VALDOSTA – VSU will host Science Saturday for a fun-filled and educational day for all ages to learn about chemistry and earth science.
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The College of Science and Mathematics and the Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences at Valdosta State University present Science Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 14 at the Hugh C. Bailey Science Center.
Science Saturday is a fun-filled educational opportunity for everyone to learn more about the fields of chemistry and earth sciences. Learners of all ages will enjoy learning about DNA, making jelly beads, exploring thermometers, identifying minerals, studying fossils, and building a city simulation.
Science Saturday is supported by VSU’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) initiative and is part of an ongoing effort to inspire the next generation to learn more about these fields. Faculty in the College of Science and Mathematics recognize that the nation’s future economic prosperity is closely linked to student success in STEM fields.
Educators across the country and at VSU are committed to improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for students in preschool through age 12y grade level, increasing and sustaining public and youth engagement in STEM, improving the undergraduate STEM experience at the college level, serving groups historically underrepresented in STEM, and designing instruction Higher potential for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce of the future.
Science Saturday activities are free and open to the public. Parking is available along Georgia Street, between Oak Street and Patterson Street. A VSU parking permit is not required.
VSU’s upcoming Science Saturday celebrates the end of Earth Science Week October 8-14, “Innovating Earth Science for Earth and People,” and the beginning of National Chemistry Week October 15-21, “The Power of Healing Chemistry.”
Contact [email protected] for more information.
On the web:
https://www.valdosta.edu/chemistry-geosciences/
