Last weekend a group of 12 members of MCC’s Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) travelled to Albany, NY to participate in the annual STEP Statewide Student Conference “STEP: The Future Is Yours”. Participants interacted with more than 400 other STEP students from around the state as they took part in skill-building workshops, saw various speakers, attended a college fair, and presented research projects in an academic competition.
MCC STEP students submitted two projects. The first, presented by high school students Julissa Bermudez, Dayla Dyer, and Danielle Ryles, examined the causes of tornados and hurricanes. The second, presented by middle school students Zhanna Thompson, Frederick Griffin, and John Washington, used the Wii game MarioKart to study how text messaging and eating effects your reaction time when driving.
I am pleased to announce that the project on the causes of tornadoes and hurricanes won the second place trophy in the Physical Sciences division of the competition. Go, MCC STEP!
Donna Augustine
Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP)
03/30/2010
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