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by CSO Sofia Wolf

My name is Sofia Wolf and I am a Chief Science Officer. Being a Chief Science Officer is an amazing experience! I started off in seventh grade knowing two things: I LOVE Science and I want to share my love of science and education with the world. I was introduced to the Chief Science Officer program and my eyes opened up to a whole new world. Since I started being a Chief Science Officer I have become a member of the Leadership Council, I have met people that work for NASA, I have been to VIP technology events, I have met all of the mayors of Arizona, held my own events, and I got to spread so much S.T.E.M. throughout my community! As CSO’s we all get to create an action plan. An action plan is our way of taking action in our world to spread education and STEM in any way possible. My current action plan is doing science every week with the 60 first- through third-graders at my school. I also hold a Kids Night Out event at my local science center—the Science Vortex. Another action plan of mine is to create STEM kits for the first- through third-graders at my school, and let me tell you it’s not as easy as it sounds! The CSO program has helped me see a world that I have never been in before. I get to be a teacher and still learn at the same time! I get to see the people in my community’s faces light up when they see me do a science experiment with them or

hand them a S.T.E.M. kit. Everything in our lives is a lesson and the CSO Sofia lesson I'm learning how much good we can do in our world if we come together as a team and not hope it happens, but make it happen!

CSO Sofia shares her love of science and STEM with other students at her school.

CSOs (Chief Science Officers) are students in grades 6–12 who serve as STEM ambassadors in their schools and communities. The CSO Program is part of the SciTech Institute. Look in the pages of Bear Essential each month to find out what exciting STEM projects CSOs are working on, learning about and sharing.

Take the “Very Dairy” Thanksgiving Meal Challenge!

Many of the Thanksgiving foods we enjoy are made with one or more dairy products. Draw a line from the dairy product to the food item below that contains it.

MILK BUTTER SOUR CREAM CHEESE ICE CREAM

Lots of Dairy Products Are Used in Your Thanksgiving Foods!

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Food descriptions: 1. potato casserole (butter/sour cream), 2. vegetable & cheese casserole (butter/sour cream), 3. roasted turkey,(butter) 4. ice cream, 5. cherry pie (butter/milk), 6. glass of milk, 7. creamed soup (milk/sour cream), 8. mashed potatos (milk/butter), candied carrots (butter), 10. macaroni and cheese (milk/butter/cheese).

Dairy Makes It Yummy!

• Mashed potatoes– You can use butter and

cream to make creamy mashed potatoes! You can also top with sour cream for even more dairy.

• Macaroni and cheese–use your favorite

cheeses to make a delicious mac and cheese! Some common cheeses used in a homemade mac are cheddar, Monterey jack, gruyere, and parmesan.

• Butter– Nothing better than melty butter on

your dinner roll!

• Glass of milk– enjoy a nice cold glass of milk

to wash down your Thanksgiving meal!

• Ice cream– add some ice cream to your pie

or enjoy it on its own, yum!