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2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2017 Page 39
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ummer@IMSA programs,
offered at Lincoln Land
Community College in
Springfield, are a great way to
engage students as young as
third grade in hands-on, inquiry-
based science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM) education. Through
hands-on, engaging opportunities
that bring real-world applications
into STEM education, students
gain confidence and competency
in a host of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
fields.
Summer@IMSA features
week-long programs like
STEMvironment, E2: Engineering
Explorations and MicroSTEM.
Students grades third through
fourth get their green on in
STEMvironmen, and exploration
on the STEM in everything.
While providing an integrated
experience to various STEM
fields, students apply them in
an environmental context. A
week of hands-on activities
on the chemistry of recycling,
solar and water power, and
energy transfer culminates in an
environmental engineering project
where students design, build and
improve their own energy efficient
house.
E2: Engineering Explorations,
teaches students grades fifth
through sixth to design, tinker,
build, test and then do it again!
Students engage in hand-on
activities including designing,
building and racing boats,
performing a calculator dissection,
building a Bristlebot, and more
as they explore the engineering
The Illinois Mathematics and Science
Academy (IMSA) brings summer STEM
Enrichment Programs to Springfield
From Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) Public
Relations & Digital Marketing Coordinator Catherine Stieg
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