Entries from April 2011

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Rocket Launch Day: NASA (Huntsville, AL)

By Gary Brandt Whew! We’re back after an exciting adventure. First off, I could not be prouder of these folks! They were second to none. Oh, sure, there were those that knew more, but it was because they had the facilities such as wind tunnels, engineering departments, materials design labs, etc. not because they were […]

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Ethnobotany Camp; Earth Day Excitment

This was the fourth of eight Saturday Science Academy (SSA) events to be hosted by the Science Program of Northwest Indian College (NWIC).  Accented by sunshine warmth and beayuty, this was the first truly spring-like day to compliment an SSA event.  The day began with welcoming smiles, followed quickly by a warm-up game to help […]

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Earth Day! – Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Join us on Saturday April, 23rd from 10am-3pm for the next Saturday Science Academy (SSA).  Native American high school teens will be learning about traditional ecological knowledge through the lens of Ethnobotany. Students will learn about native trees, shrubs, herbs and flowers and how these plants have come to be used and valued by Native American Salish […]

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Touring the Stars at Western Washington University

This was the third of seven Saturday Science Academy (SSA) events hosted by the Science Program of Northwest Indian College (NWIC).  Youth turnout was higher than predicted based upon low turnout from previous SSA events.  Twenty three youth arrived at the NWIC Log building, registered and piled into vans for a field trip to Western […]

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