Sponsored by Pittcon, Science Week offers outreach and support programs for science education in the city that hosts its annual convention.
Science Week offers interactive workshops designed for elementary, middle, and high school science teachers. Workshops are designed to help teachers implement fun experiments into their classrooms.
Teacher Workshops are designed to help teachers implement fun experiments into their classrooms. Participants receive instruction and, depending on the workshop, even supplies and materials to help them perform some of the educational experiments in their own classrooms.
Equipment grants are available for teachers who attend a Teacher Workshop. These grants enable teachers to purchase equipment demonstrated in the workshops or other science-related equipment of their choice from select companies.
Student Workshops are designed for primary students in grades 1-6. These hands-on workshops will lead participants through the exciting process of experimentation and discovery.
Foldscope provides a low cost and convenient way for teachers to give students a visual demonstration of the microscopic world. Slides can be displayed on mobile phones or projected for classrooms.
Pittcon is a dynamic, transnational exposition and comprehensive technical conference showcasing the latest advances in research and scientific instrumentation.