Every year, November 15th is a day that Americans are encouraged to make a commitment to recycle. The Keep America Beautiful campaign encourages people to take action by making a pledge to positively contribute to our country’s recycling efforts. There are opportunities to attend area events, encourage others to recycle, or to refocus your own…
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Explore Outdoor STEM Learning!
In this time of tight school budgets, taking students outside might seem like a logistical challenge, but research suggests it’s worth it! Fortunately, the STEM Center at SIUE can help! We have many items to help educators teach STEM in the field, including curricula and example lessons along with the necessary supplies. Our equipment ranges…
International Archaeology Day!
This Saturday, October 20th, marks International Archaeology Day. Archaeology is the scientific pursuit of understanding how people in the past lived. Archaeologists employ the principles of many STEM fields to answer questions about how people in the past lived. From biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, technology, and physics, they are continuously using the scientific method to…
International EarthCaching Day This Sunday!
This Sunday is International EarthCache Day, an event promoted by the Geological Society of America to encourage geoscience learning in the outdoors. EarthCaches are interesting geological sites that you can find with a handheld GPS unit or just your smartphone, sites that offer a unique look at the world around you. Driving to work or…
Celebrate National Metric Day October 10!
Each October 10th we celebrate National Metric Day, which may prompt the question, why metric? Most people in the United States don’t bother much with the metric system. We might run into it in STEM classes, and those in STEM careers certainly use it; but in day-to-day life we might see something about milliliters or…