Education News: School leaders at Herring Gut, 4-H science Saturday
Midcoast curriculum leaders learn what Herring Gut can teach children
MIDCOAST — Representatives from several school districts up and down the Midcoast gathered at Herring Gut Learning Center at the beginning of October for their monthly meeting and to learn more about the unique program resources that Herring Gut can provide to their school districts.
Herring Gut Learning Center, a non-profit education center in Port Clyde, partners with local schools to present hands-on classes in aquaculture and marine science, offers a Professional Development Institute for teachers, and presents summer programs for children and the public. For more information please visit www.herringgut.org.
Turn up the heat Nov. 22 at 4-H Science Saturday
ORONO — Understanding how different materials react to high heat with sometimes surprising results is the focus of a hands-on University of Maine 4-H Science Saturday workshop Nov. 22 at UMaine's Engineering Science Research Center, Barrows Hall.
Youth in grades 6-8 will learn about technological uses of high-temperature materials by creating a piece of glass bead and wire jewelry to take home. Participants will also learn about research activities during the event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UMaine's Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology.
The $15 fee includes lunch. Registration materials are available at umaine.edu/4h/home/science-saturday/. Maximum enrollment is 20; Nov. 14 is the deadline to register. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, contact Jessica Brainerd, 207.581.3877.
