CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL BSA S T E M

CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL, BSA S. T. E. M. PROGRAM SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – ENGINEERING - MATHEMATICS Featuring the Nova & Supernova Awards Presented by: Matthew Ragan- Director of Support Services Mac Griffith- Program Executive

What Is Nova?

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• STEM is FUN! • Be safe! • Encourage youth. • Age makes a difference. • Group size. • There is no time limit. • Know your youth!

Nova Award Cub Scout: • Science Everywhere • Tech Talk • Swing! • 1 -2 -3 Go! Boy Scout: Shoot! Start Your Engines Whoosh! Designed to Crunch Venturing: Launch! Power Up Hang On! Numbers Don’t Lie

S u p e r n o v a A w a r d s Dr. Sally Ride Bronze medal Dr. Bernard Harris Bronze medal Dr. Luis W. Alvarez Wolf/Bear Cub Scout Bronze medal Wright Brothers Silver medal (Must be a registered Venturer) Thomas Alva Edison Silver medal Dr. Charles H. Townes Webelos Scout Bronze medal Dr. Albert Einstein Gold medal (Must be a registered Venturer) Venturer Boy Scout Cub Scout

Nova Guidebooks

Central Florida Council Programs S. T. E. M. Van- “S. T. E. M on the Go…” • The STEM van is a full-sized cargo van equipped with a portable audio-video system and generator. When fully stocked, it will contain supplies to run programs covering everything from physics and biology to robotics and programming for youth ages 6 -18.

Camp La-No-Che S. T. E. M. Counselor Training- Dec. 26 th - 31 st and Jan. 1 st - 5 th 2014 • S. T. E. M. Cub Scout Weekend- April 4 th - 6 th 2014 • • • Activites Experiments Guest Speakers S. T. E. M. Area Summer Camp- June 8 th to July 26 th 2014 • • • S. T. E. M. Counselor Training Robotics Radio Electricity S. T. E. M Specialty Program Week- July 27 th - Aug. 2 nd 2014 • Week long emersion program into S. T. E. M.

Questions? Thank you for your time today. If you have more questions after today, please email or call: S. T. E. M. Staff Advisor Central Florida Council, BSA Mac. Griffith@cflscouting. org 407 -703 -0232