Expanding Your Horizons™
In Science, Mathematics And
Engineering (EYH)

Scheduled for:
Saturday November 10, 2007
8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Penn State's University
Park Campus / 102 Thomas Bldg.

Smart Materials at Play
“Smart” materials have the capability to sense changes in their environment and respond to changes in a pre-programmed way. Some have the ability to change shape or size simply by adding a bit of heat, or change to a liquid or solid when near a magnet. Participants had fun with simple and interesting hands-on activities such as levitation of a magnet above a cooled superconductor and other activities. Participants’ curiosity was limited only by their imagination!

Folds, Faults, and Thrusts, Oh My!
In this workshop, participants learned how the ridges and mountains in Pennsylvania were formed. They used edible models to make their own folds and faults in layers of flour and cocoa, then compared the modeled mountains to the ridges and valleys seen all around central Pennsylvania.

Mutant Glow-in-the-Dark Worms
Students will use several types of microscopes to examine live C. elegans (worms) and play a game involving identification of mutants (long/short, paralyzed, uncoordinated, etc.). We will also examine green fluorescent protein in cells that allows us to examine muscles and other tissues under UV light.