What's New at SAMI?
New Dates for SAMI's Free Community Planetarium Shows!
The planetarium show
"Black Holes" will be
presented two times on each of four evenings in the coming months.
Currently scheduled show-times are 7:30 and 8:30 PM on
January 6, February 3, and March 2. Because the planetarium must
be totally dark during the show, no one will be admitted
once the presentation begins.
Black Holes lurk in the universe like cosmic dragons, unseen voids with the energy of a million suns. They can devour entire stars, and once in their grasp, nothing, not even light, can escape. Few mysteries in the universe have the power and awe of the black hole. This show features 3-D simulations of black holes and the strange physical and visual effects they can create. Audiences will also be able to see what it might be like to approach the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, or speculate on the existence of "worm holes," theoretical portholes in space and time.
The planetarium is located in Room B244 on the main campus of Bellevue College.
NO food or
drink is allowed in the planetarium.
This show is not recommended for children under age eight.
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Planetarium Show Tickets
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For more information about Geer Planetarium and renting the space for a school group or private event, visit the upcoming visit the Astronomy Department Website. For questions about upcoming shows, call Joan Wong at 425-564-2323.
Science Saturdays are back! Science
Saturdays at Bellevue College are fun and challenging 3-hour
sessions filled with “hands-on, minds-on” science, math, &
engineering activities for middle school students (primarily 5th grade through 7th grade). Each session is run by a Bellevue College faculty member who has created an age-appropriate program designed to educate and inspire your child!
Click the Science Saturdays logo for more
information!
Central Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair
Bellevue College will host the third annual Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair for high school students in King and Snohomish Counties on March 10, 2012. Visit the CSRSEF website to learn more.
The Bellevue College Summer Science Camp seeks to give inquisitive fifth and sixth graders a hands-on introduction to science! During the weeklong session, students will experience a variety of scientific disciplines, including astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, earth science, physics and more.
Our twelfth annual Science camp took place on August 15-19, 2011 on the Bellevue College Campus. Click HERE to see pictures and read the daily summaries!
Past Events:
An Evening with Madame Curie
at Bellevue College
Learn about the life of Madame
Marie Curie and her discovery of radioactivity by attending
the one-woman dramatic presentation of “Madame Curie” by
Carole Berg on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Bellevue
College’s Carlson Theater.
The event kicks off National
Chemistry Week and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marie
Curie being awarded her second Nobel Prize for the discovery
of radium and polonium. The event, sponsored by the
College’s Science and Math Institute (SAMI) is free and open
to the public. No tickets are required.
Berg is an organic chemistry
instructor who has taught chemistry and microbiology at BC
for 41 years and has been performing her one-woman show as
famed scientist Madame Curie to the delight of students and
coworkers for over 17 years.
Marie Curie, née Maria Sklodowska, was born in
Warsaw on Nov. 7, 1867. She left Warsaw for Paris in 1891 to
continue her studies in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
at the Sorbonne, and in 1903 received the Nobel Prize in
Physics with Piere Curie and Henri Becquerel.
“Madame Curie is worthy of our respect and
admiration for her talent, dedication and accomplishments,”
said Berg.
Are you a Bellevue College student who
is interested in engineering? Do you want to learn about a
specific engineering discipline? Are you looking for
opportunities to network with professional engineers?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, please join
us for BC's first Engineering Mentor Night on May 18
from 6-8 pm in room C130 A & B!
During the event, you will be able to meet with practicing engineers from a wide variety of engineering disciplines. Find out what an engineer does during a typical work day, what it takes to become an engineer, what things you should focus on to succeed after graduation, and more! This is an excellent opportunity to meet future peers and begin networking. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
This event is sponsored by SAMI@BC, the Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC), and Center for Career Connections. General information on Mentor Nights can be found here. More details about the event at BC can be found here.
Math for Chemistry Boot Camps
Are you enrolled in CHEM& 121 or CHEM& 161 for spring quarter? Are your math skills ready? Need some extra training in Algebra, Exponents, Scientific Notation, Proportions, Graphing, Metric System, or Unit Conversions? Come to a Math for Chemistry Boot Camp and we'll get you up to speed in no time!
If your math skills aren't up to par, come to one or more FREE Math for Chemistry Boot Camps at the Academic Success Center and work with a tutor who will help you master the math skills that you will need to be successful in Chemistry. Drop-in Sessions are available on Tuesdays from 10:30-12:30 (with Saba) and Thursdays from 8:30-10:30 (with Jullian). All boot camps will be held in the Academic Success Center (D204).
FAQs:
Can I show up anytime during a drop-in session?
Yes!
Can I get help on any topic? Yes!
Can I attend more than 1 session?
Yes!
Are the sessions free? Yes!
Questions about the Boot Camps? Contact Kate Souza at 425-564-3055 or email SAMI.
Bellevue College and the Student Science Association
will host an Earth Week
celebration on the Bellevue College campus from April 18-22, 2011.
The theme for the 12th annual Earth Week was “Environmental and Social
Justice”
with an emphasis on how the issues of the environment
and social equity are intimately entwined. The event included
lectures from a number of area organizations, the 2nd annual BC farmer's market, and
a sustainability themed pot-luck. For a complete list of activities, visit the official Earth Week webpage.
"Mathemagic"
Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:30-11:20 LMC Event Center
Presented by Art Benjamin, PhD
Dr. Arthur Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he's a professor of math at Harvey Mudd College, but on stage, he turns into a "Mathemagician," performing high-speed mental calculations, memorizations and other astounding math stunts. It's part of his drive to teach math and mental agility in interesting ways.
Professor Benjamin is the co-author of Secrets of Mental Math and Proofs That Really Count: The Art of Combinatorial Proof.
"Mathemagic" drew over 150 BC students, faculty, and staff to the LMC Event Center on March 10. A big thanks to Dale Hoffman and the Math Department for convincing Dr. Benjamin to squeeze us in to his tight schedule!
WaltArt is the first art exhibit of its kind.
Based on the
Washington Large-Area Time Coincidence Array,
WALTA is a
collaborative physics research project between UW, Bellevue
College, and local schools that collects and analyzes data
on extremely high energy cosmic rays -- thought perhaps to
be created when galaxies collide. Students from the Sum of
All Forces (BC's physics club) and the Art club have teamed
up to educate the community about the WALTA research project
through a dynamic and evolving installation entitled, "WALTArt--
The Installation." The exhibit was on display in the BC
Art Gallery (D271) from June 2-September 24, 2010.
SAMI is a proud sponsor of the WALTArt project.
BC Science instructors Sue Miller,
Pat Terhune-Inverso, Jacqui Drak, and Sunmi Ku traveled
to the Sherman Paschal Indian School June 27-July 1 to present
biology, chemistry, astronomy, and math activities to Native American
middle school students from rural Washington. The
camp, sponsored by the 4-H Challenge Program, the WSU
Colville Reservation Ferry County Extension, the Science and
Math Institute at Bellevue College, and others, gave 40 students the opportunity to get excited about
science, math, and technology. To see more pictures
from the camp, visit the
SAMI Facebook Page.
