COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites 5th to 12th grade students to join us for “STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Club for Girls: Underwater Robotics” on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. This science-immersion event will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Umpqua Hall, on the Coos Campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. This is a FREE program.
Students will engage with professors in hands-on activities across multiple scientific disciplines, guided by Biology Professor Amy Burgess, who brings extensive field experience. They will explore different types of underwater vehicles and robots used to study our oceans, and learn about the organizations and online resources offered by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Nautilus Live Ocean Exploration Trust.
Activities will include working alongside the College’s SPEAR Student Researchers, who are involved in various STEAM projects. Students will “dive with pioneers of the deep-sea research on journeys about the most famous submersibles in history and come face to face with fascinating sea creatures” as they experience the planetarium show “Into The Deep” by Loch Ness and Ogrefish Film Productions in our Discovery Dome Planetarium. This digital theater space immerses students in a show that takes them on an adventure. Also, students will take a tour of our Annual STEM Art Exhibit “Our Ocean Through Time” in the Eden Hall Gallery.
The STEAM Club for Girls focuses on supporting and encouraging girls through their STEAM educational journey. We also share books, podcasts, and other helpful resources focused on girls in science. Girls who participate in this program can stay connected online where we continue to mentor and share quarterly news and activities with them.
STEAM education projects help students visualize career pathways in science, technology, engineering, and math. The “A” adds in the arts, such as humanities, dance, drama, visual arts, and design. When people learn in all these areas together, they gain soft skills that can help grow ability in out-of-the-box thinking and collaboration. There will be an opportunity to create an Art & Observation Field Notebook. “Exploring Deep-Ocean Art Coloring Books” will be available to take home and we will provide resources to help create more projects at home.
Register soon as spots are limited. For more information on this event, registration, and other upcoming events, contact Krystal Hopper Meyers, STEAM Pathways Assistant, at 541-888-7416, or krystal.hopper@socc.edu.
