Science Fair Judges needed in Alexandria - February 3

Due to snow, the Alexandria City Public Schools Science Fair will now take place on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

Wednesday , February 3, 2015

T.C. Williams High School

3330 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.          Judge Registration, Dinner, Instructions

7:00 – 9:30 p.m.          Project Judging/Scoring

We are still looking for additional judges. If you know someone that is interested in helping us, please send them this online form to sign up: http://goo.gl/forms/8RmPK9ZssQ

GMU Arlington: Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza

Friday, February 5 

Energy and Sustainability Extravaganza - Founders Hall, Arlington Campus - Auditorium and Multipurpose Room, 11:30 pm - 5:00 pm.   

Please join the Association of Energy Engineers - National Capital Chapter, Leaders in Energy, Mason's Center for Energy Science and Policy and Arlington Green for a Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership lunch and panel discussion (11:30 am to 1:45 pm), followed by a showcase on Mason's clean energy and sustainability research, education and activities (2-5 pm).

These events will feature community energy leaders, as well as faculty and staff from across the university, to discuss current campus-level to global scale energy and sustainability issues. Click here to register and get additional information. (A Professional Networking Mixer will be held off campus at The Arlington Hilton Garden Inn 6:00 pm -8:00 pm with Arlington Green Drinks. The featured speaker will be Annette Osso, Managing Director of Resilient Virginia.)

More Math in Nature.

New film CodeGirl by award-winning director Lesley Chilcott

The movie is available in the short term at http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/code-girl-video

CodeGirl Official Trailer:

The movie website is here:  http://www.codegirlmovie.com/

20-somethings and 30-somethings R U Ready magazine Spotlight

Career and Technical Education Spotlight Referral Request for the R U “College & Career” Ready? Magazine

The Office of Career and Technical Education (CTE), in partnership with Virginia Business Publications, LLC, is seeking CTE program completers to showcase in the 2017 edition of the R U “College & Career” Ready? Magazine.  The magazine features former students in their 20s and 30s with relevant work experience in their careers.  The R U “College & Career” Ready? Magazine is a career resource designed especially for teenagers and distributed annually to tenth-grade students in Virginia public schools.

Individuals will be selected to represent each of the 16 career clusters and 79 related pathways.  Selection considerations will include diverse representation by gender, race/ethnicity, and statewide regional locations.  Once selections are made, a representative from Virginia Business Publications, LLC, will contact these individuals for a brief interview and to arrange for a photograph.

Under a separate cover, CTE and school counseling administrators will receive the Web-based CTE Spotlight Referral Questionnaire to distribute to their schools.  The completed referrals are due to the Virginia Department of Education by April 11, 2016. Contact your school!

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Acuff, specialist for marketing and related clusters, Office of Career and Technical Education, atcte@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 225-3119.

STEAM matters: When artists aren't so good with human anatomy.

Where Art is necessary in STEM

Often, activities described as STEAM are really only Art (and that's okay), but there are also many circumstances in exploring technical subjects where artistry is critical.  One of these circumstances is in revealing and distinguishing soft tissue in medical or health-related contexts.

Most anyone who has looked at exposed tissue will report that everything is similar in color, whether a cadaver (everything is gray) or fresh meat (everything is red). Artists with a solid understanding of human anatomy can accomplish things that photography cannot.  Consider the following stretching illustrations from http://beyoungbegreen.com/36-pictures-see-muscle-youre-stretching/.
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Forearm Extensor Stretch

Muscles Highlighted: Forearm Extensor. Start by packing your shoulder down and back, then externally rotate the shoulder for the optimal position to stretch the forearm muscle. Once in this position apply pressure to your opposing hand to begin the stretch.  You can progress this stretch by touching the tips of your fingers together in a tea cup shape.