Family Science Night provides an evening of hands-on science activities held at local elementary schools. Students and parents work together to conduct simple inquiry-based science activities. Click here to learn more about Family Science Night. Sandia/New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories provides innovative, science-based, systems-engineering solutions to our nation's most challenging national security problems. We are committed to "science with the mission in mind." As a national laboratory with this mission, we are concerned about the quality of K-12 education and the declining numbers of American students who pursue engineering degrees. There are not enough qualified math and science students in the U.S. to fill Lockheed Martin and Sandia National Laboratories' future needs — 90,000 employees in the next 10 years — in math, science, technology, and engineering. At the same time, U.S. students math and science acumen continues to decline. Our K-12 Education Partnerships programs provide opportunities for students to become excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), enhance professional development for math and science teachers, and support systematic improvements to education.
Specialized Education, Training, and Employment
Programs include: High School internships, Workshops for Minorities (Manos and Dreamcatcher), Up 'n' Atom Mobile, NAM Learning Adventures and The ABEC Read to Me Program.
Summer Learning Activities
Programs include: WERC Summer Activity, NAM Science is Everywhere Summer Program
Family Science Night Sandia/New Mexico
Family Science Night provides an evening of hands-on science activities held at local elementary schools.
Challenges, Contests, Awards, and Recognition
Programs include: DOE Science Bowls, It's the Write thing to do, Go Figure Math Challenge, Sandia Student Science Symposium (S4), Thunderbird Awards, and Advanced Fuel Challenge
Careers
Programs include: Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day adn School to World.