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Middle School Students Brief Congressman on STEM Technologies to Solve Simulated Navy Challenges
July 13, 2018 — KING GEORGE, Va. – It’s not often that middle school students have an opportunity to brief the Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces about technologies they developed to solve Navy challenges. Students from schools located in several Virginia counties can tell their teachers and classmates they did... MORE

IMAGE: KING GEORGE. Va. (June 25, 2018) - Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) observes middle school students engage in one of ten science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities at the 2018 STEM Summer Academy sponsored by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Students briefed their mentors, teachers, and visitors, including Wittman, on how they overcame a variety of Navy focused problems with STEM, creativity, communication, and teamwork throughout the week-long academy

Navy Mentors Get Middle School Students Excited about STEM and Internship Programs
July 6, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Jennifer Testa is inspiring students to follow her lead – pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and a Department of Defense internship – to secure a fascinating and challenging real-world career. The Pathways college intern spoke to parents of middle school students engaged in the 2017 Naval Surface Warfare... MORE

KING GEORGE. Va. (June 28, 2017) - Middle school students use remote-controlled models to solve simulated naval robotic missions at the 2017 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division sponsored STEM Summer Academy, held June 26-30. Camp activities included ten robotic challenges; building a water rocket and determining the optimal fuel loading to maximize height; exploring epidemiology; building and destructively testing a tower from balsa wood with the goal of maximizing the strength to weight ratio; predicting the number of each color of M&Ms in a large bag after compiling statistics on numbers in smaller bags; and building a boat out of foil and straws with the aim of maximizing its cargo carrying capacity.

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