The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Regional Science Olympiad’s team-based activities will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, across the SIUE campus.
More than 20 area middle- and high-school youth will take part in events that will foster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.
“Science-focused activities will encompass the areas of engineering, chemistry, biology, earth science, physics and much more,” said Sean Herberts, Outreach Coordinator with the SIUE Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach. The STEM Center is sponsoring the event.
Events will take place across campus throughout the day in the Engineering Building, Science Lab Building West and Peck Hall.
“Kids will be working on projects in the hallways and in classrooms,” Herberts said. “They will compete against each other by testing boomilevers, wheeled vehicles, helicopters and simple machines.”
SIUE student groups, such as Tau Beta Epsilon, NSTA Student Chapter, and the Chemistry Club, will help youth participants in preparation for Science Olympiad events. Each year during the SIUE competition, winning teams from area schools are selected for a chance to compete at the state and national levels.
A complete schedule of events is available online. For more information about the SIUE Regional Science Olympiad event, contact Herberts at 618-650-3065 or email seherbe@siue.edu.