Western Regional Satellite Office


Outreach Coordinator
Gina Barrier

The Education Center
1914 Hickory Blvd. SW
Lenoir, NC 28645

Phone 828-728-8407 ext. 146
FAX 828-728-0012
gina_barrier@ncsu.edu

Programs
Equipment Loan Calendar
Equipment List
Directions
Photos


With the support of NC State University and the Glaxo-Wellcome Foundation, the western outreach program was implemented so that The Science House could extend to the western part of the state the types of programs that have been offered in Eastern NC. The Western Satellite Officeis located in The Education Center in Lenoir and serves schools in Caldwell and surrounding counties. Eight Macintosh laptop computers outfitted with a Vernier Universal Lab Interface and probes are taken to the schools in three to four day blocks. The computers were first taken into the schools in January '97. Since that time, 37 teachers and over 2,500 students from six different high schools have participated in the program.  In addition, a set of TI-83 graphing calculators, along with CBL units and probes, are available for middle school programs.

Programs at the Western Satellite Office

    • Introducing the New LabQuest: A Science House Technology Workshop
      at The Education Center in Lenoir on June 24th 9am - 4 pm
      How would you like having free technology brought to your classroom when you requested it? How would you like having your students engaged and excited about their science and math lessons? How would you like free resources and labs to use in your classroom? All this can be yours and more with a day of training courtesy of The Science House of NC State University. Come join us, June 24th 9 am-4 pm. We will use the new handheld Vernier LabQuests and various probes to explore science and math concepts. After the day's training session, you will be certified to partner with The Science House. This means a class set of the equipment can be brought to your school for a week at a time for your students to use!
    • Chemistry On the Road
    • Henderson/Duke Power Company Foundation Project
    • Stay tuned for exciting learning opportunities!

For more information on any of these programs contact Gina Barrier

Directions to the Western Satellite Office

From I-40 West:

  • Traveling I-40 West, take exit #123.
  • After exiting off I-40, take the next right to Hwy #321 North.
  • Follow Hwy #321 N to Lenoir.
  • After crossing the bridge over Southwest Blvd., look for the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center on the right.
  • The Education Center is directly across the road on the left. (You will need to get in the left turning lane.) It is a white brick building with blue lettering on the front of the building.

From I-40 East:

  • Traveling I-40 East, take exit #100.
  • Turn left at the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp.
  • At the 3rd traffic light, turn right (There will be a Hardee's on your right.)
  • At the next traffic light, turn left.
  • At the next traffic light, turn left. (Hwy #18)
  • Follow Hwy #18 into Lenoir.
  • At the traffic light at McDonald's, the road curves to the right. Move into the far right lane and merge onto Hwy #321 South (also called Hickory Blvd.)
  • You will travel through one traffic light and then go under an overpass.
  • Soon, you will see a white building on your right with blue letters that read "The Education Center". It is directly across from the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center.

.This project received support from The Golden LEAF Foundation

 

  
     

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