2012 High School Summer Days Camps
2012 Middle School Summer Day Camps
Spring 2012 Newsletter
Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events:
Elementary School Zoob Workshop: May 12, 2012. *This workshop is filled to capacity
Alternative Robotics High School Research Camp: August 13-15
CSI Forensics High School Camp: June 18-22, 2012
Earth's Materials and Natural Resources High School Workshop: June 19, 2012
Energy High School Workshop: June 20, 2012.
Animatronics High School Camp: July 30 - August 3, 2012.
Where the Wild Things Are Middle School Camp: August 6-9, 2012.
Animatronics Middle School Camp: August 6-10, 2012.
To sign up for a Summer Day Camp or Workshop, please complete and send back the Registration Form.
Registration forms can be sent via:
Email: Kerin@rmu.edu
Fax: 412-397-2593 (Attn Sarah Kerin)
Mail: Sarah Kerin
Robert Morris University
6001 University Blvd; 329 John Jay Annex
Moon Township, PA 15108
*Payment will be accepted with the registratoin form or during camp/workshop check-in on the first day.*
Recent Events:
Zoob Elementary School Workshop: May 12, 2012.
During this workshop, 23 students in grades 1-5 learned the basic concepts of engineering through building with Zoobs. All students received a 500 piece Zoob set.
Math Counts State Competition: March 23-24, 2012.
The state competition will be held at the Sheraton in Harrisburg, PA. The school of Engineering, Mathematics and Science will hold a robotics challenge for over 150 student participants.
Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair: March 30-31, 2012.
The Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held at Heinz Field, in Pittsburgh, PA. The School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science will participate in the fair by judging participants' science and engineering project entries and presenting awards.
Science Bowl: March 17, 2012 (rescheduled date)
The 6th Annual RMU Science bowl was held in the Sewall Center at Robert Morris Univesrity.
During the competition, 11 school teams, comprised of one 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th grader competed against each other in a jeopardy-like setting. Participating schools included, Chartiers Houston, Hampton, Montour, Moon Area, Pine-Richland, Shaler and Thomas-Jefferson.
1st Place: Pine Richland Team #B
2nd Place: Montour Team #A
3rd Place: Hampton Team #A
AAUW Young Women's Recognition Night: March 13, 2012.
The School of Engineering Mathematics and Science had a display booth at the Fox Chapel American Association of University Women Young Women's Recognition Night. The display booth informed the girls about the many opportunities in Engineering, Science and Mathematics.
Sci-Tech Festival: March 6-9, 2012.
The School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science will have their own display booth at Carnegie Science Center, for the Sci-Tech Festival. The booth will have several activities, from our school, for Science Center patrons to particpate in.
Math and Science Night: March 8, 2012.
The Schoolof Engineering, Mathematics and Science had two booths at Edgeworth Elementary Center for their math and science night. SEMS designed activities for the Electrical System and Circulatory System booths, pertaining to the human body.
Math and Science Night: March 2, 2012.
The Schoolof Engineering, Mathematics and Science had a table at McKnight Elementary School for their math and science night. Students were able to building replicas of a NASA space station robot arm (out of cups) and design their own perfume scents from scratch.
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC): Saturday February 11, 2012
This robotics challenge, called 'Bowled Over', saw over 20 teams, from 5 states, compete against each other with their own robot designs. The event was held in the John Jay Center Gym.
First Place Team: Colts
Cloverleaf Local Schools; Lodi, OH
National Engineers Week:February 17-18, 2012
The School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science had their own display booth at Carnegie Science Center for the National Engineers Week Fair. The booth highlighted the work of our Engineering department and students. It also showed young observers how to make toy replicas.
Allegheny County MathCounts Competition: Saturday February 4, 2012
The competition, for 5th-8th grade middle school students, was held at RMU in the Sewall Center Gym. School teams and individuals competed with timed math tests. Tests were graded on site, and winners advanced to the State Competitions, to be held in Harrisburg this March.
| First Place Team: Jefferson Middle School |
First Place Individual: Jefferson Middle School |
| Second Place Team: Sewickley Academy |
Second Place Individual: Shadyside Academy |
Expanding Your Horizons: Saturday October 15, 2011
Over 150 Girls attended our Expanding Your Horizons Conference!
The Conference was held on October 15th, 2011 for girls in grades 6-9 and featured workshops, which allowed students to explore future STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. 12 workshops were led by, Carnegie Science Center, the Pittsburgh Zoo, RMU faculty and students and Industry professionals.
2011 Summer Day Camps: Camps were offered to high school and middle school students. The high school camps included "Animatronics" and "CSI Forsenics", while the middle school camps included "Where the Wild Things are" and "Effects of Pollution in Ecology".
 |
 |
 |
| "Where the Wild Things Are" |
"CSI" |
"Pollution in Ecology" |
  |
| "Animatronics" |