GeorgiaThe Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center at Gordon State College in Barnesville is one of a statewide network of regional STEM education centers operated by GYSTC, Inc., a nonprofit founded in 1989 to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among K-8 students and teachers. The Gordon center opened in 1997 and provides hands-on programming and teacher training built around resources such as a portable STARLAB planetarium, water-quality and conservation studies, the PowerTown electricity kit, and Family Science Nights. Across the broader network, GYSTC has delivered supplemental STEM instruction to nearly two million teachers and students. The Barnesville location serves schools throughout the surrounding region from its base on the Gordon State campus.
Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center
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Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center is a museum in Barnesville, Lamar County. It is one of 74 historic sites cataloged in Lamar County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0453, -84.1535 near Barnesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is A&M - G.I.C. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gordon Military College, Gordon State College, and Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center at Gordon State College in Barnesville is one of a statewide network of regional STEM education centers operated by GYSTC, Inc., a nonprofit founded in 1989 to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among K-8 students and teachers. The Gordon center opened in 1997 and provides hands-on programming and teacher training built around resources such as a portable STARLAB planetarium, water-quality and conservation studies, the PowerTown electricity kit, and Family Science Nights. Across the broader network, GYSTC has delivered supplemental STEM instruction to nearly two million teachers and students. The Barnesville location serves schools throughout the surrounding region from its base on the Gordon State campus.
Sources: gordonstate.edugystc.org
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