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      Month: March 2019

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      STEM Center Item of the Week

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      This week’s Item of the Week is our rock & mineral sets we have at the STEM center! These kits have 30 different rocks & minerals that students can make observations about and test the hardness of. These kits are great tools for earth science educators and could be used at the elementary level as…

      March 28, 2019 by STEM Center
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      STEM Like Me, Teacher Resources

      Marie Tharp

      Marie Tharp

      Marie Tharp was an American geologist and oceanographic cartographer. One of her major scientific accomplishments was the creation of the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean sea-floor, which Tharp created in collaboration with Bruce Heezen. When Tharp’s work showed a continuous rift valley along the Mid-Atlantic ridge, and she proposed this was due to…

      March 26, 2019 by STEM Center
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      Item of the Week, Teacher Resources

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      This week’s Item of the Week is the card game, Thirst for Power. This card came is for ages 12+ and can have 2-5 players per set. Thirst for Power is a realistic resource management game where each player becomes the governor of their region. Each player must meet their region’s needs without exceeding their…

      March 21, 2019 by STEM Center
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      STEM News

      Pi Day!

      Pi Day!

      3.14 are the starting numbers of Pi, and March 14 (3/14) is annual Pi day. Pi is a mathematical constant defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The importance of pi has been known for almost 4000 years, since the time of Babylonians, who gave pi a value of 3. There…

      March 14, 2019 by STEM Center
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      Item of the Week, STEM News, Teacher Resources

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      This week’s Item of the Week is KIBOs! KIBOs are a great way to introduce students as young as 4 to the basics of coding. You simply put the code together with blocks, scan it, and then your KIBO will follow the code! This week STEM Center faculty and staff will be showcasing KIBOs at…

      March 13, 2019 by STEM Center
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