As many might have heard, Fermilab's Muon g-2 team is in the midst of transporting a 50-foot-wide electromagnet from Long Island to the Chicago suburbs in one piece. The move began on June 22 at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and will conclude the week of July 22 at Fermilab.

Fermilab is inviting the public to join in a final celebration at Fermilab on Friday, July 26 to welcome the ring home. Starting at 5:30 pm, families can have fun with hands-on exhibits in Wilson Hall, eat in the Fermilab cafeteria and talk with our scientists while waiting for the ring to make its way across the Fermilab site. When the ring arrives at Wilson Hall, everyone will go outside to greet it, and get a group photo with it before it rolls to its final destination.

 

Check out the Fermilab web site for maps of the journey and detailed up-to-the-minute updates.

Today's Poetry Foundation newsletter contained a reminder of their free poetry camps. 

 

July 15 - 7th and 8th graders

July 11, 18, 25 (morning) - 9th and 10th graders

July 11, 18, 25 (afternoon) - 11th and 12th graders

 

See their web site for complete details.

 

Today's "Fermilab Today" email newsletter featured an article on it's new playground.  Here is an excerpt:

 

It's one thing for kids to try to envision particles zipping around underground when learning about the science at Fermilab. It's another thing entirely for them to pretend to be particles charging along an accelerator path, revealing new physics as they fly by.

 

This week the Fermilab Education Office celebrated the completion of its new Run Like A Proton accelerator path for middle- and high-school-age visitors to the laboratory.

Located at the Lederman Science Center, the path is an aboveground, scaled-down version of the routes a particle can take through Fermilab's accelerator complex. While running along the path, kids can act like they are the particles of the lab's physics program zipping through underground tunnels.

 

"Kids have different modes of learning," said Spencer Pasero of Fermilab's Education Office. "They can learn about the work of the lab with our indoor exhibits, but now they can also learn about it through our new outdoor playground."

 

Click here to read more.

 

News from the Chicagoland M.U.N. Club!

 

This summer, we are offering a fun and educational three-day Model UN program for students entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Participants will learn about the history of the United Nations and modern international relations, build skills in public speaking, negotiations, and collaborative writing, and finally take part in an exciting simulation of the United Nations Security Council.  The program will take place from June 6 - 8 (Thursday 3:30pm-6:30pm, Friday 9:30am-3:30pm, and Saturday 9:30am-1:00pm) at the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago (7574 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie, IL, 60657). The cost will be $45 per individual student. E-mail Katieborg23@gmail.com to receive registration forms. 

 

For those unfamiliar with Model United Nations: Model UN conferences simulate the deliberations of United Nations committees and other multilateral organizations. Students role-play diplomats and regional leaders, and are tasked with discussing and developing solutions to international issues. The goal of MUN is to increase interest in international affairs and improve problem-solving skills,

while promoting tolerance, perspective, and compassion in a real-world context.

We are an independent, student-led, high-school Model United Nations club dedicated to the advancement of political science education in the middle school and high school community in the Chicago area.  We have been active since 2009, and recently applied for and received 501c3 status. We participate in several Model UN conferences each year, and our members have been honored to win many awards.

We have taught middle-school Model UN courses for homeschoolers as part of the HSGS Co-op and AJCW Collective Workshops, and we also put on the Northern Illinois Model United Nations Conference (NIMUN), the largest active Model UN conference for middle school students in the Midwest. Over 90 students attended our second annual conference last year, and we are looking forward NIMUN III on November 15th, 2013. We have four committees and room for over 100 students. It promises to be an exciting and memorable experience for all those involved. Learn more about NIMUN here:  www.nimunweb.com.

The SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) e-mail update today contains the following information on honoring educators.

 

 

The SENG Honor Roll recognizes educators who make a difference in the life of a gifted child or adult.

 

For a nomination fee of $50, the SENG Honor Roll allows you to honor a special teacher in your life while helping to support SENG's mission and programs.

Educators nominated to The SENG Honor Roll receive the following:

• letter of honor
• permanent listing on the SENG website  
• listing in the annual 2013 SENG Conference Program Book (for nominations received no later than May 31)
• Josh Waitzkin's book: The Art of Learning, courtesy of the JW Foundation
• (while supplies last)
• 12-month subscription to the 2E Twice-Exceptional Newsletter, courtesy of
• Glen Ellyn Media

The nominee's school district or academic institution receives a certificate for formal presentation to the educator. Both the educator and the district/academic institution will receive information about SENG and about the SENG Honor Roll achievement.

**Nominate an Educator Now**

11th or 12th graders for the 2013/2014 school year can apply for a chance to attend a FREE
Samsung Mobile App Academy in summer 2013. All attendees will receive a Samsung Galaxy Note™ 10.1 tablet and a chance to win up to $20,000 in scholarships. The Chicago Academy will take place on July 17 & 18 at UIC. The eligibility requirements are:

• Did not attend a summer 2012 App Academy (formerly known as Boot Camp)
• *Must be an 11th or 12th grader during the 2013–2014 school year
• Have taken or be enrolled in two or more AP and/or Honors science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics classes
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Live within a 60-mile radius of an App Academy city (transportation not provided)
• Provide fully completed application form online or submitted by fax
• Spots in the App Academy will be determined by random lottery for students who meet eligibility requirements

Here are the details: http://www.scholastic.com/samsungacademy/

Looking for something to do during Spring Break?  The Institute for Educational Advancement features A Blog About Gifted Youth.  The December 2012 post presents their five favorite podcasts for gifted kids including topics ranging from science to words to inventions.

The March 5 email newsletter from Open Culture featured "A Master List of 700 Free Courses from Great Universities."  This list contains courses from schools like Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford, Harvard and UC Berkeley.  There are courses in Philosophy, History, Computer Science, Economics, Film, Food, Mathematics, Biology  . . . and the list goes on and on.