Come join us and SERVE CAROLINA
This is a STEM EDUCATION/LEGO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY WITH LIMITED SPACE
WHAT Build Models and Boxes for NEW tRNA and protein science kits
that provide “hands on” ways for middle and high school
students to learn about biological processes like
DNA replication
WHEN Saturday, October 15 – choose a session (let’s all try for the morning until it fills up)
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (transfer RNA)
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM (amino acids)
WHERE MIT, Cambridge
WHAT Carefully build tRNA models and boxes OR
build and label amino acids and boxes for
NEW science kits, since manipulating
dynamic models helps middle and high school students
around the world model molecular processes
like protein synthesis (aka translation).
While no science knowledge is required, this detail-oriented project
does require manual dexterity and careful attention to
detail.
Great for volunteers age 12 and older.
HOW YOU MUST SIGN UP by 10/10 at
http://www.pmd.org/s/101516.htm
You must arrive on time and commit to being there the entire time.
After you sign up successfully, you will see a
confirmation screen AND receive an email
confirmation message. Then a few days before
this project, PMD will email a PDF with
specific information, including directions to
the exact project site by public transit and by car,
checklist on how to prepare, what to expect,
directions and map, and a waiver.
WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit
organization that promotes informed and
responsible volunteerism by involving people
in tangible, hands-on work that meets
local needs and by assisting companies
and charities in building successful community
involvement programs that:
* Produce appreciable results while
conserving recipients’ limited resources,
* Educate volunteers about broader issues,
* Bring people together to make a real difference.
“Unlike most teaching aids, the models are designed to
teach what the molecules do, not just what molecules look like.
These model molecules are made to be manipulated….Abstract
molecular concepts become concrete with these models.”
–Dr. Kathy Vandiver, Inventor
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