ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS is proud to host, in partnership with

local businesses and organizations, the:

This family-friendly event is FREE to attend and gives students, families and community members an opportunity

to participate in activities involving science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM)

PRESENtAtION By:

Science Museum

of Minnesota, “Be Creative – Be an Engineer!”

4:45-5:15 p.m. • Gymnasium

Expo features hands-on learning opportunities with:• Art • Computer Game Design • Culinary Arts• Robotics • Science Experiments• Table Top Engineering Activities

Alexandria Area High School • 4300 Pioneer Rd SE • Alexandriawww.alexandria.k12.mn.us/steamexpo

Thursday, March 26, 2015 • 4:30-8:00pm

Take Home ProjecTs

Food For PurcHase

Free cardinal keycHain & 3d ‘a’!

sTudenT arT disPlays

sTage4:30-5:30 stage make-up demo and Painting to music

5:45 lincoln elementary destination imagination Team, “ciba”

•4thgraders:NicholasBorden,ConnorSchreck,EmmaHochhalter, HannahSkillings,J.C.Wagner “CreatureFeature”(TechnicalChallenge)

6:00 lincoln elementary destination imagination Team, “True Blue”

•5thgraders:BenBorden,IsaacLoeler,AnnaMeehan,BorisTantay

“CreatureFeature”(TechnicalChallenge)

6:15 lincoln elementary destination imagination Team,

“The sisters grimm”

•3rdgraders:MiaHaugen,MaddeeHochhalter, JosieHochsprung,GenevaReemts

“FearyTale”(FineArtsChallenge)

6:35 jasmine springer

6:45 kathy Freese

6:55 sydney jordahl

7:00 josie nelson

7:10 kendra keith

7:15 jazz combo

7:25 Bailee atchison & sam christenson

7:30 anna Peterson

sTage make uP TecHniQuesHow can you look the part?Thisactivityisbestsuitedforages12+.Learnabouttheprocessofapplyingstagemakeuptorecreatecertainlooks-oldage,beauty,evenawound!Techniquescanbeusedifparticipantswanttoapplytheirownmakeuporapplyitonothers.

PainTing To musicHow can music inluence your art?UtilizingthespeakersinthePAC,musicwillbeplayedforwhichexpoparticipantscanusetoinluencepainting/drawing.Exampleswillbeshownofartiststhatusedmusicasaninluence.Smockswillbeprovidedtoprotectparticipantsclothingfromthepaint.

StAGE SCHEDULELocatedinthePerformingArtsCenter

TheDestinationImaginationprogramencourages

teamsoflearnerstohavefun,takerisks,focusandframechallengeswhile

incorporatingSTEM(science,technology,engineering, andmathematics),thearts

andservicelearning.

Free, Fun &

educaTional!

CHECK OUt WHAt'S

FOR DINNER At tHE EXPO!

just say yes to Fresh Fruits & Vegetables!

One serving of fresh fruits and one serving of fresh vegetables each will

come with a full meal deal. A wide array and variety will be ofered!

Full meal deal Prices:

(includes choice of entrée, fruits & vegetables, and milk choice)

ChildrenPreKthroughGrade5:$4.00ChildrenGrade6andup&Adults:$6.00

a la carte Prices:

•WhiteChickenChiliw/addedtoppings:$4.00•MandarinOrangeChickenw/brownorfriedrice:$4.00•FreshFruit:$0.95•FreshVegetablesw/veggiedip:$1.25•Milk:$0.50

Perks Pluswillbeoferingpizzabytheslice,yogurt,snackitems,&beverages. Cash or check payments for the amount of purchase only.

entrée #1:

WhiteChickenChiliw/choiceofsidetoppings

entrée #2:

MandarinOrangeChickenw/choiceofbrownrice

orfriedrice

LocatedintheCafeteria•Mealsserved5–7:15pm

Cash or check payments for the amount of purchase only.

Pedal power a “blender bike” and make your own healthy smoothie!

Bike donated by Jake’s Bikes

A La CarteLocatedintheCommons

EVENt SPONSORS

ELLINGSON’S COLORING

CONtESt WINNERSAnnounced, 6:15 p.m., Gymnasium Court 1WinningdesignwillbedisplayedonSprinterVanfor1year.Vanwillbeondisplayinfrontofschool.

science museum oF minnesoTa

Be Creative - Be an Engineer!Afunandinteractiveengineeringexperiencefortheentireschoolcommunity.•large group presentation: 4:45-5:15p.m.•Free exploration engineering table top activities:5:15-6:15p.m. - Activities include: Wind Tubes, Design a Belt, Build a Bridge, Creative Building,

Water Race Track, and Pile Up Water. Weareallbornengineers—fascinatedwithbuilding,exploringnewtechnologies, anddiscoveringhowthingswork.JointheScienceMuseumofMinnesotatobringyourinnerengineeringcreativitytolifethroughtheBeCreative-BeanEngineer!familyprogram.Wewillexperimentwithavarietyofmaterialstodesign,build,andcreatesolutionstoengineeringchallenges.Throughourinteractivepresentationandhands-onactivities,youwillhavetheopportunitytoinvestigateanddiscoverhow weareallengineersusingourcreativitytosolveproblems.

ENGINEERING/ROBOtICSLocatedintheGymnasium

lego roBoTicsGym, Court 1, 6:30-7:45 p.m.

How do you program a robot?StudentsintheelementaryHighPotentialProgramwillhelpparticipantsprogramaLEGOrobottocompleteachallenge.

aleXandria area HigH scHool

roBoTics – Frc Team 3313Gym, Court 2, 7:00-7:45 p.m.

guido on the runHighschoolstudentsontheroboticsteamwilltalkabouttheprocessofbuildingtheirrobotaswellaseventsthattheyattendthroughouttheyear.Afterwards,theywilldemonstratewhattherobotcandowhichismovingrecyclingbinsandtotes.

EXHIBIt BOOtHSLocatedintheCommons

10

remoTe conTrol cars -

THe science oF manuFacTuring Gym, Court 2, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

How is Physical science used in manufacturing?AlexandriaAreaHighSchoolstudentsinthePhysicsinManufacturingclasswillhaveremotecontrolcarsonhandtodemonstratetheiruse.Studentsbuiltthecarsasaclassproject,throughaAlexandriaEducationFoundationTeacherInnovationGrant,andusethecarstostudythephysicalsciencetopics.

sPreading our Wings aT

milTona science magneT

scHool!Miltona Science Magnet Elementary

What is the life cycle of a butterly?Thisactivitywillhavestudentscreatethelifecycleofabutterly,create“edible”butterlies,andlearnaboutbutterlygardensandthebeneitsofbutterlies.

sTream TaBleDNR & Douglas Soil & Water

Conservation District

is a river more than water?Thestreamtableisafun,hands-on,educationaltoolaimedathelpingstudentsofallagesunderstandhowourriversystemswork.Thestreamtableisdesignedtohelpdemonstratehowsediment,vegetation,andlowingwaterinteracttoformriverchannels.Itisimportanttounderstandhowriversystemsworkbeforeconservationstrategiescanbeimplemented.

THe Bird’s THe WordPrairie Lakes Audubon Chapter

What can you do to help birds?Participateinactivitieslikebirdtriviawheel,pinthebeakonthebird,etc.tolearnaboutbirdsandconservation.Informationwillbesharedaboutthechapter,citizenscienceopportunitiesforpeopleofallages,birdingieldtrips,theneedsofbirds,andbirdhabitats.

WHaT’s THe Big deal aBouT

“knoW your Farmer”?Local Harvest MarketTakeaspinonourwheeltolearnabouthealthysoil,waterquality,sustainablelanduse,healthynutritiousfood,andhowtosupportyourlocalsustainablegrowers.

you can Tell WHaT i eaT

By my Beak and my FeeTMN DNR Lake Carlos

State Park Area Naturalist

What can you learn about

a bird just by looking at it?Seeandtouchactualbirdfeet,beaks andwingsspecimenstoindoutwhatyoucanlearnaboutabirdjustbylookingatit.Youwilllearnaboutbirdingandopportunitiestoobservebirdsinyourownbackyard,birdcharacteristics, birdhistory,andstewardship.

Be sure to check out the

stage schedule on the back

page of the brochure!

• Student Performances• Stage Make Up Techniques• Painting to Music

cake decoraTing

Culinary Arts II students and instructor

Where: culinary arts learning lab,

B101, 1st FloorLearnhowtomakeadecorativelowerorwriteyournameinfrosting.ThisactivitywillallowyoutohaveCulinaryArtIIhighschoolstudentsshowyouhowtocreatesomethingcreativeinfrosting.

caricaTure arTisTs

Kathryn Friese and Sean Rice,

AAHS Visual Arts students

Where: Hallway by

art learning lab, a104, 1st FloorEverwonderwhatyouwouldlooklike asanillustrationorcartoon?Comewatchtheseamazingartistsastheytransformyoufromrealisticlookingintoacartoonwithinamatterofminutes.

comPuTer game design

AAHS Game Design students and

instructor

Where: digital art lab,

a208, 2nd Floor Thisactivitywillbeastepbystepofhowtocreateabasiccomputerpaddleballgame.StudentswilllearnsomebasicGameMakerLanguage(GML)andengageinhandsoncomputerproblemsolvingskills.Thisactivityisbestsuitedforgrades4-8.

Face PainTing

Where:

Hallway by

art learning lab,

a104, 1st Floor

PoTTery WHeel

demonsTraTions

& ParTiciPaTion

AAHS Visual Arts students

Where: art learning lab,

a104, 1st Floor Everwonderhowpotteryismade.Comeandcheckitoutintheartroom.Studentwilldemonstratethebasic,yetdiiculttechniqueofthrowing.Ifyou’refeelingadventurous,hoponawheelandtryitoutforyourself.

VISUAL & DIGItAL ARtS EXHIBIt BOOtHSLocatedintheCommons

keePing you connecTed! ALP Utilities

do you know how electricity

reaches you?Learnwherepowercomesfromandhowitgetstoyourhome.Checkoutasolarpanel,linemengear,andundergroundcable!Kidscantakeapieceofcableasasouvenir!Also,seeafuelcelldemonstration,useaninfraredcameraandseealightingdisplayshowingeicientlightingtolearnhowsmartelectricalenergychoicessavemoney, andconservelimitedresources.

markeTing local Foods:

THere’s an aPP For THaT Local Harvest Market “Sell”vegetablesthroughanonlineFarmersMarket.Usingsamplecropsparticipantswillhavetheopportunitytopostproductsonline,adjustprices,andchecksalestodate.Learnhowtechnologybreaksdownbarriersmakinglocalproductsinstantlyavailabletoanyconsumerwithinternetaccess.

my recycled garden Pope/Douglas Solid

Waste Management

What can you grow with trash?Learnhowtogrowplantsforyourgardenfromveggiescrapsandseeavermicompostingbininactionwherewormsbreakdownfoodscrapsandcreateorganicfertilizerand‘miraclegrow’/wormteaforhealthyplantsandgardens.

Pedal PoWer Bicycle REA

What can you do to

conserve energy?Ifyou’retallenoughtopedalabike,youaretallenoughtogenerateelectricityandbecomeyourownsourceofenergy!

Precision PlanTing Tools

For VegeTaBle groWers Sundogs Prairie Farm

How many heads of lettuce

can it on an acre? Participatein“seeding”usingseveralprecisiontools.UseavacuumseedertopracticecapturinganddepositingsmallyellowplasticBB’sintovegetablestartinglats.Flatswithgrowingexamplecropswilldemonstratehowseedersimpactplantgrowthandcoverage.Seeademonstrationofasixrowintensiveseeder,onerowpushplanter,andamechanicaltransplanter.

smarT TeacHing + smarT

TaBle = smarT sTudenTsMiltona Science Magnet ElementaryPlayanacademicgameontheschool’snewSmartTable.AwardedthroughaAlexandriaEducationFoundationTeacherInnovationGrant,theSmartTablehelpsstudentspracticecountingmoney,fractions,reading,scienceandmore.

Be sure to check out the

Visual arts displays from

students in grades 5-12.

Easels provided at cost by

Ben Franklin.

comPuTer conTrolled

manuFacTuringEMTNR Academy students

and instructors

Where: design/Build learning lab,

F162 & F163, 1st Floor

Participateinexcitinghands-onexperienceswhereyoucantakea designandusingamachineconnected toacomputeryoucancreatethatpartfromthatdesign.Examplesofequipmentthatwillbeused3DPrinting,LaserEngraver,PlasmaCutter, andVirtualWelders.

magic modeling clay

AAHS Visual Arts students

Where: art learning lab,

a104, 1st Floor Ifyoulikeclaybutdon’tnecessarily likethemess,thenmodelmagicis yourmedium.Comejoinusforthiscolorfulandfunplaydoughlike medium.Yourcreationswillairdrytotravelhomewithyou.

non-TradiTional PainTing

AAHS Visual Arts students

Where: art learning lab,

a104, 1st Floor

Throwoutthebrushes!Youwillpaintwithanythingbutabrush.Toycars,marbles,yarn,andotherfuntoolswillbeusedtopaintanoriginalwhichyouwillthenbeabletotakehome.Wecan’tforgettoteachyouhowtopaintonwateraswell.

aleX junior Vikings –

“BirdHouses”Led by Alex Junior Vikings. Materials

donated by ATCC. Kits cut by ATCC

Carpentry instructor & students.

Where: Hallway, 1st FloorBuildasimplewoodbirdhouse-aperfecthomeforachickadeeorwren!Limitedto250birdhousekits–onekitperfamily.

PoP BoTTle Bird FeederLed by Adult & Student volunteers.

Pop bottles donated by Pope/Douglas

Solid Waste Managment. Bird seed

donated by Pro Ag Country Store.

Where: Pro ag country store

exhibit booth, 1st Floor, commonsBuildabirdfeeder byrepurposinga2-litersodabottle.Allmaterialswillbeprovided.Limitedto180–onebottlebirdfeederperfamily.

tAKE-HOME PROJECtS

Free cardinal keycHain

& 3d ‘a’!

EXHIBIt BOOtHSLocatedintheCommons

germ inVaders

Melissa Bright, BSN, LSN

How can we avoid the sticking power of germs?Sincegermsareinvisible,studentswill havethechancetoapply“Glo-Germgel”totheirhands,washtheirhandsandexaminetheirhandsunderablacklighttodemonstratethestickingpowerofgermsandthenecessityofgoodhandwashingtechniques!TheGloGermgelsimulates thebehaviorofrealgerms,soyoucan seehowtheyarespreadandhowthey canmakeussick.Checkoutthegermsgrowinginourpetridish!

Hands-on creePy criTTers Luther Crest

How are “creepy-crawlie” critters

important to a particular habitat?Hands-onliveanimaldemonstrationwithsomecreepy-crawliefriends-tarantula,ballpython,leopardgecko--tolearntheimportanceofarachnids,reptiles,etc.

HeaTing our Homes Ellingson Plumbing, Heating,

A/C & Electrical

How can we get heat

out of the ground?Checkoutageothermalpumptolearn howwarmthfromthegroundcanbe

usedtoheatourhomes!

Honey Bees Lewis Struthers, Struthers Honey

How important are honeybees to our environment?Thehoneybeeisamajorpollinatorofmanyofourfoodcropsandmanyothercropsallrelyonhoneybeesforpollination.Meetaprofessional beekeeperandseeanobservationhivewithQueenbroodandbees(ifawake)aswellasanemptyhivewithframesofhoneyandpollen.

insecTs –

THe “original” Busy Bodies Douglas County Master Gardeners

How do you decide if an insect is a

“good bug” or a “bad bug?”Wewillexploreinsectslivinginourenvironment;learntorecognize diferentinsectsandwheretheyarefound;whethertheyare“good”or“bad”insects;andidentifyexamplesof commoninsectdamage.

iT’s ok To Play WiTH your

Food! Alexandria Public Schools

Early Education Center

did you know play dough play increases hand strength for

handwriting?Childrenages2½-5yearsoldwillbeabletoplaywithplaydoughmadewithcocoapowderandtakeaneggshapedcontainerilledwithplaydoughhome!Theycanalsoplayamatchingvegetableandfruitbingogamewithstickers!

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