White House Science Fair Hosted by President Obama - pics

[Kadie]

President Barack Obama talks with Amy Chyao, who attends Williams High School in Plano, Texas, as he tours the science projects on display, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Obama hosted the White House Science Fair to showcase the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions. Chyao's was awarded top prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her research aimed at increasing the depths to which therapeutic light can penetrate the body and attack cancer cells.


President Barack Obama talks to Tristan Evarts, second from left, of Londonderry, N.H. , and pretends to be eating while using a steering wheel to detect distracted driving during a display of science projects in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Obama hosted the White House Science Fair to showcase the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: U.S. President Barack Obama tours the students science fair projects exhibits in the State Dining Room at the White House on October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the White House�s first Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions.


U.S. President Barack Obama looks at a solar car designed by Mikayla Nelson of Billings, Montana (R) as he tours the White House Science Fair in Washington October 18, 2010.


US President Barack Obama (L) looks over the model of a solar vehicle of Mikayla Nelson (R) of Billings, Montana, while hosting the White House Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions in Washington on October 18, 2010.


President Barack Obama talks with Diego Vazquez and Antonio Hernandez from Cesar Chavez High School in Laveen, Ariz. , as they demonstrate the motorized chair for positioning medically fragile students during therapies and daily living activities, on display with other science projects, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Obama hosted the White House Science Fair to showcase the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions.


President Barack Obama looks at a robot that plays soccer, built by a team from Blue Bell, Pa. , as he tours the science projects on display in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Obama hosted the White House Science Fair to showcase the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions.


US President Barack Obama (R) looks over FIRST Robotics Competition champions robot while hosting the White House Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions in Washington, DC, October 18, 2010.


Bill Nye, host of television's "Bill Nye the Science Guy", takes a photo with cell phone in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, as President Barack Obama hosted a White House science fair celebrating students who have won science, technology, engineering and math competitions.


(From L to R): U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, advisor to the President for Science and Technology John Holdren, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" listen to U.S. President Barack Obama making remarks after touring the White House Science Fair in Washington October 18, 2010.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: President Barack Obama (L) greets hosts of the TV show MythBusters, Adam Savage (2nd-R)) and,Jamie Hyneman (R) during an event in the East Room at the White House on October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the White House�s first Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions.


President Barack Obama greets students who have won science, technology, engineering and math competitions, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, at the White House science fair in Washington.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with students from Mulholland Middle School , California during a science fair projects exhibits in the State Dining Room at the White House on October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the White House�s first Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with students from Mulholland Middle School , California during a science fair projects exhibits in the State Dining Room at the White House on October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the White House�s first Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions.


WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: U.S. President Barack Obama tours the students science fair projects exhibits in the State Dining Room at the White House on October 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the White House�s first Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math competitions.



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[Scurrilous]

1. K & R

:thumbsup:

[MrScorpio]

2. Did Bush even host at least ONE Science Fair the whole time that he was there?

Maybe "Creation" scientists, huh?

[Blue Owl]

7. The Decider is above science, up there in the realm of faith-based hokum

n/t

[jmowreader]

47. Yeah. It was this one.

http://objectiveministries.org/creation/sciencefair.html

[Hannah Bell]

55. intel science talent search finalists

[MrScorpio]

70. Those kids might as well be the Winning Super Bowl team

The Prez does photo OPs with all kinds of people/

I'm still wondering of the Bushies ever held a science fair in the White House.

[classof56]

72. Oh, good grief!

I thank you for posting, but beyond that...words fail me!

:eyes:

[malaise]

58. Nah this was the first ever

:rofl:

[urgk]

63. Does a late-night fart lighting contest with Rumsfeld count?

What if Rove used a spreadsheet to keep score based on the following categories?

1. Length of combustion (in feet).
2. Duration of combustion (in seconds).
3. Color variation.
4. Recognizability of food source based on olfactory evidence.
5. Crowd reaction.
6. Lighting efficiency (number of attempts).
7. Creativity (i.e. illuminating a painting of Bush Sr.).

[livetohike]

3. Our President. I have tears in my eyes now

as a former elementary teacher, it's so refreshing to see President Obama in this venue. He loves kids and they love him back and it is genuine.

[Kadie]

14. You can tell he was touched by this event.

He showed so much interest and looked like he was having a good time. :)


This pic makes him look like a real proud dad...


US President Barack Obama makes remarks while hosting the White House Science Fair celebrating the winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions in Washington on October 18, 2010.

[jkshaw]

4. Nice pics -- thanks Kadie!

[Kadie]

15. Hi jkshaw

Glad you enjoyed the pics.

:hi:

[babylonsister]

5. Rec'd w/thanks. Related thread here...

Celebrating Science-Today Is Geek Day At The White House

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x481136

[Ian David]

6. If Bush had done this, he would have found a way to injure himself. n/t

[stuntcat]

39. to prove science is the Devil's work!

tehehe :roffle:

k and r for SCIENCE!!

[JTFrog]

8. K&R!

[jaxx]

9. This is great.

Those kids are our future and it looks to me like they are going to keep us moving forward all the way. Thanks for the pics and the info.

[Spazito]

10. Very cool photos!

Very impressive young scientists as well!

Recommended.

[hunter]

11. I'd recommend this post multiple times if I could

Hooray!!!

:applause:

[Historic NY]

12. Great pictures from an interested POTUS..Who left the kitchen door open?

[Libby2]

13. fantastic....k&r

[silverweb]

16. First WH science fair EVER!

It's the very first White House Science Fair

This is awesome and so important. I hope it becomes a major annual event.

[Scurrilous]

34. Thanks.

I didn't know that.

[malaise]

57. That was the best part

Rachel covered this last night. Obama walked the walk - science is important. Nerds matter. :D

[AsahinaKimi]

17. Outstanding..

Its so great to have a President who encourages this kind of thing. Betting, though this story never appeared on Fox News..

Aw! Silly me, Why would they??

They would have perhaps had a story about how flat Earthers were not allowed to show, for example how the Earth is the center of the Universe, and how they have proven everything revolves around the earth.

[TygrBright]

18. This and activities like it are among the most important things Mr. Obama does.

Stuff like this shapes the future in a way that all the nitty-gritty horn locks of the political process can't begin to touch.

appreciatively,
Bright

[Radical Activist]

19. A pro-science President.

Nice.

[charlie and algernon]

20. Great pics!

I love that the president looks genuinely interested in what the kids are talking about. They've got his full attention. He's not just passing through for the photo-op. He wants to know what they did and have to say.

[lunatica]

21. Those kids will remember this day for the rest of their lives

They will have framed photos of them standing with Obama on the wall along side their many awards and achievement documents. I guarantee it.

[Diane R]

22. Thank you for a post profiling our President's interest in students and their education.

[Whisp]

23. beautiful pics! but I thought Obama hated kids and wants to

destroy education?

Those mythbuster guys should do a thing about 'liberal media'

[malaise]

24. I loved Obama

He walks the walk.
These are beautiful

[monmouth]

25. Angle should make note of those two boys from Arizona who designed

that awesome chair for medically fragile people.

[sakabatou]

26. Nye's aged since I saw him on TV as a kid

[blondeatlast]

68. Imagine that. nt

[66 dmhlt]

27. Great picture! You earned a piece of pi(e).

[sybster1000]

30. You Funny!!

:thumbsup: :dem: Did you ever read "the Life of Pi" by Martel? Mystical and gut-wrenching.

[66 dmhlt]

40. Surprisingly enough, I did read it - very enjoyable [n/t]

[lillypaddle]

28. Wonderful pics!

Thanks!!

[SeattleGirl]

29. Cool pics, and great projects by the students!

I'm very impressed by them!

[mopinko]

31. whoever invited jamie and adam deserves a raise. i love them.

they have done more to explain the scientific method to americans that all the freshman high school science teachers of all time combined. (no diss of freshman science teachers intended.)

[hootinholler]

71. Yeah but they could have shaved lol. n/t

[StevieM]

32. Isn't it great to have a president who believes in science? (eom)

[AlbertCat]

33. believes in science?

No one "believes" in science. You trust it and what it reveals. "Belief" is for philosophy and religion.


But, I know what you meant. And YES.... after 8 years of gut thinking.

[handmade34]

35. oh, be still my heart...

President Obama and Bill Nye (the Science Guy!) in the same room together :loveya:

[Number23]

36. Ha!

That's funny! :)

[handmade34]

37. not funny

I have had a wicked crush on Bill Nye (the Science Guy) for years and years... ;) ... used to watch it with my kids and sat back and secretly desired him!!! :woohoo:

[Number23]

38. lol! Well it's great to meet someone who (obviously) values brains over brawn!

:fistbump:

[ellie]

41. Yay Science!

It's so nice to have smart people in the White House.

[Lars39]

42. Bill Nye, The Science Guy!!!

:D

[Skittles]

45. LOVE that guy!

[Barack_America]

43. This does my science geek heart proud.

[Skittles]

44. great pics!

:D

[tammywammy]

46. That's pretty darn cool n/t

[Odin2005]

48. Very Cool! I have a friend who could use that motorized chair!

[awoke_in_2003]

49. give this generation...

good tools and a good education (that teaches you how to think and reason, not pass a test) and there will be few limits to what they achieve. Let us hope they get these things. Good to see Bill Nye (I always liked that nut case) and the Myth Busters guys there.

[awoke_in_2003]

50. oh, and K&R...

i am happy for these kids. I was a bit of a "nerd" growing up, so I like it when good things happen to them.

[jillan]

51. This is awesome, so impressed that he did this.

[BlueMTexpat]

52. Yay, Mikayla, Yay, Billings!

So glad to see at least one Montanan in the ranks!

Although she now attends a private high school in Billings, she and her classmates at Will James Middles School designed the solar-powered car together. Will James is a public school. http://www.ktvq.com/news/local-student-receives-high-praise-from-obama/

Yes, public education CAN work - if it's not starved and discouraged by lack of funds and constant unfair media attacks, mostly from the RW. Congratulations to ALL these young people and to the classmates who also assisted but who were not present to meet the Prez!

[8 track mind]

53. Now that's the guy i voted for :-)

It pleases me greatly that we have a president that is engaged. Science opened up so many worlds to me when i was a kid. I want full funding restored for Art, Music, Science, and Vocational Skills in public schools. This is where the future is at, not football.

[Warren DeMontague]

54. He's blindin' 'em.

[stlsaxman]

56. Here's a kid that didn't quite cut the muster... (WARNING- Humorous mood damper)

So proud of all his work- he even wore a tie outside of church! So clear with his one-word hypothesis (big werd!) and so concise in the delivery of his one-word conclusion (another big werd!)!!!

From a "bible science fair" in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Middle Missourah (rhymes with spahgetta), Kansas or maybe some southern state... origin is unclear.

[Scurrilous]

59. Oh my!

:o

[malaise]

62. Getting up off the floor

:D

[Luciferous]

60. Nice pics!

[paparush]

61. SCIENCE!!!!

Prez gets his nerd on! As a nerd, I can't help but be excited by this.

[Myrina]

64. .. but things like actual scientific experiments aren't part of Arne's "Race to the Bottom" ..

... although the students will have to know how to take a test on what that vague thing called 'science' is ...

[Javaman]

65. While I applaud this...

it's just more shoveling poop against the stupid tide.

As soon as he is out of office and is replaced with some sort of right wing fundie (don't think it won't happen), anything science related will vanish from the landscape.

These types of programs that Obama is promoting will be looked upon by us as once upon a time happy memory.

In about 10 years pundits will be questioning whether or not the sun revolves around the earth.

[saltpoint]

66. Them god-durned scientists are all Darwin-huggin'

LIBERALS!

They shoulda not be exposin' them younguns to that sort of thing. It might brainwash 'em.

Course, what else would we spect outta one of them secret Muslins anyway?

[Pacifist Patriot]

67. What I find really heartening about this?

We have a president who actually looks interested and engaged. You really get the impression in these photos he is comfortable with the students, wants to learn about what he is seeing and can understand when it is explained to him. Unlike other presidents who can remain unnamed.

[proteus_lives]

69. I've interviewed Bill Nye before. He's a great guy.

This looks like it was an awesome day.

[Matariki]

73. Cool! And nice to see a good amount of girls and young women in there.

[BumRushDaShow]

74. 100th rec

We need more of the positivity! :applause: