Friday, September 30, 2016

Wings Over the Rockies ALAS

Wings Over the Rockies will be hosting the first ever ALAS. This is a special event celebrating opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with an initial focus on Latino families. This event will be FREE for all families. The purpose of this event is to change the representation of Latinos in these professions. They need 400 Latino families, especially with kids ages 7-14 to come have fun and learn about STEM careers.

The event will take place Sunday, Oct. 2nd 12:00pm-5pm at Wings Over the Rockies Museum 7711 East Academy Boulevard, Denver, CO 80230.
The Agenda :

12pm - Lunch, registration and networking

12:30-1:30pm - Keynote address and welcome, Oscar Munoz, United Airlines CEO, Rico Munn,  
     Aurora Public Schools superintendent, door prizes

1:30, 2:30, 3:30pm - Workshops/sessions to explore STEM topics: 
     Being A Geneticist – May Be In       
     My Genes!
     Being An Aviation Planner – May Be The Plan For Me!
     Career exploration: How do I enter STEM fields?
     Art Station Titan
     Makerspace: Designing a colony on Mars
     Meet a STEM professional

1:20-4:30pm - Activity tables: 
     Winging it! Birds and flight.
     Rockets by DMNS.
     NREL: Exploring energy, 3 stations
     Build a Wind Powered Car!
     Exploring STEM concepts in 3D
     WAA Student Showcase
     Student activity tables (Mines/CU Denver)
     Wings Aerospace Academy student showcase
     Scale It!
     Healthcare exploration (TBD)
     Planes (TBD)
     Air Force Academy (TBD)

4:30pm - Closing and door prizes

Please register at: http://wingsmuseum.org/stem

El Museo Wings será anfitrión de un evento especial llamado ALAS. Este evento es una celebración en familia de las oportunidades en las carreras de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM en sus siglas en inglés). El evento es gratuito y esta diseñado para que estudiantes Latinos y Latinas y sus familias conozcan mas sobre las ciencias del aire y del espacio. Habrán talleres divertidos, presentaciones interesantes y manualidades que pueden hacer y llevar a casa. Aprenderán mucho sobre las carreras en STEM y la industria aeroespacial.

Registración gratuita en: http://wingsmuseum.org/stem

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