Psychology Research and Breakthroughs of 2021
2021 has been a year filled with growth, especially for the psychology field. Researchers and psychologists are working harder than ever to make new discoveries and technologies despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this has made it harder to complet …
Do You Want to Be a Future Engineer? Read This for Tips!
Do you want to be an engineer when you grow up? Do you want to build and fix things when you grow up? If so, there is a good chance that you want to be a future engineer. There are plenty of opportunities for students who want to be engineers when they …
How To Make Your Office Cleaner and Greener!
Believe it or not — most pollution is produced by large companies and corporations. But it’s not just oil companies, either! It could even include your office. There are many resources that go into keeping a physical workspace up-and-running. There’s …
Common STEM Themes to Include in Your Lesson
Are you curious about how to create a better lesson plan for your STEM students? There are certain characteristics and themes you want to include in your lesson that will keep students engaged. Additionally, it is important to include these themes beca …
Not All Great Minds Think Alike!
There’s a common misconception that you have to be the right “fit” for STEM. From a young age, people craft a perception of where they fit into the world. Often, this perception is very black-and-white which allows little room for the proverbial grey a …
Low Income Students: FAFSA and Other Resources
A Pirate’s Guide to FAFSA and Other Resources Welcome Aboard, Matey! As a low-income, first-generation college student, I am familiar with the confusion and frustration of filling out FAFSA application forms and the guilt that comes with ever-increasin …
5 Methods to Get Your College Students Focused
One of the biggest reasons that college students tend to stay up late, neglect their health, and have lower GPAs is their lack of focus. While this doesn’t just apply to those in college, it certainly has a larger impact as they tend to be more indepen …
Switch Off Your Vacation Brain and Set it to School!
It’s no secret that students pick-up unhealthy habits over summer vacation. We get it! You start to stay up late, sleep in late, and focus on your social life. These aren’t unhealthy habits on their own, but with school just around the corner, they hav …
Quick STEM Mini Lessons for Elementary School Students
Powerful pulleys Length: 30 minutes This lesson students get to explore how pulleys work in the context of pyramid building. Using a pre lesson assessment to have students brainstorm what simple machines are and why are they important, along with a (KW …
COVID-19, Impacting the Lives of Students in Latin America!
When COVID-19 became a threat to the world, we all shut down and went home. For many, this meant working from home and getting everything delivered. For most students, this meant attending school from home through virtual meetings. But for the students …
Why Does Latin America Have So Many Volcanoes?
Have you ever wondered where all the volcanoes are? Well, they’re spread out across the world, seemingly, at random. However, they still manage to span every continent, including Antarctica, and they can even be found underwater. It’s also true that m …
Video Games and STEM: A Symbiotic Relationship
What better way to learn than when you are having fun? The STEM fields are the most intimidating for young high school students as they form themselves and prepare for a career. One might imagine formal events, like winning a Nobel Prize, or boring blu …
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19
People are capable of incredible feats of wealth and productivity but, like every other creature on Earth, we are subject to the forces of nature. Some of those forces bring about great abundance of prosperity and joy while others only spell destructio …
5 Steps for Teaching Robotics Virtually
Contrary to what you might initially think, teaching robotics virtually offers a wealth of opportunities to assist your students in building killer robots. It’s never too early for kids to consider how they might help put down the inevitable robot rebe …
8 STEM Majors for Students Interested in Engineering
Colleges have many different departments to choose from and many different majors in those departments. Students who think about putting things together and figuring out what is wrong with machines usually major in engineering. Engineering is a great f …
3 Hands-On Tech Activities for Middle Schoolers
Technology can be difficult to introduce in younger grades. By the time students get to middle school, more complex technology topics can be introduced. Engaging students is crucial for STEM activities to keep them motivated and interested. Technology …
10 Summer STEM Programs for Middle Schoolers
As summer approaches, it also brings forth a lot of new opportunities for middle schoolers in particular. Especially for those interested in STEM, there’s a large number of programs available that delve into every aspect of science, technology, enginee …
Equity vs Equality: The Crucial Difference
NSTEM has loudly and proudly abided by the I.D.E.A. values: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Access. Just by glancing at our intern page, you’ll see that inclusivity and diversity are not only a part of our mission but a vital part of our organizati …
How to Explain the COVID Vaccine to Your Children
The Coronavirus pandemic has created many changes and new norms for our society. Although many people have been vaccinated in the past for a variety of diseases, the vaccines used to prevent COVID-19 have more buzz around them than has been seen in a l …
What is Interdisciplinary Learning?
Interdisciplinary means that the learning occurs with knowledge from many different areas of study. For example, a STEM focus on learning occurs when the students learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the same time and understand ho …
How To Integrate Useful Technology Into The Classroom To Better Promote STEM Learning
Over many years, technology has evolved from telegraphs and Gutenburg’s printing press, to highly advanced mobile phones that can send and receive data in seconds and 3-dimensional printing. These technologies and many others have changed our culture i …
5 Living STEM Leaders Your Students Should Know
Who doesn’t love to reminisce about STEM rock stars of yore like Marie Curie and Albert Einstein? I sure do! But while it’s always fun to rap about Curie’s two Nobel Prizes and Einstein’s infamous disdain for quantum mechanics, it’s easy to forget grea …
How NSTEM™ Can Ease Your Transition to College
Transitions, regardless of circumstances, are difficult. It is common to feel overwhelmed by, and underprepared for, many of life’s passages. A particularly challenging one can be the leap to higher education. For many, this period is marked by moving …
How One Latina Impacted the STEM World!
From building a fully functional airplane at age 14, to earning a doctorate in Theoretical Physics at Harvard university. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is a first generation Cuban American that continues to break down STEM world barriers! In recognition o …
