REGISTRATION CLOSED. BEP Foundation’s STEM Factor (formerly known as BC3/Professor Buzzo Academy) will provide local educators with resources that encourage teachers to discover how science, technology, engineering and math are used in the business world, enabling students to understand that mastery of these subjects and skills will help prepare them for the workforce and their future careers. BEP’s STEM Factor program includes workshops, expert panel discussions, and teacher “externships” at local businesses.
This summer, STEM Factor features a partnership with Discovery Center to explore
Engineering is Elementary®units such as:
Water, Water Everywhere: Designing Water Filters
To Get to the Other Side: Designing Bridges
A Work in Process: Improving a Play Dough Process
Now You’re Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens
No Bones About It: Designing Knee Braces
Hop to It: Safe Removal of Invasive Species (Mechanical Engineering for Kids)
Attendance is free and space is limited.