Today is World Soil Day, and this year’s theme is “Stop Soil Erosion, Save Our Future”. The purpose of this theme is to raise awareness about the importance soil has in sustaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being. When soil erodes, the effects may not be felt immediately but future generations will be greatly affected. For…
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STEM Center Holiday Hours
The STEM Center would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Just a reminder that the STEM Resource Center will be closed from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm on Friday, December 13th for our holiday staff celebration. We will then close for the holiday break at 4:00 pm, December 20, and will…
Students Explore Their Environment Through Science
The YCITYSCI program is a local student-led citizen science project that teaches students how to engage in citizen science by focusing on the environment conditions of their own community. Over the last two weeks, students in the YCITYSCI have worked with local scientists, Dr. Didi Martinez and Dr. Ben Greenfield, to explore different ways to…
Item of the Week
This week’s Item of the Week is the Tello Drone. By using the Tello App, you can activate the drone’s camera and fly the drone as far as 100 meters away. The drone has a flight time of 13 minutes, and by pairing with the app Tello Edu, students can control the flight of the drone through…
EarthCache Day
International EarthCache Day is Saturday, October 12th through Sunday October 13th. In 2018, the STEM Center developed a program to celebrate and spread awareness of International EarthCache Day. You can still participate in this program. And, if you complete 5 of the 6 EarthCaches, you will receive a geocoin. Visiting these EarthCaches is a great…