The Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association is an organization run by and for about 1000 postdocs and early career scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. We organize many activities to strengthen our ties to the Lab, to each other and to the (Berkeley) Bay Area. Our goal is to facilitate social interactions, scientific exchanges, seminars and general orientation.
 
Outreach during Oakland Summer Town Camp
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Outreach during Oakland Summer Town Camp

We would like to share with you the outreach opportunity during the City of Oakland’s Summer Town Camp. As part of the Lab’s K-12 STEM Education program, the Lab will provide hands-on science activities for children from Kindergarten through 8th grade.

With 17 separate locations, Summer Town Camp is a great opportunity to reach students from across Oakland’s diverse communities, expose them to science and educate them about Berkeley Lab.

  • Date/Time: Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 2, 2019 – 1 to 3pm 
  • Location: Camp Sites, Please see Assignment Sheet
  • What: Berkeley Lab will facilitate a week of STEM activities during Oakland’s summer town camp. This will be the second year Berkeley Lab has participated. 
  • Activities:  Day 1 – Building Paper Bridges/Structural Engineering, Day 2- Chemical Reactions/ Building a Database, Day 3 – Paper Circuits. 

Training sessions will take place on Monday, July 22nd – 99 am- 11 am and Tuesday, July 23rd – 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Training sessions typically take about 2.5 hours. To sign up, put your name on the google sheet or email directly Faith Dukes – fmdukes@lbl.gov, Lab’s K-12 STEM Education Program Manager.