{"id":996,"date":"2019-06-17T14:35:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/?p=996"},"modified":"2019-08-06T14:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:36:03","slug":"june-13-2019-stem-incyte-summer-day-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.me.iastate.edu\/sbentil\/2019\/06\/17\/june-13-2019-stem-incyte-summer-day-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"June 13, 2019: STEM InCYte Summer Day Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

written by Jenny Marsh <\/strong>(Neuroscience Ph.D. student at The Bentil Group)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

STEM InCYte Summer Day Camp, directed by Dr. Christa Jackson, is designed to help children explore and integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through hands-on projects and real-world applications. At the camp, children have the opportunity to explore different areas of STEM by participating in activities with various Iowa State University faculty and their students.<\/p>\n

Jenny Marsh and Ling Zhang, Ph.D. students from The Bentil Group, exposed the children to a variety of biomedical engineering and neuroscience activities.<\/p>\n

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Jenny Marsh (right) and Ling Zhang (left) awaiting the children’s arrival at the STEM InCYte Summer Day Camp.<\/p><\/div>\n

To explore biomedical engineering, the children created blocked \u201carteries\u201d using plastic tubing and play dough. Then, the children had to fabricate a prototype device to clear the blockages. The children worked in groups and participated in discussions involving problems that they may encounter if removing blockages from human arteries. There was also a discussion on the importance of keeping our arteries clean.<\/p>\n

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Jenny Marsh providing instructions to the students, during the blocked artery activity.<\/p><\/div>\n

The neuroscience activities involved the children learning about the brain\u2019s anatomy, by creating neurons from pipe cleaners. There was also a discussion on how brain cells send signals.<\/p>\n

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A student proudly showcases his completed neuron.<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, all children were able to test their brains’ reaction time with a classic Stroop Task.<\/p>\n

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Students participating in the Stroop Task.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Try the Stroop Task!<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Say the COLOR<\/strong> of each word in each column out loud, and as fast as you can.<\/p>\n

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Learn more about the Stroop Effect and what your results mean by visiting the following link: http:\/\/www.whatispsychology.biz\/about-stroop-effect-definition<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Visit the following link to learn more about STEM InCYte camp: https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/stemincyte\/home<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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