Claudia J. Alexander was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1959 and grew up in Santa Clara, California. Her parents, Gaynelle and Harold, in her words, blackmailed Claudia into going to UC Berkley for an engineering degree. They would pay for her schooling as long as she worked toward a ‘’useful” degree instead of journalism, which…
Month: October 2020
Learning about Senses
Each day we use our five senses—sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing—to understand the world around us. But, how much do you know about your senses? Try out this week’s STEM @ Home activities to learn more about how you sense the world! Online Videos: Use these links to educate and entertain! Early Elementary: The Five…
Learning about the Scientific Method
How do scientists know all these cool facts and how things work? They use the scientific method. Observation, experimentation, formulating and testing hypotheses, that is the scientific method! This week for STEM @ Home, students use the scientific method by thinking critically, testing their skills of observation, and experimenting with different techniques to improve a…
Mapping with Drones
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Dr. Didi Martinez. One of the great things about living in an age of quick technological advances is that more and more scientific methods are accessible to those of us that do science every day! I am Dr. Adriana E. Martinez in general I research rivers using…