Skip to content
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Google+
    Address:Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Science East Building, Room 1276 Edwardsville, IL 62026
    Phone:(618) 650-3065
    SIUE STEM
    • Home
    • About Us
    • Latest News
    • Contact Us
      Home
      >
      2019
      >
      June

      Month: June 2019

      Item of the Week, Teacher Resources

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      Students from Kindergarten through High School can use these lizard-shaped foam tessellation tiles to make designs of varying complexity. Students use their creativity and problem-solving skills to discover the various patterns and shapes the tiles make when connected. Using these tiles is also a good activity to help younger students learn spatial-reasoning and as an…

      June 26, 2019 by STEM Center
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Google+
      LinkedIn
      Pinterest
      Read more
      STEM Like Me, Teacher Resources

      Mary G. Ross

      Mary G. Ross

      Mary G. Ross was the first female Native American engineer. She was raised in the Cherokee nation capital, Tahlequah. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the Northeastern State Teacher’s college there before going to Colorado State Teacher’s college for her master’s degree. When the U.S. joined WWII, she moved to California to work…

      June 24, 2019 by STEM Center
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Google+
      LinkedIn
      Pinterest
      Read more
      Item of the Week, Teacher Resources

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      STEM Center Item of the Week

      The Chinese Spouting Bowl uses sound resonance to spout water out of the bowl. After washing your hands, filling the bowl halfway with water, and dipping your hands into the bowl, you can then rub your hands along the bowl’s handles to create waves. This is a great tool to use to teach students about…

      June 19, 2019 by STEM Center
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Google+
      LinkedIn
      Pinterest
      Read more
      STEM News

      Pollinator Week

      Pollinator Week

      World Pollinator week is June 17 – 23rd! This is a week to celebrate the many pollinators who help our ecosystem, such as, bats, bees, beetles, birds and butterflies. This is also a time to  spread awareness of how endangered some of these species are. The most common causes for their endangerment is the loss…

      June 19, 2019 by STEM Center
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Google+
      LinkedIn
      Pinterest
      Read more
      STEM Like Me, Teacher Resources

      Danielle Lee

      Danielle Lee

      Danielle N. Lee is a behavioral biologist at SIUE. She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 2010 and her research focuses on how ecology and evolutionary components contribute to the behavior of animals. One of Lee’s research projects involves exploring the African giant pouch rat’s behaviors. Through…

      June 17, 2019 by STEM Center
      Facebook
      Twitter
      Google+
      LinkedIn
      Pinterest
      Read more

      Posts navigation

      1 2
      SIUE STEM
      Donate Today
      • Monetary Donation
      • Equipment Donation
      Contact Information
      • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
        Science East Building
        Room 1276
        Edwardsville, IL 62026
      • (618) 650-3065
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Google+