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Please contact Hildee Fike, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) coordinator, at 701-483-2398 to make arrangements for use of these resources.
The Discovery Dome is a portable full-dome theater surrounding students with roaring dinosaurs, fascinating planets, and explosive storms – all immersive, engaging, and realistic. Developed by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Rice University, this new theater offers a state-of-the-art visual learning experience that can address many different fields of science for any grade level. Most shows are 20-25 minutes long.
For 1 ½ hours after school, we will offer area teachers an opportunity to experience the dome, preview the shows, and ask questions.
Request the dome to visit your school
Teachers and administrators can request that the dome be brought to their school. A technician travels with the dome, sets it up, and runs the programs. The dome requires the use of a gymnasium or similar facility which can accommodate the 5-meter circular footprint. The dome seats approximately 25-30 students at a time. Multiple shows can be done the same day for the same school.
Teachers can choose from the shows offered by DSU. FIN
There is no charge for the dome to visit a school.
Summer Camps for Kids
STEM Camp for 6th – 8th grade students
This three day camp will gives students entering 6th – 9th grades, the opportunity to explore different fields in STEM through hands-on activities and presentations from business and industry.
Camp Invention for 1st – 6th grade students
Invent Now created this camp for children entering grades one through six. The exciting Camp Invention program is a weeklong adventure in creativity that immerses its participants in engaging, hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), as well as history and the arts. Camp Invention is funded by participant registration fees.
School Year Competitions
The BEST program is a 6th – 12th grade robotics competition that tasks teams with designing, building and marketing a product to meet a real-world challenge. Through participation in this project-based STEM program, students learn to analyze and solve problems utilizing the Engineering Design Process, which helps them develop technological literacy skills. It is these skills that industry seeks in its workforce.
Over 100 DSU students come together with faculty to offer this science competition to 6th -12th grade students. Students compete in a wide range of rigorous standards-based science challenges. This program is funded through the university and team registration fees. Enhancements will not require additional funding.
DSU Engineering Camp
Students embark on an exciting three-day exploration into the different areas of engineering through real-world, hands-on challenges and field trips to see engineers in action.
Traveling Science Lab
STEM and the West River Teacher Center have a collection of equipment available for K-12 educators to use in their classrooms.
- Vernier LabQuests, various Probes and lab books
- 20 unit iPad II Lab
- 10 Garmin GPS units, 20 Garmin eTrex
- 20 Flip Cameras
- Project WiLD teaching trunk and books
- Life Size Baby Whale and teaching manual
- Prairie Grouse Trunk
- STAR Lab
During Nurse Camp, students are exposed to hands-on activities and encouraged to use thinking skills that are required to become a nurse. Areas of nursing practice covered include geriatrics, obstetrics, medical/surgical, emergency room care, critical care, operating room nurse, sports injuries care and nurse educator. Students also experience the walk-in display of the “Giant Colon” and may also receive an ambulance tour.
Marketplace for Kids
Marketplace for Kids is a unique educational program offering encouragement for developing young entrepreneurs. It works to encourage youth to explore entrepreneurship and self-employment skills through the recognition and development of their innovations, inspiring them to use creative thinking processes, and to also utilize effective problem-solving skills.
The Career Expo is sponsored by RESP Succeed 2020 and Dickinson State University. Sophomores and juniors from area school districts attend breakout sessions on many different careers.