{"id":63142,"date":"2016-10-25T15:32:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hs.boisestate.edu\/?p=63142"},"modified":"2016-10-25T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:32:05","slug":"stem-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2016\/10\/25\/stem-night\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Nursing Students Volunteer at Local Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>School of Nursing students volunteered their time at Garfield Elementary School\u2019s second annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Night on October 4. The event was organized in order to show students and families that STEM is accessible and fun, and that Boise State University is a resource for nurturing and supporting STEM pathways.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-63152 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/10\/sneezing-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a Garfield elementary student learning about germs and how far they can travel in a sneeze.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><\/figure><p>The event was presented by the College of Health Sciences, College of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Engineering, as well as several community partners including Micron, the Idaho Botanical Garden and the Boise Astronomical Society.<\/p>\n<p>Julianne Wenner, an assistant professor for the College of Education at Boise State, helped organize the event because she believes it\u2019s important for students and their families to have an opportunity to experience STEM through a variety of fun activities and learn about the community-based STEM careers and educational resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough our STEM Night we hope that Garfield families will start to create a culture that embraces STEM as a way to problem-solve, think deeply and see the world,\u201d said Wenner.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-63162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/10\/cpr-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a Garfield elementary student learning CPR with a School of Nursing faculty.\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" \/><\/figure><p>At one of the School of Nursing\u2019s stations, \u201cHow Far Can a Sneeze Go?\u201d, a nursing student dressed up in a gown, gloves, and mask and allowed the children to \u201csneeze\u201d at her with a spray bottle. This demonstrated to the children just how far an uncovered sneeze can really travel.<\/p>\n<p>The School of Nursing students also provided plastic models of the brain connected to the inner ear as well as a heart for the children to examine, gave demonstrations (complete with special lights and goo) on effective handwashing, and practiced CPR.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63172 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/10\/heart-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of a Garfield elementary student learning about the heart with a School of Nursing faculty.\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/><\/figure><p>Garfield Elementary is a Title I school of about 400 students located on the corner of Broadway and Boise avenue. The school houses several special needs programs serving high needs students including a visually impaired program, a \u201csuccessful learning classroom\u201d for autistic children, and an\u201cEnglish language learner\u201d classroom serving the refugee and immigrant populations.<\/p>\n<p>The School of Nursing chose to participate in the STEM night because they are an important and visible STEM field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScience education is extremely important, and encouraging boys and especially girls to consider the STEM fields is very important,\u201d said Denise Seigart, professor and associate director for the School of Nursing Undergraduate Nursing Program and Master of Nursing of Populations Program. \u201cMany students don\u2019t believe they can be successful in science and math, so we need to show them they can be!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvb.com\/article\/news\/education\/garfield-elementary-hosts-interactive-stem-education-night\/277-329097631\">Watch KTVB\u2019s coverage here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School of Nursing students volunteered their time at Garfield Elementary School\u2019s second annual Science, Technology,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4072,4071],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cohs-news","category-son-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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