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,…
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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…
Y-CITYSCI Summer Camp!
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Candi Johnson. This summer, Y-CITYSCI is hosting a summer camp for current 8th through 12th graders that attend school in Madison, Venice, Brooklyn, Granite City, and East Alton, IL. This free camp will be held in Madison, IL on Monday through Friday, from July 6th to July…
Sink your teeth into this week's STEM At Home - Food Science!
Nutrition, agriculture, and fermentation, oh my! This week for STEM @ Home, we are taking a look at the science behind the food we eat: how is it made, what’s in it, where does it grow, and more. Food is not merely a tasty part of life, food involves science. Perhaps you’ve wondered how a…
The History of Citizen Science
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Lisa Drennen. The term citizen science is relatively new, but public participation in scientific research to expand knowledge has been going on since the late 1800s. The first formal documentation of volunteers and scientists working together to further scientific knowledge involved bird migration monitoring between 1890s-1910. A…