Citizen scientists STEM Beyond School stimulates young, probing minds In one classroom, kids may be hooking up buddies to homemade lie detectors and comparing the noises that signal fibs versus whoppers. In another, children could be demonstrating Newton’s third law of motion by setting off Alka-Seltzer rockets. Whether
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Whipping up esteem for STEAM Grace Goodson hopes to stimulate young minds, assist educators As the daughter of a fish biologist and a research librarian, Grace Goodson enjoyed a childhood that was a fertile mixture of field experience and fact-checking. That blend makes her a perfect match for
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Sparking a healthy interest Students get behind-the scenes glances at medical careers Considering what Jeremiah Jurich had just consumed in the past 22 minutes, his heart rate was surprisingly steady. His blood glucose level, however, spiked skyward. That was enough to impress the dozen or so teens who
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