ARIN Student STEAM Events 2023-24

ARIN IU 28 will host it's Regional STEM Design Challenge on March 26, 2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Elderton High School Gym. Students in grades 4-8 can participate in this event. Students are broken into grade bands (grades 4-5 and grades 6-8). First, second and third place awards will be given.

There will be a cost of $8 per student to help defray the costs of lunches and awards. Districts will be billed after the event.

A link to the Challenge and the link to register can be found below along with the permission and medical forms.

• Link to the Challenge
• Registration Link
• Parent Permission and Medical form

The Pennsylvania Invention Convention gives students recognition for creating inventions to solve real-world problems. Creativity, critical thinking, innovation, teamwork, and communication skills are recognized as the skills that prepare students for increasingly complex school, work, and life environments.

This event is for students in grades K-12 to show off their own inventions. Students should use the Framework for Inventing as a guide to creating their project. Individual students or teams of up to four can participate. Top students may be invited to compete at the state-level competition at the PETE&C conference on February 7, 2024 at the Hershey Lodge.

As part of this competition, ARIN IU 28 will be hosting an in-person event this year. The event will be held at the Elderton High School gym located in Elderton, PA on December 14, 2023. Students will bring their prototype and then give a 2-3 minute presentation to a group of judges and to other students and teachers within their grade band. Presentations and documentation should show the engineering and design processes used to develop the project. The event will run from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.

The Intent to Participate form for the PA Invention Convention can be found here. This form should be completed by November 15th.

Registration for ARIN's Invention Convention can be found here. Please register by December 7th.

The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS), an affiliate of the National Conference of Governor’s Schools, is a 5-week summer residential program for talented high school students of science and mathematics, which emphasizes cooperative learning and hands-on laboratory research. Hosted by the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University, the PGSS offers an enrichment

experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The major goal of PGSS is to encourage young talent to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.

The PGSS academic program has five components:

• Core courses | Lecture-based courses in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer

science constitute a common educational experience for all PGSS students.

• Laboratory courses | Each Pstudent chooses a hands-on laboratory course in biology, chemistry, physics or computer science.

• Electives | Each student may choose up to three additional courses on various topics in STEM-related fields (topics will vary depending on specific faculty interests).

• Team research project | Each student chooses a research project, carried out cooperatively with a team of 5-6 students, under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• Guest lectures & panel discussions | Invited presentations by experts in various STEM-related fields.

Pennsylvania Governor's School Flyer contains additional information on how students can apply.

We’re excited to share that the Governor’s STEM Competition registration is now open! This is the 10th year for Governor’s STEM. You can find the details for the competition, including all the important dates and the registration link on this Smore from PaTTAN. Registration is open through December 12th. The competition is open to students in Grades 9-12 in teams of up to 5. This year’s competition will have two participation options:

Option A: STEM Prototype with Digital Poster

• Each team receives a $600 stipend
• This option is for those who wish to have the opportunity to participate in-person at the State Finals on May 8th.
• STEM Prototype with Digital Poster Scoring Components:
• Written Proposal, Video Presentation, Digital Poster
• Project Submissions will, again, be in two divisions:
• Division 1: Those who competed in the state competition in the last 5 years.
• Division 2: Those who have not competed in the state competition in the last five years.
• Top 20 will advance to the State Finals at PaTTAN Harrisburg

Option B: Digital Poster

• This option is for the purpose of creating a Digital Poster to demonstrate the scientific and engineering process students engaged in while developing and designing their school’s STEM class, program, or club.
• This option is for those teams who do not wish to participate in person.
• School teams will submit these posters digitally – they will be printed by PaTTAN, displayed at finals, then mailed to the teams.
• NO formal judging will occur for poster submissions, however digital badges and Certificates of Participation will be provided to participating teams.
• Maximum of 5 students are permitted to work and submit a poster.
• Approved mentors are not permitted to contribute to the development or creation of the digital com[ponents for the team’s poster.

Additionally, the Logo Competition is also open to 9-12th grade students. You can find the details regarding the logo competition in this Smore. The logo submissions are also due by December 12, 2023 at 9:00 PM.