I have been putting off this blog post for some time now, all because I just can’t seem to figure out how best to express the work we’ve been doing in the studio since the start of our textile unit four week ago. Perhaps I should begin by stating that I have never felt so […]
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Funky Fresh in ’14!
Loyal followers! I am so excited to inundate you with a photo blast of all the great work studiomaury has been churning out. I am so pleased with our Maury artists. Art class over the past few weeks has been such a delight. Students are in high spirits, positive behavior abounds, and we are all […]
What exactly IS the Expo? May I have flyers?
The 3rd Annual Maury Think Tank and STEM Expo is Thursday, January 23rd from 6-7:30pm! Learn more about it below or HERE! Would you like this flyer for your people in your school or community? See below! What IS this Expo anyway? From presentations with…
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO….
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| Flying Higher LLC will represent the National Forest Service with live Birds of Prey! |
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO….
Use night vision goggles ? Get up close to LIVE birds of prey?
Make a bird feeder ? Wear a beekeeper outfit ?
Problem solve with games ? Use a 3-D Printer?
Learn about neurons and your body ? Explore the Anacostia River Watershed ?
View Jupiter with a large telescope ? Get up close to live birds of prey?
Problem solve with games ? Use a 3-D Printer?
Learn about neurons and your body ? Explore the Anacostia River Watershed ?
View Jupiter with a large telescope ? Get up close to live birds of prey?
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| National Capitol Astronomers! |
Hold local aquatic wildlife? Meet “Wendy the Waterdrop” ?
Become an architect ? Build bridges ?
Explore with magnets ? Learn about submersibles ?
See how data impacts our world ? See how your eye works ?
Hold real aquatic animals ? Dissect owl pellets ?
Use real Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to see how your brain and muscles interact… AND MORE?
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| 3D Printer from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab!
It will be printing out something special for the raffle!!
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If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you will LOVE this year’s Expo! With our most extensive list of exhibitors yet, the range of activities for you and your child seems almost endless. (Don’t forget! We are welcoming ALL students and families in Washington, DC to our Expo! If you need flyers for your school or community group, please contact vanessa.ford@dc.gov. )
GET TO KNOW OUR EXHIBITORS!
Would you like to learn more about the organizations who will be providing hands-on, engaging STEM activities for you when you arrive? Click on each link to go to their website… and get excited!
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| Exhibitors! |
Anacostia Watershed Society
American Institute of Architects-DC (Architects in the Schools)
Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
* Army Research Lab
* Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate
* Natick Soldier Engineering, Research & Development Center
CAPSDC- STEM Program
DC Beekeepers
Engineering is Elementary
Flying Higher LLC
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Labyrinth Puzzles and Games
Living Classrooms Capital Region
Metro Warriors STEM Program
National Capitol Astronomers
National Institutes of Health ( 5 sectors and exhibitors)
* National Institutes of Health, Office of Human Resources : careers at the NIH
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
NOAA Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAS)
National Forest Service
National Science Foundation
National Science Teachers Association
NOAA Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAS)
National Forest Service
National Science Foundation
National Science Teachers Association
-Vanessa Ford
@maurythinktank
