Groups from the Bayport/Blue Point School District’s Gifted Students Program were “scientists for a day” at recent visits to campus.

Their hands-on learning experiences gave them new and fun ways to learn about science. The group visits were arranged through Ellen Vlachos of the Gifted and Talented Program from Bayport-Blue Point School District, and the Stony Brook University Office of Government and Community Relations.

Students had a real hand-on experience in Professor Hanson’s geosciences lab.

On April 24, 2017, a group of fourth graders led by Director Dave Ecker and Stony Brook students, were given tours of iCreate Lab and the resources available to inspire creativity and new ways to solve problems, including 3D printers, silk screening for t-shirts and a large selection of tools working in the lab gave tours

Then on Friday, April 28, 2017, a group of fifth graders discovered their own DNA in a lab experience managed by Stony Brook student Mirna Kheir and others members of the Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, Alpha Eta Mu Beta, led by Faculty Advisor Dr. M. Ete Chan.

The groups explored ways that water can impact the environment by  moving sand in a water table in Professor Gil Hanson’s Geosciences lab.

Read more: http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/oncampus/elementary-school-students-enjoy-campus-lab-tour/