Want to learn more about archaeology? We’ve got a treat for you. Here is SIUE STEM Center graduate student, Clark Sturdevant, going over a few archaeological tricks of the trade. In this video you will learn why archaeologists dig, or excavate, in squares and what archaeologist learn when testing an archaeological site. You will also…
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SIUE’s Martinez Selected for a National Fellowship
The STEM Center would like to congratulate our collaborator, Dr. Adriana Martinez! Dr. Martinez, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Departments of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences and Environmental Sciences, is one of 12 nationwide members selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of a two-year fellowship by the AGU LANDInG Academy…
It's Nobody's Fault But Your Own If You Miss This Week's STEM @ Home!
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 movement…
Have You Heard? This Week's STEM @ Home Is All 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…
This Week's STEM @ Home Will Hit Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie!
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…