Here are links to three amazing citizen science projects that are ongoing and exciting. They give you the chance to do real research with scientists who have more data than they can handle. Check out other citizen science projects highlighted this week. With Beluga Bits (https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/stephenresearch/beluga-bits), you can help researchers count whales visiting a sanctuary.…
Month: May 2021
Y-CITYSCI Summer Camp Schedule!
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Xander Kalna. During Y-CITYSCI’s free summer camp (See our first post here!), participants will take part in a variety of fun and educational activities designed to drive student curiosity and research. This free camp will be held in Madison, IL on Monday through Friday, from July 6th…
This week's STEM @ Home is Shocking!
It’s easy to observe electricity in nature, particularly in the rolling thunderstorms the summer brings. Electricity and energy are present in less visible ways as well – in our bodies and in the circuits that control our lights. With this week’s STEM @ Home we are experimenting (safely) with electricity! Join us as we create…
SERC 2021 a Success!
Last month we held another Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) and we’re excited for all of our winners! This year was another virtual event as we continue to observe social distancing guidelines. We still saw a trove of amazing projects and have sent out trophies to all the winners. Thanks to all the coaches,…
Are you ready to Rock this week's STEM @ Home?
This week we’re talking all about geology! (Insert “This rocks!” pun here…) We’ll be looking at ways to make crystals, how to find and identify rocks around your community, how to build wind turbines, and how to make rocks you can eat. Since geology is literally the study of the entire planet we can only…