K-12 programs

Programs for students

All grades:

• Chemistry Outreach - School visits and scout groups
• Civil Engineering, Structures, Earthquake Engineering. For more information, contact: cfrench@umn.edu
• Kids University

Grades K-6:

• Chemists in the Libraries (MN section of the American Chemical Society) For more information, contact buhlmann@chem.umn.edu
• Mathematics: Fun Activities and Changing Topics
  (M-FACTs) – Grades 4-5
• Physics Force – Shows
• Professions and Recreations: Intermediate Math Enrichment (PRIME) – Grades 5-6

K-6 diversity programs:

• Mobile Outreach to Native American students on remote reservations

K-6 programs for girls:

• Girls Excel in Math (GEM) - Grades 4-7

Grades 6-9:

• Fluid Power Engineering Research Center
  For more information, contact wkdurfee@umn.edu
• Microscopy Camp
• Physics Force – Shows
• University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP)
• Young Emerging Scholars (YES) – Grades 6-7

Grades 6-9 diversity programs:

• Mobile Outreach to Native American students on remote reservations
• Our Earth Lodge - Native American year-round camp at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
• Saturday Math Bridge - Grades 5, 6, 7
• Summer Adventures in Science and Engineering - Grades 5, 6, 7
• Taste of Engineering - Grades 5, 6, 7

Grades 6-9 programs for girls:

• Cool Chemistry (Chemistry – Women in Science & Engineering)
• Girls Excel in Math (GEM) - Grades 4-7
• The Sky is the Limit, for Girl Scouts in April
  UM chapter of the Society for Women Engineers

Grades 9-12:

• Big Back Yard Youth Science Center – Summer
• Exploring Careers in Engineering and Physical Science – Summer 2007
• Fluid Power Engineering Research Center
  For more information, contact wkdurfee@umn.edu
• University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP)

Grades 9-12 diversity programs:

• Exploring Careers in Engineering and Physical Science – Summer 2007
• Materials Research Science & Engineering Center
• Mobile Outreach to Native American students on remote reservations
• Seek to Know - Native American science and math summer camp at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Grades 9-12 programs for girls:

• Check IT Out - for HS sophomores and juniors in April
  UM chapter of the Society for Women Engineers
• Exploring Careers in Engineering and Physical Science – Summer 2007
• Materials Research Science & Engineering Center
• Technically Speaking for HS seniors – in the Fall
• UM chapter of the Society for Women Engineers