Discoveries Unlimited

Following are some of the questions Captain Lawrence was asked during the Q&A session. Have you seen an asteroid? No, not without a telescope. If I wanted to be an astronaut, what classes would I need to take in middle school and high school? I would recommend lots of math and science classes. It’s also important to do well in English b...

On April 12th, 2011, Captain Wendy Lawrence, an astronaut, came to speak to us about the importance of STEM education. At the 4:00 reception, Capt. Lawrence spoke to us about the importance of mentoring. She said that in the 25 years she took to achieve her dream of flying in space, she “couldn’t do it alone.” She needed people t...

The January Mentor & Mentee of the Month were Amanda M and Ava M. I interviewed them about their experiences in Discoveries Unlimited. Ava and Amanda have been paired since January 2010.  Ava is a 7th grader at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Valparaiso, Indiana.  Amanda is the Executive Director of the Challenger Learning Center in Hammo...

Last Thursday, DU had an M&M event at Valparaiso University. We met with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to learn about the 4 areas of engineering. The 4 areas are civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. Before we started the activities, Cathie told us that Sally Ride isn’t able to come speak on April 12th, so there will...

Discoveries Unlimited visited the Museum of Science and Industry on Saturday, January 22nd. After a long, bumpy bus ride, we finally arrived. We broke into groups of 2 or 3 mentor/mentee pairs and toured the museum. One of the first things my group visited was the ScienceStorms exhibit, about physic in natural phenomona. We experimented with mini h...

Ava and Amanda have been paired since January 2010.  Ava is a 7th grader at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Valparaiso, Indiana, interested in science and music.  Amanda, a Portage resident, is the Executive Director of the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond, IN. “I first found out about Discoveries Unlimited from my 6th grade scien...

Discoveries Unlimited made its debut in Valparaiso’s annual Popcorn Fest parade on September 11, 2010. With the theme of “Popping with Possibilities”, over 40 Mentors and Mentees of the STEM Mentor program, parents, and Discoveries Unlimited Board Members marched in the parade to support the Popcorn Festival and promote awareness of mentoring...

Middle school girls and their mentors in the STEM Mentor program will explore the field of biomedical science as IVDiagnostics and Entech Innovation Center hosts Discoveries Unlimited on December 11, 2010. “I am thrilled with the opportunity to have the Entech Innovation Center host the last in the series of Mentor and Mentee events for 2010,”...

Why Discoveries Unlimited is cool Dunes field trip Imentor interactive website Sunny weather at the Popcorn Parade…ha ha, no actually it rained, but we had fun anyway!! Creating blogs at Golden Technologies Only the 3rd semester and there’s already a lot of members Very cool events planned for this coming semester Entech Innovations tri...

I am a member of Discoveries Unlimited, a mentoring group based in Northwest Indiana. Discoveries Unlimited provides mentors and field trips for 6th to 8th grade girls interested in careers involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; or STEM. I am in 8th grade and this current semester is my 1st as a member of Discoveries Unlimited. My me...