Events of February 2012

Science Alive -- Motion Detector Challenges

Feb 4, 2012

Participants take qualitative derivatives and integrals as they move to make a motion detector generate target position and velocity graphs.

Science Olympiad -- Experimental Design

Feb 11, 2012

High school students competing in Science Olympiad design and carry out experiments to explore factors that would be important to your success when yanking a table cloth from beneath a table of dishes.

Perley Primary Center Robot Classes

Feb 15, 2012 – Apr 26, 2012

Using our collection of Lego Mindstorm components, Riverbend instructor David Stair offered two weekly beginning robotics classes for elementary students at Perley Primary Center as part of their after-school program.

Veritas Academy Consulting and Professional Development

Feb 16, 2012 – Mar 23, 2012

During this semester, Riverbend educational consultant Cheryl Nix met with teachers and presented lesson demonstrations for K-8 teachers at Veritas Academy.

Collaborating for Education and Research Forum

Feb 25, 2012

Amanda presented Riverbend's vision for transforming math education in our community during this forum at Notre Dame.