Seven Southern Illinois University Edwardsville scholars took a 3,500-mile trek across parts of the U.S. to chase storms and visit interesting natural features as part of an adventurous summer. They are part of the collaborative GEOPATHS program, funded by the National Science Foundation. The program engages undergraduates in geoscience-related research opportunities. The goal of the…
Author: Clark Sturdevant
You're Guaranteed to get a Reaction from This Week's STEM @ Home!
Chemical reactions occur all around us every single day, and some reactions even occur within us! This week, we take a closer look at chemical reactions. Learn about a chemical reaction that makes old pennies shine, a reaction to form a precipitate, and how to make both an endothermic and exothermic reaction. Online Videos: Use these…
The Forecast for this Week's STEM @ Home is...Cloudy!
Do you ever listen to the weather report, get ready for your day, and then find out that the weather you expected isn’t at all what you experience? Why is weather so hard to predict and how do scientists predict it? This week we’ll be learning all about weather patterns and learning to make our…
This Week's STEM @ Home is No Small Task!
The distinct units of matter or compulsive liars? Atoms are teeny tiny particles and they make up everything in our universe. Scientists have been able to discover or create 118 different atoms thus far, which are represented in the periodic table of elements. Atoms, although tiny, are impressive displays of the forces of nature. Learn…
Sink or Swim with this Week's STEM @ Home
Prior to the pandemic, you likely experienced a hectic weekend shopping trip. Stores become “madhouses” with cars “packed like sardines” in the parking lots and the aisles “bustling” with shopping carts. Although dangerous in the midst of the pandemic, crowded places help us visualize density. Density measures the compactness of an object, or the amount…