Well, another Science and Engineering Research Challenge has come and gone. We’d like to thank all of our volunteers, all of the student competitors, and all of the amazing teachers who support them. This is truly a community effort and we love to see all of the excited and motivated students every year! If you…
Author: Colin Wilson
The Science Behind Vibranium
The newest superhero movie, Black Panther, is out in theaters and getting strong reviews. Here at STEM we are asking the very same questions that the rest of the movie-going public is asking: how exactly does the fictional Wakandan metal vibranium work with regards to kinetic and potential energy conservation? Admit it, that was your…
International Book Giving Day
Tomorrow is International Book Giving Day and here at STEM we think giving someone a book is an awesome way to increase their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. A few awesome books that you might consider include: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark…
A World Without Polymers
Sometimes you’re going over things with students, sometimes they ask a devastating question: why does this matter? It can be disheartening to a teacher who might (correctly) gather that the students really aren’t invested in the subject matter. On the other hand, you can also say that they aren’t invested yet. When your students ask this, take…
Get Ready for International Geocache Day!
The STEM Center has been doing a lot with EarthCaching over the years and so we were happy to celebrate International GeoCache Day this this summer on August 18th. Started over a decade ago, geocaching involves following GPS coordinates to a hidden box (a cache) where you can exchange trinkets with other geocachers and sign your…