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Community Outreach

Envirolution has been busy engaging with many different community partners and we wanted to share a little of what we’ve been up to. Girls in STEM Camp In April, along with Tesla, we partnered with Sierra Nevada Journeys for their Girls in STEM Camp at Grizzly Ranch. Over two days, we got to engage with 39 girls and […]

16.05.2021Partners

Sneak Peak Professional Learning Success

Our first ever Sneak Peek Professional Learning sessions were a hit! We had 30 teachers from different grade levels, communities, and subject matters join us for 7 sessions and over 14 hours of training to learn about Project ReCharge and complete some of our favorite hands-on lessons. “It gave me a perfect look at the instruction that […]

16.05.2021Project ReCharge

New Partnership – Eco Rise

Envirolution is excited to announce our partnership with EcoRise (EcoRise.org) to collaborate in the development of a Transportation Unit with an emphasis on Electric Vehicles. In these lessons, students will investigate different types of transportation by conducting a cost analysis of a gas, hybrid, and fully electric cars. Then, they will develop a recommendation for a new household car […]

16.05.2021Partners

Girl Scout STEAM Event!

Envirolution is excited to announce that we will be partnering with the Girl Scouts of Sierra Nevada for a new virtual STEAM Exploration Program. Cadettes (grade 6th-8th) will have the opportunity to investigate STEAM careers, engage in a hands-on activity, and earn a special Envirolution Fun Patch! Click this link to register your cadette for one of three available dates for this […]

16.05.2021Career Quest, Partners

Geothermal Energy Lesson

Project ReCharge is excited to put the final touches on a new Geothermal Energy Lesson that supports NGSS Earth and Physical Science Standards. Students discover what geothermal energy is by investigating a local phenomenon, Fly Geyser, and a Stirling engine. Students then investigate where geothermal energy is found through primary map resources and comparing the earth’s core to […]

16.04.2021Project ReCharge

Springtime Gardening

Spring has sprung! Pollinators are starting to emerge and you may be thinking about starting a spring garden. Now would be a great time to start planting vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, and peppers. If you’re still trying to develop your green thumb, starting your plants from seedlings is a great way to go. Check out this Seedling […]

16.04.2021Blog

Envirolution Offers First Hands-On Virtual Camp

Seven Hills Middle School in Nevada City, CA held a virtual hybrid camp created by Envirolution during the week of April 5th – 9th for 90 students. Each participant was provided a complete hands-on kit that included the complete materials for a simple motor activity, balloon car activity & bridge activity. One of the students said the […]

16.04.2021Career Quest, Project ReCharge

NCWIT Virtual Awards Ceremony

This Saturday, April 24th at 2:00pm, The Nevada affiliate for the National Center for Women & Information Technology will be hosting a virtual awards event, recognizing 200 women from middle and high schools across the state. These young women are being honored as future STEM, technology professionals and innovators. Keynote speaker is 15 year old Times Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao. […]

16.04.2021Partners

New Partnership- Click Bond

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Click Bond. Click Bond is a local company, based in Carson City, NV, that has offices in Connecticut as well as the UK. Through their vision of pioneering advanced solutions, they support design and manufacturing in the air, sea, land, and industrial sectors. We are excited to bring their knowledge, […]

16.04.2021Partners

Virtual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Event a Great Success

Over 1,000 students across the nation engaged in this National event Through 31 live and pre recorded messages, video tours and hands-on simple motors activity, participants got an exclusive look inside the innovative tech company, showcasing the variety of engineering careers and the inspiring women behind them. We saw a 58% increase in thoughts of becoming an engineer and 92% said […]

16.04.2021Introduce a Girl to Engineering