[TheMathLeague] FW: Athens Makers: Arduino Week 2, Polymer Party, ...

[Klein, Bob]

On 6/9/15, 4:04 PM, "Lucas, Mark" <lucasm at ohio.edu> wrote:

>Here are some notes about upcoming Makers and other events. Please drop
>me a note
>if you have a STEAM related event that you would like me to let people
>know about.
>Please also let me know if you¹d like me to remove you from the email
>list.
>At this point none of the events require any form of registration.
>
>Details on Maker Events can be found at http://athensmakers.net
>
>*** Arduino Workshop - Week 2 *** Thursday June 11 6-8PM
>We will continue working with the Arduino micro controllers. You do not
>have to have
>been at the last gathering. We will have some people who can help you get
>up to speed.
>Clippinger 036
>
>*** Polymer Party! *** Thursday June 18 6-8PM
>Dr.  Shad Paris, the leader of last year¹s Fiery Chemistry Workshop, has
>planned a
>Polymer Party for the June 18th Maker¹s session! Come make nylon and a
>variety of
>other materials while you learn about polymers that are all around us!
>You¹ll want to
>wear closed toe shoes and long pants, preferably. And while it¹s not a
>huge issue,
>if you have reactions to strong smells, make sure you are prepared. The
>room will
>be announced later. We will have signs posted in the lobby of Clippinger.
>
>*** International Space University ***
>This summer Ohio University is hosting the International Space University
>(ISU), which is a
>really big deal. Graduate students and professionals from around the
>world are paying a lot
>of money to come here and work hard for 8 weeks to learn the ins and outs
>of Space Flight.
>There will be a number of events that are open to the public (though
>please read carefully, some are open only to the adults officially
>attending the Space
>University.)
>The following link lists the events related with ISU:
>https://ssp15.isunet.edu/events
>It has been noted that the afternoon of Saturday July 18 the ISU
>Participants will be launching
>model rockets at the Ohio University airport. The public is welcome to
>attend and watch the
>launches.
>
>*** In the works for future Maker sessions Š.
>June 25 - Scratch Programming Workshop or Open Work Session (still trying
>to confirm)
>July 2 - Open Work Session - come work with the Arduinos or programming.
>We will also have
>            K¹nex and Legos available.
>July 9 - Electricity and Magnetism Night - learn how motors and
>generators work and build a
>             ³train² out of batteries and magnets.
>July 16 - Audacity - Open Source Sound editing.
>
>***  Manufacturing Camp ***
>There is a Manufacturing Camp being sponsored by AceNet this summer from
>June 22-26. The flier is attached.
>The targeted age range is students going into 7th through 9th grade.
>Participants will tour several manufacturing facilities and work on a
>STEAM-based project.
>
>
>-- 
>Mark Lucas 								email: lucasm at ohiou.edu
>252D Clippinger Lab						phone: (740)597-2984
>Department of Physics and Astronomy		fax: (740)593-0433
>Ohio University
>Athens, OH 45701

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