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Archive: Science Update: From Apollo to Artemis: NASA’s Return to the Moon, February 16, 2023
More than 50 years after the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base, NASA has begun its campaign to return astronauts to the surface of our Moon. Named after the mythical twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program aims to establish a permanent base of oper...
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Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, and many more items enter the marine environment every day. This makes marine debris one of the most ...
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Archive: Science Update: Food Agriculture – The Plant Scientist’s Toolbox, March 9, 2023
Humans have used a variety of ways to modify food crops to suit our needs and tastes for more than 10,000 years. Over this time, the plant scientists’ toolbox has grown: first with “traditional” tools (like cross-breeding, selective breeding, a...
Journal Article
There and Back: How a Global Pandemic Shaped Youth Programming
By Marti Lindsey, Ben Richmond, Alex Benavides, Graciela "Zonnie" Olivas, Kelle Hyland, Leesa Lyons, Lexy Havunen, Mayra Vargas, Brook Moreno, and Bob Mittan
Journal Article
Fingerprint Spoofing: Exploring Cybersecurity With Limited Technology
By Patrick Burton, Kristin Cook, Rob Kelley, Jessica Ivy, and Kevin Thomas
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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate 2022, January 19, 2023
The past several years have seen too many weather and climate extremes to count, from record-obliterating heat waves to tremendous rainfall events to terrifyingly strong tropical cyclones. What can scientists say about how weather and climate extreme...
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Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
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Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Class Pack
Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Class Pack
Now Available for Grade K-2 Picture Perfect STEM Lessons - Ready-to-TeachTM Picture-Perfect ClassPacks! • We are excited to announce our new kitting partner: ECA Science Kit Services! Now offering ...
Journal Article
Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals
By Megan Willig
Journal Article
Learning About Coastal Zone Plants—Integrating Formal and Informal Teaching and Learning Practices
By M. Alexandra Abreu Lima and Lia Vasconcelos
Journal Article
A Teamwork-Based Technique Using Agricultural Fields to Measure the Speed of Sound
By Gordon H. Miller and Helen Belefant-Miller
Web Seminar
In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and communities. The presenters show how...
Web Seminar
Have you wanted to implement a Project-Based Learning unit in your classroom? Would you like to introduce PBL curriculum in your school? Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL), an Open Education Resource, provides interdisciplin...

