K-12 Programs

Argonne National Laboratory provides the following programs for students, children, staff, and employees.
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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Opportunity for girls to meet women engineers and find out about engineering careers	NEWTON A community for Educators that answer questions for students and teachers alike.	Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Contest to build a complicated machine that takes at least 20 steps to water a plant.
Science Careers in Search of Women Conference Conference for young women to meet with scientists to learn about Argonne research	Educational Field Trips On-site activities for visiting school classes and organizational groups.	Community Outreach Off-site and on-site activities that support both student and adult learners
Middle School Science Bowl Chicago Area Program inviting teams to participate in competitions.	Teacher Resources / Workshops & Classes A variety of resources, classes, tools and workshops for teachers	Exemplary Student Research Program Authentic and robust research experience for motivated and advanced students
Pre-College Research Participation Program Opportunities for local Illinois high school students who will graduate in May/June 2012