The STEM Center would like to welcome three of our new graduate research assistants who are joining us this summer. Danielle Fischer is pursuing her master’s degree in environmental science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a focus on chemistry and toxicology. She graduated from Webster University with a bachelor degree in education and a…
Month: May 2020
Learning about Sustainability
Everyone you knew, know, and will know lives on Earth: our home. One of the reasons we are staying home these days is to protect the people we know. But how do we protect the home we all share? In this week’s activities students will open their eyes and minds to observe a small area…
Learning about Chemistry
These days, many of us are spending more time in our kitchens cooking. Did you know that many of the things we do to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner involve chemistry? This week’s activities are designed to teach students more about the chemistry we encounter every day in the kitchen and elsewhere around the home.…
New Curriculum Kit: Simple Machines
Simple Machines is a Math and Science Hands On (M.A.S.H.) kit designed to teach students in grades 2-3 about machinery and work. Work is scientifically defined as the result of a force moving an object through a distance. With Simple Machines, students will explore six simple machines: the inclined plane, the lever, the pulley, the screw,…
Learning about Genetics
This week’s activities explore the fascinating study of inherited traits that affect us all, Genetics. If you thought you already knew everything about your family members by staying at home with them for weeks on end, guess again. After this week’s activities, you will know each other on a genetic level! Online Videos: Use these…