Join us for STEM Journey II on Cape Cod as we explore Great White Sharks to Deep Ocean Exploration during our STEM Ocean Discovery. This free family friendly event features two keynote speakers, an interactive Cape Cod Science Cafe for K-6 students, a STEM Resource Fair and career talks by local area professionals employed on Cape Cod in the science, technology,engineering and math fields.

1. G R E A T W H I T E S H A R K S T O D E E P O C E A N
E X P L O R A T I O N
STEM Journey II: Ocean
Discovery
Dr. Jack Driscoll & Jennifer Maclachlan
March 28, 2015, Cape Cod Community College 12-4 PM
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2. STEM Journey I: Spacelab to Zero G
-The first STEM Journey was March 29, 2014
We had 750 people attend this free event which was a
great success
-The title was “ STEM Journey: Space Lab to Zero G”
-Our keynote speakers were two astronauts: Dr. Byron
Lichtenberg and Captain Dan Burbank
-Scout badges in Chemistry & Space Exploration
-We had a hands interactive science café, a
planetarium, Lego Lab, shooting rockets …
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3. Comments from Parents about STEM Journey I
1. A Boy Scout parent remarked that “this kind of
event makes you wish you were in 7th grade again,
with a blank slate, where you feel like anything is
possible and you can BE anything that you want.”
2. Many parents said that they were happy to see the
extensive facilities at the College. Several parents
asked if Cape Cod Community College was becoming
the STEM Center- It appears that the answer to this is
YES with the recent formation of the Cape Cod
Regional STEM Network
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4. Photos from STEM Journey I
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6. Organizers Sponsors
 Cape & Islands Council
of the Boy Scouts of
America
 Northeastern Section of
the American Chemical
Society (NESACS)
 Cape Cod Community
College
 PID Analyzers, LLC
 Cape Cod Regional
STEM Network
 Cape Cod 5
 PID Analyzers, LLC
 NESACS
 Environmental Div. of
the American Chemical
Society
 Teledyne Marine
Systems
 Cape Cod Healthcare
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7. Who should come to this event?
 Students from K-12, parents & Teachers
 Walk inside a 60’ Right Whale and hear lectures about this
amazing creature- all ages
 Hands on interactive science café-all ages & Teachers
 Free science kits for Teachers from the American Chemical
Society
 Badges for cub scouts (Grades to 5) and boy scouts (Grades
6+) in Chemistry and Oceanography
 Grades K-12 – Lego lab, Squishy circuits (creating circuits &
exploring electronics)-all ages
 ROV’s- remote operated exploration vehicles- all ages
 STEM Jobs Lectures (Grades 8-12 & guidance counselors) by
largest STEM employer on Cape Cod- Cape Cod Healthcare
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8. Why is this event important?
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 STEM Journey has become the largest STEM outreach program in SE
MA in a very short time!
 Over the past decade, many manufacturing jobs have been shifted
overseas because of lower costs in Asian countries (wages $1,000-
2,000 /year). These jobs will never return to the USA!
 One solution is high technology jobs
 The problem is that many students are lost to science because its
importance is not emphasized enough in elementary school and the
students become “afraid” of science & math in secondary school
 Science outreach is a spark to introduce all students (K-12) to the
wonders of science and the ACS (world’s largest scientific organization
with 165,000 members) emphasizes science outreach & STEM
 I got my start in chemistry because of a wonderful 10th grade chemistry
teacher and I still enjoy it today

9. Miscellaneous Items
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 Community College is a good and less expensive way to
start a STEM career; you can always transfer to a more
expensive 4 year school after you graduate!
 The unemployment rate among people with science
degrees is about 2.5% compared to 5.7% in the general
population in Jan. 2015
 Cape Cod Community College will begin work on a new
science building this year
 Who is interested in going to STEM Journey II and
bringing students? Hands!! Questions?? See you there!