The STEM Center has prioritized research into issues of science equity and access. STEM Center research assistant professor, Dr. Carol Colaninno, had her research, which focuses on equity and access at archaeological field schools, highlighted in a recent Science Magazine article! It is great to see these issues receive national attention as the STEM Center…
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SIUE’s STEM @ Home Series Inspires Engaged Learning through Summer
Students have been out of school since March due to COVID-19 stay at home orders nationwide. Although the stay at home orders help keep us safe, they have also limited opportunities for students participate in face-to-face STEM activities. As a result, the STEM Center started the STEM@Home series to stay connected with students and help…
New Curriculum Kit: Forces of Flight
Best for grades 5-6, Forces of Flight is a Math and Science Hands-On (M.A.S.H.) kit that explores the forces that allows objects to stay aloft. Teachers and parents can use this kit to teach students about the four forces of flight. By dropping eggs and paper helicopters, constructing different parachutes, and blowing up and on balloons,…