Come share your love of learning! Inspire youth to explore the wonders of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Below you will:

• Learn more about Scientists & Engineers In-The-Round
• Indicate Your Days of Involvement
• Provide Information About You & Your Demonstration Idea

  What Does Volunteering Entail?

  It is a 45-minute commitment, including set-up time, in which you will introduce yourself, describe your job, why you chose it, and some interesting uses of math and science. You will spend 10 minutes with three different groups of 8-10 students each, doing a quick demonstration of a product or experiment to expand students’ understanding of how STEM applies in the workplace. You’ll also talk to students about what they need to do to prepare to be a professional like you and reinforce the importance of education and training.

  Examples of Demonstrations

  Paul Northey 3M Demonstrates the science of retro-reflectivity used by 3M to make nighttime safety products like reflective clothing, traffic signs and vehicle license plates.	Aparna Bhave Boston Scientific Demonstrates the use of Cardiac Stenting through the use of a Pig Heart Cast while discussing the technology and process of designing stents.	Ken Timmerman Medtronic Demonstrates and discusses pacemakers and defibrillator devices and leads with the use of an educational model of the human heart.
  Amanda Bryan Ecolab Discusses polymer chemistry by demonstrating how soap breaks the molecular bonds of fat and proteins in milk causing the milk to swirl as emphasized and observed with food coloring.	Leif Knutson Microsoft Demonstrates motion science through the use of the Kinect while discussing the process and development of new Microsoft technologies.	Anita Hall General Mills Demonstrates a prototype window used on the submersible, ALVIN. Discussed how engineers design die plates for cereal.