The STEM Center has many items available to you that can help you teach about and celebrate Earth Day. We have soil and water probes, which can be used to test the temperature, moisture, and salinity of the soils and water. Various globes are housed in the STEM Center. We have inflatable globes, but also…
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STEM Center Item of the Week!
In honor of Earth Day on Monday, April 22nd, this week’s Item of the Week is an item that teachers can use to engage their students in understanding more about the Earth: binoculars. Scientists use binoculars to track and observe birds. Some bird species are great environmental health indicator as these species move according to…
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who actively promoted the use of crop rotation. Carver was born a slave and overcame many life challenges to pursue a career in science. He left his family to continue his education at various schools and applied to several colleges before being accepted. Once he arrived…
STEM Center Item of the Week
This week’s Item of the Week is our rock & mineral sets we have at the STEM center! These kits have 30 different rocks & minerals that students can make observations about and test the hardness of. These kits are great tools for earth science educators and could be used at the elementary level as…
Pi Day!
3.14 are the starting numbers of Pi, and March 14 (3/14) is annual Pi day. Pi is a mathematical constant defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The importance of pi has been known for almost 4000 years, since the time of Babylonians, who gave pi a value of 3. There…