
Get your hands wet this summer at Save Barnegat Bay’s STEM Summer Series(SSS)! Meet scientists, educators, and local experts as we explore Bay Head to discover shellfish and wildlife, visit exhibits, learn about how we build our communities, get exposed to a variety of STEM professionals, careers and more. Young people ages 5-15 from Bay Head, Mantoloking, and Point Pleasant Beach are encouraged to apply. Limited space is available. The program is free thanks to generous support of the Clare Foundation. SSS will take place on Tuesdays, July 5th-August 23. Exact times TBD.
Schedule at a Glance
July 5 Introduction to STEM Summer Series
Presenter: Save Barnegat Bay
Content: Macroinvertebrates from the Metedeconk River. Watersheds, water pollution, and local biodiversity
July 12 Build it, Catch it, Grow it!
Presenter: Rutgers Water Resources Program
Content: Rain gardens, stormwater, green infrastructure, careers in the field
July 19 Technology of Storytelling
Presenter (Ages 9-15): Monmouth University Production Services
Content: Miking and lighting for documentary interviews
Presenter (Ages 5-8): Exit 82 Theater
Content: Art of storytelling through full-body movement
July 22 Into the Woods
Presenter: Save Barnegat Bay
Content: seining, local plant ecology, invasive species, SBB
July 26 Diamonds in the Bay
Presenter: Project Terrapin
Content: Diamondback Terrapin biology and conservation
July 30 Bubble Blower
Presenter: Berkeley Township Underwater Search and Rescue and Island Beach State Park
Content: Beginner dive science, snorkeling in Barnegat Bay
Aug 2 Build a Boat to Float!
Presenter: NJ Museum of Boating
Content: Boat building, tools then and now, local history, build a surfboard
Aug 9 Motor Mechanisms: Zoom! Zoom!
Presenter: Vintage Automobile Museum of New Jersey
Content: How a motor runs, different types of cars, history of cars
Aug 16 Stop the Sting
Presenter: Montclair State University, Dr. Paul Bologna
Content: Jellyfish bio, invasive species, careers in science
Aug 17 Under the Sea
Presenter: Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Content: Aquarium floor, BTS tour of endangered coral protection program, ground breaking science and tech in aquariums, and careers in the aquarist, conservationist, and science field
Aug 23 The World is our Oyster
Presenter: Forty North Oyster Farms
Content: Oyster Farming, habitat oysters create, careers in ocean farming
Presenter: Ocean County Park
Content: Pelts and mammals of the marsh
Presenter: Save Barnegat Bay
Content: Oyster reef table top activity
Meet the Staff

Sydney Gawason

Keri-Bo Bates

Jennifer Haines

Liz Georger

Frank Gordon

Melanie Thorn
