BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260602T164223Z UID:E164738D-3285-4CD2-A9AD-0D55C89926EC DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260629T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260629T193000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Pikes Peak Section STEAM-TEAMS Monthly Meeting for Jun e will focus on a special two-session introduction to Snap Circuits and Ph ET Interactive Simulations designed to help prepare volunteers\, students\ , parents\, and future mentors for the 2026 Cool Science Carnival Day and Festival events scheduled from October 3 through October 18\, 2026.\n\nThi s session is part of a larger effort to build a sustainable and scalable S TEM outreach pipeline through hands-on learning\, mentorship\, and communi ty engagement. Participants will experience how physical Snap Circuits act ivities can be combined with PhET simulations to help students visualize i nvisible engineering and science concepts such as current flow\, switches\ , LEDs\, motors\, conductivity\, logic\, and photonics principles.\n\nUnli ke previous STEAM-TEAMS meetings that focused primarily on general outreac h coordination and introductory demonstrations\, this June session will pl ace greater emphasis on instructional preparation\, guided demonstrations\ , and volunteer readiness for large-scale public STEM engagement during Co ol Science events.\n\nTopics and Activities Include:\n• Hands-on Snap Ci rcuits demonstrations\n• Guided PhET simulation activities\n• Connecti ng physical circuits with virtual simulations\n• STEM outreach strategie s for families and K-12 students\n• Volunteer preparation for Cool Scien ce Carnival Day\n• Building mentorship and leadership through STEM activ ities\n• AI-assisted multimedia concepts for future outreach support\n\n This June session is intended to serve as the first of multiple follow-up training and preparation sessions leading into the October Cool Science ev ents. Additional sessions will continue to expand demonstrations\, volunte er coordination\, mentorship opportunities\, and educational content devel opment throughout the summer and early fall.\n\nThe IEEE Pikes Peak Sectio n continues to explore ways to make engineering education more visible\, i nteractive\, and family friendly while strengthening leadership developmen t through mentorship and community service.\n\n[]\n\nReference:\nSnap Circ uits STEM Outreach Resource:\nhttps://r5.ieee.org/pikespeak/snap-circuits\ n\nPrevious IEEE vTools Event Example:\nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/5 56262\n\nSpeaker(s): John\, \n\nAgenda: \nSNAP Circuits: https://r5.ieee.o rg/pikespeak/snap-circuits\n\nPhET Simulations: https://r5.ieee.org/pikesp eak/phet-demos\n\nSession 1 - Introductory Lesson: Build\, Sketch\, Explai n\, Improve Instructional Loop\n\nSession 2 - On-Off Communication\, Morse Code\,\n\nRoom: ENT Conference Room\, Bldg: 21C Library\, 1175 Chapel Hil ls Dr.\, ENT Conference Room\, Colorado Springs Co\, Colorado\, United St ates\, 80919 LOCATION:Room: ENT Conference Room\, Bldg: 21C Library\, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr.\, ENT Conference Room\, Colorado Springs Co\, Colorado\, United State s\, 80919 ORGANIZER:john.santiago@ieee.org SEQUENCE:55 SUMMARY:STEAM TEAMS: Training for SNAP Circuits and PhET Simulations URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562204 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="isSelectedEnd">The IEEE Pikes Peak Section STEAM-TEAMS Monthly Meeting for June will focus on a special two-s ession introduction to Snap Circuits and PhET Interactive Simulations desi gned to help prepare volunteers\, students\, parents\, and future mentors for the 2026 Cool Science Carnival Day and Festival events scheduled from October 3 through October 18\, 2026.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">This se ssion is part of a larger effort to build a sustainable and scalable STEM outreach pipeline through hands-on learning\, mentorship\, and community e ngagement. Participants will experience how physical Snap Circuits activit ies can be combined with PhET simulations to help students visualize invis ible engineering and science concepts such as current flow\, switches\, LE Ds\, motors\, conductivity\, logic\, and photonics principles.</p>\n<p cla ss="isSelectedEnd">Unlike previous STEAM-TEAMS meetings that focused prima rily on general outreach coordination and introductory demonstrations\, th is June session will place greater emphasis on instructional preparation\, guided demonstrations\, and volunteer readiness for large-scale public ST EM engagement during Cool Science events.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">To pics and Activities Include:<br>&bull\; Hands-on Snap Circuits demonstrati ons<br>&bull\; Guided PhET simulation activities<br>&bull\; Connecting phy sical circuits with virtual simulations<br>&bull\; STEM outreach strategie s for families and K-12 students<br>&bull\; Volunteer preparation for Cool Science Carnival Day<br>&bull\; Building mentorship and leadership throug h STEM activities<br>&bull\; AI-assisted multimedia concepts for future ou treach support</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">This June session is intended to serve as the first of multiple follow-up training and preparation sess ions leading into the October Cool Science events. Additional sessions wil l continue to expand demonstrations\, volunteer coordination\, mentorship opportunities\, and educational content development throughout the summer and early fall.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The IEEE Pikes Peak Section continues to explore ways to make engineering education more visible\, int eractive\, and family friendly while strengthening leadership development through mentorship and community service.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><i mg style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src=" https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/c45f2f80-64fb-44ce- ae41-d3e073fbb452" alt="" width="720" height="960"></p>\n<p class="isSelec tedEnd">Reference:<br>Snap Circuits STEM Outreach Resource:<br><a href="ht tps://r5.ieee.org/pikespeak/snap-circuits">https://r5.ieee.org/pikespeak/s nap-circuits</a></p>\n<p>Previous IEEE vTools Event Example:<br><a href="h ttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556262">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/5 56262</a></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>SNAP Circuits:&nbsp\; https://r5 .ieee.org/pikespeak/snap-circuits</p>\n<p>PhET Simulations:&nbsp\; https:/ /r5.ieee.org/pikespeak/phet-demos</p>\n<p>Session 1 - Introductory Lesson: &nbsp\; Build\, Sketch\, Explain\, Improve Instructional Loop</p>\n<p>Sess ion 2 - On-Off Communication\, Morse Code\,</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR