7-8
TBD
National math coaching and competition run by the Society of Professional Engineers
www.idahospe.org/MathCounts.htm
Regional INL Scholastic Tournament – Grades 9-12
Feb. 28-29, 2008 (tentative)
Quizbowl competition for high school students
www.inl.gov/scholastictournament/
National Engineers Week – Grades K-12
Feb. 15-21, 2008
www.eweek.org
coen.boisestate.edu/K-12connection/home.html
March 2-3, 2009
Quizbowl competition for high school students
www.inl.gov/scholastictournament
State Mathcounts – Grades 7-8
March 14, 2009
www.idahospe.org/MathCounts.htm
State INL Scholastic Tournament – Grades 9-12
TBD
www.inl.gov/scholastictournament
State Invent Idaho – Grades 6-7
TBD
http://scidaho.org/Educate/Invent_Idaho.php
Idaho Science Olympiad – Grades 7-12
TBD
www.sonic.org
High School Programming Competition –Grades 9-12
TBD
Be a part of an exciting challenge! See if you can tame a computer to do your bidding! You will have two hours to coax, cajole, implore or simply program the machine. Cash prizes sponsored by local software companies!
cs.boisestate.edu/~amit/prog-contest/contest.html
Hispanic Youth Symposium – Grades 9-12
TBD
www.inl.gov/hys
Boise Schools Career Fair – Grade 11
April 7, 2009
Held at Taco Bell Arena at Boise State features more than 300 career speakers and 100 exhibitors
www.boiseschools.org
June 7-9, 2009
Students who are currently in 8th or 9th grade can use hands-on activities and projects involving self discovery, cooperative learning, critical thinking, and problem solving while living on campus in a college dormitory. All food, housing and recreational activities are provided. Cost - $200 (scholarships available). Application deadline is May 1st.
coen.boisestate.edu/K-12connection/home.html
e-Girls - Grades 9-10
June 12-13, 2009
e-Girls is a free overnight program for girls currently in 9th and 10th grade. Enrollment is limited to 40 girls. Workshops led by Society of Women Engineers professionals and college students may include: Biomechanics of Footwear, Packaging and the Environment, Virtual Worlds with Alice, Solving Forensic Mysteries, Physics of Rock Climbing/Rope Walking, A World of Career Choices, and more! Cost – free. Application deadline is May 1st.
coen.boisestate.edu/K-12connection/K-12Links.html
Chip Camp - Grades 7-8
Day camp hosted by Micron Technology Inc.
www.micron.com/k12/chipcampinfo.aspx