The Science and Math Elementary Exploration (SMEE) is the new name for the Elementary Science Olympiad. It will be held in the Arts and Science Building and the Gannon Building on LCC’s main campus on November 8, 2008, from 8:30 am to noon.

SMEE is open to all elementary age children in the tri-county area: Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham.

SMEE is a day for the children of LCC’s community to come to the campus and enjoy a day of hands-on science and math activities. All events are non-competitive with the emphasis on learning. All of our events offer hands-on experience for the kids, with activities ranging from eye dissection to making and learning about spirals. We had faculty and students (elementary education majors) running these events.

SMEE is very rewarding, fun and exciting for students, parents, and teachers. Students chose from many activities, focusing on math and all science disciplines. Parents could serve as chaperones, and help children explore fully the science and math ideas presented. Teachers have used this event as a means of involving parents in their children’s education. Many teachers use some of the events as classroom activities to support their science curriculum or as individual science projects. Many of the teachers that attended learned new ways to teach hands-on science. Everyone who attends SMEE goes home with new found information and hopefully a love of science and math.

Students decide which events they would like to do. As we have so many, they cannot attend all of the events. We offer chemistry and biology demonstrations that run three times during the day that take 15 minutes, and a planetarium show that is offered four times that takes 40 minutes. So, as you see there are many things to be learned.

Contact the Science Department at 517.483.1092 for Registration Information.

If you have questions contact:
Mary Brown  brownm@lcc.edu
5400-Science Department
Lansing Community College
PO Box 40010
Lansing, Michigan 48901-7210
Phone: 517.483.5255
Fax: 517.483.1003