Ultimate College-Preparedness Checklist!
College might seem light years away when you enter your first year of high school, but it is closer than you may think. Those four years will fly by and soon you will have to make a decision on which path to take in your senior year. The earlier you st …
How Artistic Creativity Can Be Used in STEM!
The arts are something that is becoming more accepted within the STEM Community, so much so that some organizations may refer to it as STEAM. As explained best by EDUTopia, STEM isn’t supposed to lock students into one category, it’s intended to blend …
Why Does Diversity Matter in STEM? (Because it Does!)
From a young age, people craft a perception of where they fit into the world. Frequently, when people don’t see themselves in STEM workers or educators, they tend to gain a sense of rejection and lose their initial passion and interest. But why does th …
Brain Boost
About one in five U.S. adults have a mental illness according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This data, taken in 2019, translates to about 51.5 million U.S. adults that live with a mental illness. One university studies a method that displ …
STEM in Film
STEM is involved in so many aspects of our daily lives. In fact, it’s even present in the movies we watch! In this blog, I’ll be going over three films that offer a new perspective on what in STEM can achieve with their passion. These films are great t …
How Technology Has Impacted The Past Century!
When you think about technology, what is the first thing you think of? That may be a tough question! When I think about technology, so many things come to mind! Reflecting on the past century, technology has really changed the way we exist and interact …
The Historical and Scientific Significance of the Winter Solstice!
Every year, between December 20th and 23rd, a winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere and results in not only the shortest day and longest night of the year, but also the start of Winter! Dating back to the Neolithic period, the winter solsti …
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 …
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 …
Most recent biology breakthroughs
When skimming any biology textbook, one can notice many significant advances have occurred lately. Nevertheless, more meaningful and even rarer advances are breakthroughs. A breakthrough is more than just an advance. For something to be a breakthrough, …
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz: The First Latino in Space
What once was a place that only the imagination could reach, space has taken on a much more concrete reality for Americans. The Space Age is underway, and there is much work to be done in the STEM fields to bring space closer to home. As time goes on, …
STEM education: the Latest and Greatest Resources
Getting Started with STEM NSTEM NSTEM is an amazing STEM resource for parents, students, and educators. These school- based chapters provide an extensive library of STEM resources; including curriculum, scholarships, grants, events and much more. NSTE …
3 Halloween STEM Activities For The Classroom!
Now that October is finally here, it’s time to prepare for Halloween! What better way to celebrate than to do some fun and easy halloween-themed STEM activities?! Projects should never be exclusive to only kids, so we found some that can involve studen …
22nd Annual World Space Week, “Women In Space”
Starting October 4th, World Space Week Association (WSWA) is hosting its 22nd annual Space Week celebration. This internationally-held event is an observance of accomplishments within space science and technology and it will last through the week to Oc …
Telescopes That Have Mapped the Stars!
There is so much you can learn about space and where we are in the universe without ever having to leave Earth. With the help of telescopes, people have gotten a much closer look at all those little dots in the sky. It turns out that they are not littl …
NSTEM President Featured at Student Kick-Off Event
Ken Hecht will represent the National STEM Honors Society at the upcoming Thurgood Marshall Center Trust event. This upcoming event is entitled “Student Transformations,” and panelists will be discussing STEM-partnership models, college preparation, an …
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 …
