Want to share your skills, talents and passion and positively impact the lives of Quad City area students? Please consider volunteering for one of the upcoming student competitions. Previous volunteering experience is not required. Feel free to share this communications with others interested in volunteering.
All of the events are free and open to the public to attend.
- Saturday, April 11 - Mousetrap Racecar Engineering & Design Competition 10+ volunteers in several different roles are needed to support the 3rd annual Mousetrap Car Competition. The event will be held at Davenport Williams Intermediate School from 8:00 AM - ~ 3:00 PM. The event is open to students in grades 6-8 with teams of 2-6 students. 18 Teams are expected for April 11.Link to Further information including a link to an on-line form to volunteer.
- Friday, April 17 - Trebuchet Egg Throw Competition11+ volunteers in several different roles are needed for supporting the 8th Annual Trebuchet Egg Throw Contest. The event will be hosted at Bettendorf High School with the tentative schedule from 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM. The event is open to local high school teams with 27 teams competing in 2014.Link to Further information including a link to an on-line form to volunteer.
- Friday, May 8 - Cardboard Boat Regatta Race 10+ volunteers in several different roles are need to support the 8th annual cardboard boat regatta race. The event is being held at Bettendorf at the Middle Park Lagoon. The tentative schedule is from 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM. The event is open to local high school students with 36 teams that competed in 2014. Link to Further information including a link to an on-line form to volunteer.
Applications for volunteers will continue to be accepted for each event until all of the roles are filled.
Other Free STEM Events You are Invited to attend:
- Saturday, April 11 - National Robotics Demonstrations
In celebration of National Robotics Week and to get students excited about STEM, a demonstration of FIRST Robotics will be held at the Putnam Museum. A Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo which include students age 6-9 will be from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Displays from student robotic teams for FIRST LEGO League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), and FIRST Robotic Competition will be held from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. This includes several local teams that will be completing at the FIRST World Championship and Other International Tournaments. The demos are free and open to the public. The Putnam's Exhibit Alien Worlds and Androids is also available with ticket purchase for attendees along with the movie, Big Herod 6 3D and the Science Center with 45 hands-on stations .
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- April 23-25 - FIRST World Championship - St. Louis
The annual FIRST World Championship will be held in St. Louis will 18,000+ students from 30+ Countries expected. The event is free and open to the public. Local teams scheduled to participate include the Davenport West High School FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Combustible Lemons Team #5466 and the Junior FIRST LEGO League team from Camanche, the Unstoppable Six Team # 378.
Link to Further Information
For further information or questions, please contact Carl Loweth, QCESC STEM Coordinator at e-mail carl.loweth@gmail.com
