Upper Potomac Highlands
Science Expo 2024
Local students presenting research projects and local professionals sharing their expertise.
We invite the community to come and learn with us!
What/When/Where
What is the Expo?
Essentially, it’s half science fair and half career fair.
⚡Our main goals of the Science Expo are to form connections between students and the local scientific community and to showcase how science and technical professionals can learn and thrive right here at home in the Upper Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.
⚡ Students will present research projects. This is an exciting opportunity for students to showcase their hard work and creativity. The presentations take various forms including posters, oral presentations, videos, slideshows, scientific models, and more!
⚡ Local professionals and organizations will share STEM career information, including the WVU Extension, the WVDEP, Eastern WV Community & Technical College, Hampshire Co. High School Technical Center, The Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies, Potomac State College and a variety of individual scientific professionals. This is a great chance for the students to learn from professionals in the field, and to gain exposure to different perspectives and ideas.
⚡A panel discussion with advice and guidance for students preparing for a STEM career in WV, so be sure to bring your questions!
⚡ Scientific professionals will judge the presentations, offering valuable feedback and insight.
⚡ To further enrich the students’ experience, local educational resources will be present like Potomac State College, Eastern WV Community and Technical College and county technical schools. They will provide information and answer any questions the students may have.
Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2024 | 1:00-4:00 PM
Location: Hampshire County Public Library.
Who will be presenting?
⚡ Any K-12 student in the Upper Potomac Highlands area – covering Mineral Co., Hampshire Co., Grant Co., and Hardy Co., and neighboring areas is welcome to present their research project. If interested, register here.
⚡Local Science Professionals are invited to participate and present information about their career path– what they do now, how they got there, advice to guide students interested in that type of career, etc.. If interested, contact Amanda here or at [email protected].
⚡Local technical schools will attend and provide valuable information to students about the resources available to them in their community.
For those not presenting, there are still many reasons to attend the Science Expo
- If you’re interested in pursuing a career that requires scientific or technical training, you’ll be pleased to know that opportunities are available right here at home! Join us to learn and gain insights from those who are already thriving in this field!
- Are you a homeschooler? Join in for a fun and enriching experience with other members of the local homeschool community!
- This is an excellent chance to support and empower our budding scientists in the community, to encourage their growth and success.
How to join the fun
K-12 Student Presenters
Step 1:
Register to participate
By registering, we can reserve your spot at the library and begin working with you to create your best project!
Step 2:
Plan Project
Step 3:
Conduct Research
Once you know your question, you can begin finding your answers!
Be sure to let us know if we can help in anyway and to check out our workshops and resources.
How to join the fun
Local Science and Technical Professionals
Step 1:
Consider what you can offer
Would you educate students about what a career like yours is really like?
Could you share information about your professional journey?
Do you live and work in the Upper Potomac Highlands? Do you hope more students will choose to build their professional lives here?
Step 2:
Contact Amanda
If you would like to participate in any of the following ways:
- presenting career information via poster, short talk, or info booth,
- judging student’s presentations and providing personalized feedback
- sponsoring prizes in the form of cash or “day-in-the-life” tours of your job, or even internships
Please contact Amanda here or at [email protected].
Step 3:
Come support us!
Even if you don’t want to present or judge students, we’d love if you could attend and support our local students’ scientific pursuits, and ask them those tough questions to get them thinking deeper about their project!