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Get to KnowMedtronicAs the world's largest medical technology com-pany, Medtronic is committed to improving the
way we treat some of the world's most challeng-
ing diseases, including heart disease, diabe-
tes, chronic pain, and neurological conditions
such as Parkinson's disease. More than 9,000
Medtronic scientists, engineers, and doctors
develop high-tech therapies including pacemak-
ers, stents, insulin pumps, and brain stimula-
tors. In addition, the Medtronic Foundation
uses philanthropy to help improve the health of
people with chronic diseases, in part, by educat-
ing future generations of science innovators— just like you!
M e e t Y o u n g H e a l t H I n n o vat o r s !7
Meet Science
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s c I e n c eP a r t n e r s !
A big thank you
to parents, care-
givers, teachers,
and our friends
and colleagues at
Science Buddies,
the Society
of Hispanic
Professional
Engineers, the
Society of Women
Engineers,
the National
Society of Black
Engineers, and
the American
Indian Science
and Engineering
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partners. We
couldn’t share our
vision and accom- plish our mission
without you!
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h i s : P u t a w h i t e l i l y i n a v a s e w i t h w a t e r a n d s o m e b l u e o o d c o l o r i n g . W a
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Science Matters | SPRING 2012
M e e t a Y o u n gH e a l t HI n n o v a t o r
Designinga New Wayto Heal the
BodySamantha marquez
midlothian, VirGinia
When Samantha Marquez
was in seventh grade, she was
doing research for a science
project when she learned
about isms,
which are spherical crystal
structures that deliver avors
into foods and drugs into the
body. She asked her dad, achemist and researcher, if liv-
ing cells could be used instead
of articial structures, and he
thought her idea had merit.
Samantha came up with the
name “isms”
and patented her idea.
Samantha hopes that celloi-
dosomes will be used to repair
damaged organs, burned tis-
sue, and broken bones. Learn
more about Samantha’s work
at nmoe.org.
S c I e n c e I S l I f e / / l I f e I S S c I e n c e
Intrigued byBiology?Biology is one of the great building
blocks of science, because it’s used invirtually everything from chemistry to
zoology. Biology takes its name from the
ancient Greek word bio, meaning “life,”
and logia, which means “study of.”
By learning about life from the
smallest cell to the world’s largestAfrican elephant, you can become any-
thing you want to be, from a biomedical
engineer to a zookeeper or even the
next Willy Wonka!
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people have whorls, some have loops, and some have arches.
Where do these patterns come rom? Are they inlu-enced by genetics? I so, then siblings are more likely
to share patterns than two unrelated individuals. •To test
the role o genetics in ngerprints, ask an adult to help you
collect ngerprints rom at least teeen sibling pairs and
fteen unrelated pairs. •Get their permission and then roll
his or her right index nger on a black ink pad and then
roll the nger onto white paper. •Do a higher percentage of
the sibling pairs share the same ngerprint patterns? l
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Science MattersS P O N S O R E D S E C T I O N
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SPRING 2012 | Science Matters
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BarryCorderoBioMedical engineer,
Medtronic, and national
Vice president, society
of hispanic professional
engineers
“do’t blv ayboy who tells you that you
can’t do something.”
Figures out how to grow
batches of cells for use in
cancer-drug testing.
Designs computer tools to
track and analyze u out-
breaks around the world.
Develops healthy, deli-
cious meals for schools,
colleges, and hospitals.
Develops candy and other
sweet treats that are good
for kids’ teeth.
Find more career ideas at sciencebuddies.org
Biochemical Engineer
Bioinformatics Scientist
Nutritionist
Biochemist
i m A g i n eY O U r S e L F
in B i O L O g Y !
In addition to being a
biomedical engineerlike Barry Cordero,
YOU cAn Be A:
When
Barry Cordero was
ten years old, he loved
working on his brother’s red’87 Dodge Shelby Charger. “I
liked solving problems and x-
ing things. I just didn’t real-
ize it was engineering.”
Barry
joined the U.S.
Navy and worked on the
USS Nimitz aircraft
carrier. He then went to commu-
nity college and the Universityof California, San Diego. He
also joined the Society of
Hispanic Professional
Engineers.“When I
was growing up,
I didn’t even know what
an engineer was—I thought
it was someone who worked
on a train. I love showing
kids that science and
engineering are cool
careers.”
At
Medtronic,
Barry and his team
make batteries for pace-
makers and debrillators for
chronic heart conditions and
neurostimulators to help
manage chronic
pain.
“With
engineering,
you can be creative,
explore new ideas, and
turn your dreams into real-
ity. You can do things that
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“My high
school counselor
said I wasn’t cut outfor college, which really
had an impact on me. It
made me want to do it. I’m
always going after the
challenge.”
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Science Matters | SPRING 2012
Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that
affects the body’s ability to use glucose, a
sugar that provides energy for all the cells in
the body. People with diabetes need a constant
supply of insulin to help maintain healthy blood
glucose levels. The brother-and-sister team of
Michael and Michelle Vawter and friend Mark D.
Wright developed Nn Ms, a patented
nasal inhalant smartdrug that releases precise
doses of insulin as the body needs it. Learn
more about the trio’s invention at nmoe.org.
S c i e N c e i S l i f e / / l i f e i S S c i e N c e
Zealous about
Zoology?Zoology is the amily tree o the
animal world. Imagine a amily o
monkeys sitting on a tree branch
and you get the idea. On one branch,
there’s anthropology, or the study
o humankind. On another branch
is ornithology, or the study o birds,
and on another, cetology, or the
study o whales, porpoises, and
dolphins. The list o animal amilies
goes on. By learning about the ani-
mal world, you can become anything
rom a zookeeper to a veterinarian
or even a dinosaur ossil hunter!
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Try This: Be a beluga! Cover one fnger with shortening, dip it in ice water, and then dip another fnger.Do they eel dierent?
A dog’s sense o smell can be
more than 1,000 times more
sensitive than a human’s!
Here’s how to ind out what
kind o smells dogs like the
most. Ask an adult to help
you re cru it a se le ct io n o
riendly dogs and their own-
ers. Choose three di-
erent ruits, meats, andanimal/people scentssuch as the dog’s toy orowner’s clothes. Be sure
to avoid oods toxic to dogs.
Make a list o behaviors to
watch or as each dog encoun-
ters each dierent scent. For
example, does the dog bark or
back away?With the dogs’
owners present, take each dog
separately into a room with
the scents rom one category
(i.e., ruits, meats, or animal/people scents) or one
minute. Record your
observations. Repeat
or each category. Which
scent was each dog’s
avorite? Did all dogs
avor the same scent?
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Eliminating Some of the Dangers of Diabetes
Michael Vawter, Michelle
Vawter, and Mark d. wright,
westerVille, OhiO
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A Four-HornedChameleon
These color-ul lizards
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and crickets. Theycan use their bodies likemini sailboats to glideacross ponds.
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SPRING 2012 | Science Matters
E n g i n E E r i n g + Z o o l o g y :
Lars ErdahlEducation dirEctor, MinnEsota Zoo
“i fee s k to be able to connectpeople with animals and nature.”
Lars
Erdahl’s rst job
at the zoo was driving
the monorail. “It’s not hard.
It goes slow, medium, and fast,
and you don’t have to steer. You
just have to keep your eyes
open and teach people
about the animals.”
“People
might think that
engineering is a nerdy
or boring endeavor, but
when they see how it’s used
in the zoo environment, they
realize how interesting
and important it
really is.”
“I love using
languages, math,science, technology,
engineering, and geography
to help kids and adults see
that we’re all part of the
same ecosystem,”
Lars says.
At the zoo,
S.T.E.M. students learn
how to calculate average
weights of animals, plan diets,
and other daily zoo tasks. They
also practice planning exhib-its, such as Russia’s
Grizzly Coast .
“My other
favorite part of
the job is visiting the
grizzlies on my lunch
hour. How cool is
that?”
One day,
Lars slowed the
monorail so his pas-
sengers could see a camel
giving birth. Afterwards,
many people told him how
lucky they felt to have
seen the event.
In addition to working at a zoo like Lars Erdahl, you can bE a:
Creates and manages
aquarium exhibits
featuring tropical
sh, dolphins, and
other marine life.
A q u a r i s t
Helps create safer
communities by
monitoring levels of
rabies and other dis-
eases in wild animals.
Z o o l o g i s t
Helps families take
care of their kitten,
puppy, hamster,
guinea pig, or
other pet.
V e t e r i n a r i a n
Tracks whales
as they migrate
to understand
the size of their
population.
W i l d l i f e B i o l o g i s t
i M a g i n E y o u r S E l F i n Z o o l o g y !
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Lars
and his team
love having kids out to
the zoo for sleepovers at
the dolphin aquarium. “The
dolphins enjoy it as much
as the kids,” Lars
says.
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Try This: Make raisins dance! Pour a can o Sprite into a tall, clear glass.Add six or seven resh raisins. Watch the un!
M e e t a Y o u n gH e a l t HI n n o v a t o r
Helping People withCoronary
Heart Disease
Siddhartha Gautama Jena,
Bloomfield hillS, michiGan
Coronary heart disease kills
more than seven million people
around the world every year.
The disease results primarily
from high blood cholesterol,
which impairs the transport of
life-sustaining molecules into
the red blood cells. Siddhartha
is w
mps that can
reduce the effects of choles-
terol on red blood cell function.
He hopes that his work will help
patients with elevated choles-
terol levels get the early diag-
nosis and treatment they need.
Learn more about Siddhartha’s
work at nmoe.org.
S c I e n c e I S l I f e / / l I f e I S S c I e n c e
Curious about
Chemistry?Chemistry is the big laboratory o sci-ence, because it combines biology,geology, physics, and other sciences tocreate extraordinary results. The wordchemistry is derived rom the wordalchemy, which was the ancient belie that magicians could turn metals intogold. Like magicians, chemists cre-
ate chemicalreactions thatresult in newideas and newdiscoveries. By studying chemistry, youcould create a new celebrity perume,develop the next favor o Pop Rocks, oreven discover the next planet!
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Bones and teeth, which are the hardest parts o our bodies, con-
tain calcium. This is true or dogs, cats, and other animals with bones
and teeth, but what about creatures with shells, such as crabs, clams, and
shrimp? Do you think their shells contain calcium? Find out by using
vinegar, which reacts with calcium. Gather as many dierent kinds o
hard animal parts as possible—chicken bones, fsh bones, egg shells, crab
claws, and clam shells. Put bones and shells in separate glass bowls
and cover with white vinegar.Ater fve days, compare the bones to the
shells. Do you see or eel a dierence? Can you tell which bones and
shells contain calcium? Learn more at sciencebuddies.org.
o u r b o n e Sa n d t e e t Ha r e M a d eo u t o f c a l -c I u M , b u tW H a t a b o u to t H e r a n I -M a l S ?
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In addition to being a museum director like Liesl Chatman, You can be a:
Saves lives by
predicting
tsunamis, earth-
quakes, and other
disasters.
Develops new
techniques for
growing food
on board space
stations.
Keeps cities clean
by discovering
and eliminating
sources of air and
water pollution.
Develops the
world’s most
beautiful
perfumes and
other scents.
C h e m i s t
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M e e t aY o u n gH e a l t HI n n o v a t o r
Using the Body’sOwn
Immune Systemto Fight CancerRiley ChaRles ennis,
MClean, ViRginia
Our bodies have the
ability to target and
kill many disease-
causing cells. Many
scientists believe
that if we harness the
power of the body’s
immune system, we
may be able to develop
systemic and highly
effective cancer
therapies. When Riley
Charles Ennis was
in high school, hedeveloped a unique
i- bsd hy
that helps the body
create a powerful,
anti-tumor response.
He also designed a
vaccine to be biologi-
cally specic to
a patient’s genetic
information. Learn
more about Riley’s
work at nmoe.org.
S c I e n c e I S l I e / / l I e I S S c I e n c e
Excited byEngineering?Look closely at the word “engineer-
ing” and you’ll fnd genius. Engineeringtakes its name rom the Latin wordingenium, meaning clever or hav-ing mental power. This is where thewords “genius” and “genie” come rom.Engineers are like genies because they
solve problems, invent solutions, and
create extraordinary things. I youbecome an engineer, you can do virtu-ally anything you want to do, rombuilding skyscrapers and develop-ing medical devices to designing theworld’s gnarliest snowboard.
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Have you ever seen those huge, beautiul, long-lasting bubbles? Virtually
anyone can make ordinary bubbles with soap and water, but with a ew
extra ingredients, you can create your own “ultimate” bubble-making solution and become a Bubble-ology expert. First,
create three basic solutions, each with one cup o water and two table-
spoons o liquid dish detergent.Add a tablespoon o water to the frst,
glycerin (available at most pharmacies) to the second, and corn syrup
to the third and mix each well. Use your own bubble wand or make
one by twisting a pipe cleaner into a circle with a handle.
Try blowing bubbles with each solution. Which
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I M A G I N E
Y O U R S E L F
in E N G I N E E R I N G !
In addition tobeing a biomedical
engineer likeAlyse Stofer,
YOU cAN bE A:
SPRING 2012 | Science Matters
“You an e anythingthat you want to be.”
b I O L O G Y +
M E d I c I N E :
AlyseStoferProgram manager,
medtronic, and
President-elect,
the society of
Women engineers
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t i n a g l a s s b o w l . A d d s o m e d u l l p e n n i e s a n d w a i t 1 0 t o 2 0 s e c o n d s . W h a t h a p p e n s ?
Robotics Engineer
Discovers
exciting new
ways to turn
recycled plas-
tic bottles into
fabulous fash-ion fabrics.
Chemical Engineer
Designs tiny
microphones
for top-secret
surveillance efforts.
Microsystems Engineer
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Helps build thenext generation of
medical devices.
EngineeringTechnician
Through
her volunteer
work, Alyse was
invited onboard
a U.S. Navy
sub.
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Alyse
Stofer’s parents
always encouraged
her and her sister to takeaccelerated math and science
classes, and told them that
they could be anything
that they wanted
to be.
“I
was fascinated
to see how articial
limbs and pacemakers
could change people’s livesand from then on, I knew I
wanted to be a biomedi-
cal engineer.”
She
loves meeting
people who are using
the products that she and
her team have created. “It’s
truly amazing to see what a
difference we’re making
in their lives.”
Alyse
now works at
Medtronic, where
she helps create prod-
ucts for people who havechronic pain because
of injuries or acci-
dents.
Alyse
also belongs
to the Society of
Women Engineers. “I’m
lucky to have had so much
encouragement when I was
a child. This is my way to
give back.”
Alyse
went to an engi-
neering summer camp
for high school girls. She
learned all about different
engineering elds, including
biomedical engineering,
which she had never
heard of before.
Designs robots
to explore the
depths ofthe ocean,
faraway
planets,
or other
places humans
cannot go.
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Science Matters | SPRING 2012
M e e t aY o u n gH e a l t HI n n o v a t o r
Helping Eliminate Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees
Katherine BomKamp,
Waldorf, maryland
Phantom limb pain is
the feeling of pain in a
nonexistent limb. This
affects about eight mil-
lion people around the
world who have lost one
or more of their arms or
legs. Scientists believe
that this pain is caused by
the brain sd-i sisd m-mds h m-
d imb,which isn’t there to
receive the signals. When
Katherine was in high
school, she developed a
device that uses heat to
stop the brain signals
and relax the muscles in
the remaining part of the
limb. Her invention is eas-
ily produced and does not
use medications. Learn
more at nmoe.org.
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Mesmerizedby Medicine?Medicine is both a science and an art.
It takes its name from ars medicina, aLatin phrase which means the “art of healing.” People who practice the artof healing can be found developingnew medications, taking X-rays, put-
ting casts on broken bones, perform-
ing kidney transplants, and otherextraordinary things. By studyingmedicine, you can be an emergencyroom doctor, a psychiatrist, a para-medic, or even a zoologist!
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u r p u l s e i n s i d e y o u r w r i s t . C o u n t t h e n u
m b e r o f b e a t s i n t e n s e c o n d s a n d m u l t i p l y b y s i x .
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SPRING 2012 | Science Matters
M E d i c i n E + s o c i a l M E d i a :
Raina Merchant,
MD, MSAssistAnt Professor,
University of PennsylvAniA
DePArtment of emergency meDicine
“i ve ug socialmedia to engage
people in creatingbetter public health.”
Provides
medical care
to people in
Haiti, India, and
other impover-ished countries
around the world.
Teaches
kids
how to
manage
their
asthma.
Figures out
real-life
medical
puzzles, such
as whether a
person needs
a transplant
or what
caused some-
one to die.
Saves
lives by
detecting
infections,
cancer, and
other blood
diseases.
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i M a G i n EY o U R s E l F
in M E d i c i n E !
In addition to being a
professor like RainaMerchant,
YoU can bE a:
Pathologist
Cytotechnologist
RespiratoryTherapist
When
Raina Merchant
was growing up in
Corpus Christi, Texas, she
loved helping her dad, a sur-
geon and emergency trauma
specialist, when oods andhurricanes threatened
their community.
Raina
divides her
time between teaching
medical students, seeing
patients, and doing research
on sudden cardiac arrest
(SCA), which kills more
than 1,000 people a
day in the U.S. To
help her fellow
Philadelphians becomeaware of AEDs, Raina and
her colleagues created the
MyHeartMap Challenge, a
social media/crowdsourc-
ing project and scaven-
ger hunt.
Aspart of her
mission to help people
survive SCA, Raina is pas-
sionate about automated
external debrillators (AEDs),
portable electronic devices
that virtually anyone can
use to save lives.
“I’m
so happy to be
following in my dad’s
footsteps,” Raina says. “He
now lives in Fiji, where he
continues to help people.I know he’s really
proud of me!”
People
can use an app to
snap photos of AEDs in
ofce buildings and other
places and upload them
to myheartmap.org for
a chance to win
prizes!
After
high school,
Raina graduated
from Yale University, the
University of Chicago,
and the University of
Pennsylvania, where
she now works.
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Fun Placesto Explore
ALABAMA● Gulf Coast ExplorEum
sCiEnCE CEntEr, Mobile,exploreum.com
CALIFORNIA● California sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Los Angeles,
californiasciencecenter.org● DisCovEry sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Santa Ana,discoverycube.org
● Exploratorium, SanFrancisco, exploratorium.edu
● lawrEnCE Hall
of sCiEnCE, Berkeley,lawrencehallofscience.org
● montErEy Bay aquarium,Monterey, mbayaq.org
● san DiEGo Zoo, San Diego,sandiegozoo.org
COLORADO● DEnvEr Zoo, Denver,
denverzoo.org
● tHE wilDlifE
ExpEriEnCE, Parker,thewildlifeexperience.org
FLORIDA● JaCksonvillE Zoo,
Jacksonville, jaxzoo.org
● kEnnEDy spaCE
CEntEr, Orsino,kennedyspacecenter.com
GEORGIA● GEorGia aquarium,
Atlanta, georgiaaquarium.org
● Zoo atlanta, Atlanta,zooatlanta.org
ILLINOIS● aDlEr planEtarium,
Chicago, adlerplanetarium.org
● tHE fiElD musEum,Chicago, eldmuseum.org
● musEum of sCiEnCE
anD inDustry, Chicago,msichicago.org
● sHEDD aquarium, Chicago,sheddaquarium.org
INDIANA● wonDErlaB musEum of
sCiEnCE, HEaltH anD
tECHnoloGy, Bloomington,wonderlab.org
KENTUCKY● louisvillE sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Louisville,louisvillescience.org
LOUISIANA● sCi-port DisCovEry
CEntEr, Shreveport,sciport.org
MASSACHUSETTS● musEum of sCiEnCE,
Boston, mos.org
MINNESOTA● BEll musEum of natural
History, Minneapolis,bellmuseum.org
● Como park Zoo &
ConsErvatory, St. Paul,comozooconservatory.org
● GrEat lakEs aquarium,Duluth, glaquarium.org
● intErnational
wolf CEntEr, Ely andMinneapolis, wolf.org
● minnEsota Zoo, Apple Valley,
mnzoo.org
● sCiEnCE musEum of
minnEsota, St. Paul, smm.org
● tHE BakkEn, Minneapolis,thebakken.org
● tHE works, Bloomington,theworks.org
MARYLAND● marylanD sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Baltimore, mdsci.org
MICHIGAN● DEtroit sCiEnCE CEntEr,
Detroit, sciencedetroit.org
MISSOURI● saint louis sCiEnCE
CEntEr, St. Louis, sisc.org
NEW JERSEY● liBErty sCiEnCE CEntEr,
Jersey City, lsc.org
NORTH CAROLINA● DisCovEry plaCE,
Charlotte, discoveryplace.org
● sCiworks, Winston-Salem,sciworks.org
OHIO● Cosi, Columbus, cosi.org
OKLAHOMA● tulsa Zoo anD livinG
musEum, Tulsa, tulsazoo.org
NEW YORK● amEriCan musEum of
natural History &
HayDEn planEtarium,New York, amnh.org
● Bronx Zoo, New York,bronxzoo.com
● nEw york Hall of
sCiEnCE, Flushing,nysci.org
● tHE CHilDrEn’s musEum
of sCiEnCE anD
tECHnoloGy, Troy, cmost.org
PENNSYLVANIA● tHE franklin institutE,
Philadelphia, .edu
● CarnEGiE sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Pittsburgh,carnegiesciencecenter.org
SOUTH DAKOTA● tHE mammotH sitE, Hot
Springs, mammothsite.com
TENNESSEE● aDvEnturE sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Nashville,adventuresci.com
● Coon CrEEk sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Adamsville,memphismuseums.org
● liCHtErman naturE
CEntEr, Memphis,memphismuseums.org
● mEmpHis BotaniC
GarDEn, Memphis,memphisbotanicgarden.com
● mEmpHis Zoo, Memphis,memphiszoo.org
● pink palaCE musEum,Memphis, memphismuseums.org
● tHE CHilDrEn’s musEum
of mEmpHis, Memphis,cmom.com
TEXAS● san antonio Zoo, San
Antonio, sazoo-aq.org
● tHE DisCovEry
sCiEnCE plaCE, Tyler,discoveryscienceplace.org
VERMONT● montsHirE musEum of
sCiEnCE, Norwich,montshire.org
WASHINGTON● paCifiC sCiEnCE
CEntEr, Seattle,pacicsciencecenter.org
WASHINGTON D.C.● smitHsonian national
air anD spaCE musEum,Washington, D.C., andChantilly, Virginia, nasm.si.edu
● smitHsonian national
musEum of amEriCan
History, Washington, D.C.,americanhistory.si.edu
● smitHsonian national
musEum of natural
History, Washington, D.C.,mnh.si.edu
● smitHsonian national
ZooloGiCal park ,
Washington, D.C.,nationalzoo.si.edu
Science Matters | SPRING 2012
Lie IsScience Is Lie!I you look closely at the worldaround you, you’ll fnd that science is everywhere. To helpinspire you to become a healthinnovator, we’ve compiled our toppicks or un places to explore,websites to discover, new booksto read, clubs to join, and otherways to get involved in the
ascinating uture o our world.
Meet TyrannosaurusSue at the Field
Museum in Chicago.
Listen to the WaveOrgan, a wave-
activated acousticsculpture. Part of the
Exploratorium, it’slocated on a jetty inSan Francisco Bay.
See an aquatic tun-nel in the GeorgiaAquarium. It’s the
world’s largestaquarium, holding
more than 10 million
gallons of water.
Science MattersS P O N S O R E D S E C T I O N
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● Ask D. Univese,druniverse.wsu.edu
● Bill Nye the ScienceGuy, billnye.com
● BainCake,braincake.org
● BainPOP,brainpop.com
● Cool Science foCuious Kids, hhmi.org/coolscience/
forkids● Did You Eve Wonde?,
lbl.gov/wonder
● Discovey Kids,kids.discovery.com
● DagonyTV,pbskids.org/dragonytv
● EngineeGil!,engineergirl.org
● Eteme Science,extremescience.com
● Funology, funology.com
● Gilstat, girlstart.org
●
HowStuffWoks,howstuffworks.com
● Imagine Engineeing girlscouts.org
● NASA Fo Kids Only,kids.earth.nasa.gov
● National GeogaphicKids, kids.nationalgeographic.com
● Science Buddies,sciencebuddies.org
● Science Made Simple,sciencemadesimple.com
● Science Monste,sciencemonster.com
● Science Museum ofMinnesota OnlineActivities,smm.org/explore
● SciGils, scigirls.org
● The Science Eploe,exploratorium.edu/science—explorer
● TIME fo Kids,timeforkids.com
● TyEngineeing,tryengineering.org/play.php
● TyScience,tryscience.org
SPRING 2012 | Science Matters
New Booksto Read
A selection of the2012 Finalists for theAAAS/Subaru SB&FPrizes for Excellencein Science Books
Middle Grades
● Biomimicy: InventionsInspied by Natue. DoraLee, with illustrations byMargot Thompson. Kids CanPress, 2011.
● The Case of the VanishingGolden Fog: A ScienticMystey. Sandra Markle.Millbrook Press, 2011.
● Elephant Talk: TheSupising Science ofElephant Communication.Ann Downer. Twenty-FirstCentury Books, 2011.
● Wold Without Fish.Mark Kurlansky, with illustra-tions by Frank Stockton.Workman, 2011.
YounG adults
● Feathes. Thor Hanson.Basic Books, 2011.
● Feynman. Jim Ottaviani,with illustrations by LelandMyrick. First Second, 2011.
● Plastic: A Toic Love Stoy.Susan Freinkel. HoughtonMifin Harcourt, 2011.
● Science Fai Season. JudyDutton. Hyperion Books, 2011.
● 4-H NATIONAL YOUTHSCIENCE DAY, 4-h.org
● BOY SCOUTS OF AMErICA,scouting.org
● FIrST LEGO LEAYGUE,rstlegoleague.org
● FIrST rOBOTICSCOMPETITION,usrst.org
● FUTUrE CITYCOMPETITION,
futurecity.org
● FUTUrE SCIENTISTSAND ENGINEErS OFAMErICA,discoverycube.org
● GIrL SCOUTS,girlscouts.org
● HIGH TECH KIDS,hightechkids.org
● INTErNET SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY FAIr,istf.ucf.edu
● NATIONAL STEM VIDEOGAME CHALLENGE,stemchallenge.org
● ODYSSEY OF THE MIND,odysseyofthemind.com
● SCIENCE OLYMPIAD,soinc.org
● TrONIx TEAM,tronixteam.org
● YOUNG INVENTOrSPrOGrAM,
successbeyond.org/YIF.htm
scc Information,
News &Advocacy
● Ameican Associationfo the Advancementof Science, aaas.org
●
Ameican IndianScience andEngineeing Society,aises.org
● Association foWomen in Science,awis.org
● Edutopia, edutopia.org
● Engineeing isElementay,mos.org/eie
● National EducationAssociation, nea.org
● National ScienceTeaches Association,nsta.org
● National Society ofBlack Enginees,nsbe.org
● Society fo HispanicPofessionals inEngineeing, shpe.org
● Society fo Science& the Public,societyforscience.org
● Society of WomenEnginees, swe.org
● The BenjaminBanneke Institutefo Science andTechnology,thebannekerinstitute.org
● Women in Technology,
womenintechnology.com
F i r s t L
e g o L e a g u e p h o t o b y a d r i a n a M .
g r o i s M a n
Competitions & Clubs To Join
B robot with a team of fellow inventors and rock the houseat your local FIRST Lego League tournament!
Wb to Discover
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Curiosity Unleashed
Challenge the norm.Explore new ideas.Improve the world.
At Medtronic, we devote ourselves to new
and better ways to restore health.
We know that innovation starts with
imagination. It’s then fueled by passion,
skill and determination.
The improved health of the world depends
on tomorrow’s scientic innovator. So we
support organizations and activities geared
to inspire and train the next generation of
doctors, scientists and engineers.
Science....it matters.
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