This week is all about plate tectonics, the foundation of both modern geology and the surface of our planet! The idea of plate tectonics was a long time coming but in the late twentieth century it became clear that every part of geology and our world’s ecology was tied, at least partly, to the…
Author: Clark Sturdevant
Learning about Sound
BOOM! BONG! KNOCK! RING! Sounds are everywhere. Some sounds are loud, some are quiet, some are pleasant, and some are irritating or even dangerous. This week students will learn how to measure sound using a smart phone app, how different materials affect those measurements, how music produces pleasant sounds by creating perfect intervals, and how…
Nobel Snubs - a STEM Like Me Story
The Nobel Prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the STEM fields of Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine (other prizes include Literature, Peace, and the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences). Established by scientist and industrialist Alfred Nobel in his will, the prize is given “to those who, during the preceding…
New Noise and Air Quality Monitoring Network Assesses Region
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach, in partnership with campus researchers and area students, have deployed an environmental monitoring network to collect data on noise and air pollution across the St. Louis Metropolitan and Metro East areas. “The environmental monitoring network is helping students in the Environmental Health Investigators…
Learning about the Moon
You might look outside most nights and see the Moon—that round, astronomical body that orbits the Earth. But do you know what processes make the Moon look the way it does or what it would be like to be on the Moon? For this week’s STEM @ Home, we explore the Moon! Online Videos: Use…