Science Explorers get a tour of the Chautauqua County Landfill and energy generation plant on March 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers tour the Chautauqua County landfill and power plant on March 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers outside the power generating plant at the Chautauqua County landfill on March 30, 2015.

Science Explorers get a tour of the power generating plant at the Chautauqua County landfill on March 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers tour the power generating plant at the Chautauqua County landfill on March 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers tour the Chautauqua County landfill and power plant on March 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers learning about telescopes at the Martz Observatory in Frewsburg on March 18, 2015.

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Science Explorers at the Martz Observatory in Frewsburg on March 18, 2015.

Science Explorers check out a bird caught by Penn State ornithologists at Jamestown Audubon on 5/16/15

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Science Explorers check out a bird caught by Penn State ornithologists at Jamestown Audubon on May 16, 2015.

Science Explorers at the Martz Observatory on March 18, 2015.

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Science Explorers at the Martz Observatory in Frewsburg on March 18, 2015.

Science Explorers found just one frog in the turtle pond at Jamestown Audubon on 5/16/15

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Science Explorers only found a big, green frog in the turtle pond at Jamestown Audubon on May 16, 2015.

Science Explorers learn about grape growing in the vineyard at the Lake Erie Grape Discovery Center on April 16, 2015.

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Andy Dufresne teaches the Science Explorers about growing grapes at the Lake Erie Grape Discovery Center on April 16, 2015.

Science Explorers at the Grape Discovery Center on April 16, 2015

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Science Explorers at the Lake Erie Grape Discovery Center on April 16, 2015.

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Science Explorers learn about the different diesel engines built at the Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on April 30, 2015.

Science Explorers tour the Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on 4/30/15.

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Science Explorers tour the Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on April 30, 2015.

Science Explorers check out the finished product ready to ship at the Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on April 30, 2015.

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Science Explorers check out the finished product ready to ship around the world at Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant on April 30, 2015.

Science Explorers

Science Explorers is a workshop series funded by United Way of Southern Chautauqua County.

Spring 2016 Science Explorers took place at the Boys and Girls Club of Jamestown. Youth met for five weeks in-house and completed a STEM-related activity. Week 6 was a field trip to the Summer Wind. Due to funding and youth interest, this is the last round of Science Explorers programming that CCE Chautauqua will facilitate.

Spring 2016 Workshops and Curriculum

Week1: It's Electric, Snap Circuits and National 4-H Curriculum

Week 2: Rockets to the Rescue, Rockets to the Rescue National Youth Science Day activity

Week 3: Boats and Buoyancy, Wonderopolis

Week 4: Owees and Ouchies: Medical Careers, National 4-H Curriculum and kidshealth.org

Week 5: The Science of Sound, Ducksters.com

Week 6: The Summer Wind The Summer Wind website

In the spring and fall of 2015 Science Explorers was a field-trip based program that allowed youth to tour various STEM-related businesses and organizations in Chautauqua County. In the spring 4-H partnered with the Eastside YMCA and in the fall youth from the YMCA Teen Center joined us for the six week workshop series.

The field trip series visited the following STEM-related businesses and organizations:

Martz Observatory

Chautauqua County Landfill and Power Generation Plant

Lake Erie Grape Discovery Center

Cummins Engine Plant Jamestown

Jamestown Audubon Society

Goose Creek Citizen Science

Last updated June 27, 2016