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Homeschool Notes: A Glimpse of the Chaos Behind Bringing Learning to Life

By Destiny Madaje, SciTech Institute STEM Resources Manager   This Week’s To-Do: Finish math worksheets from last week for LB and LG. Read out loud Ocean Encyclopedia with art activity for both. *ASU Open Door Tempe this Saturday, ocean puppet-making activities and “Ask a Biologist” confirmed at 3 pm. Chemistry experiment, re: chemical reactions for

Celebrate Earth Day – AZ Farming

Did you know that the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and to feed this growing population, the world will need to increase food production by up to 70%? That’s where Agricultural Technology comes in! Emerging technologies are increasingly relegating food shortages by optimizing limited resources, regulating water management, and providing soil analytics. Innovations in

Natural Ecosystems and STEM Ecosystems

What Makes Them Similar? By Fritz Smith At SciTech Institute we use the term “ecosystem” a lot, but what is an ecosystem and why is it used in the STEM education world so often? This article will explain some key features of a natural ecosystem and compare them to the STEM ecosystem. In short, we

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Happy Earth Day – 2021!

Chief Science Officers come from all around the world. They demonstrate leadership by implementing action plans that engage others, are related to science, and involve areas of STEM and science that matter to them personally. Many Chief Science Officers have implemented action plans that are related to the environment. In this Earth Day blog, we’ll

College Students Turning Pages for National Reading Month

Freya Abraham and Maria Fields, two U.S. Presidential Scholars team up to build literacy awareness in spite of the pandemic. In 1964, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established by executive order of the President to recognize and honor distinguished graduating high school seniors. The program also highlights students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the

Inventing Tomorrow Movie Clipped for Classroom Use

Resources for educators are now available online to help “bring the stories of INVENTING TOMORROW off the screen and into students’ lives – wherever they may live.” Over the past year, the team has been working with STEM educators to develop these tools that will help teachers integrate concepts from the film into the classroom.

Technology Trends That Will Disrupt The Education Industry

Message from Career Karma: The education industry has seen some changes in the last few decades. And as with everything else, it has grown with new technologies thrown in the mix. But what technology trends will disrupt the industry in the near future? Read below to find out. Accessibility The UN calculates that 263 million