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DEA officials to speak to Norwin drug prevention group
A drug enforcement official who helps to form national partnerships to make people aware of the drug threats will take an in-depth look at the science behind addiction at a Norwin anti-drug committee meeting March 21.
Stemming the leak: 4 ways to encourage STEM in your middle schooler
Even though many Americans understand the importance of STEM education, children in the U.S. continue to lose interest in science, technology, engineering and math subjects at young ages.
Discovery Education STEM Connect
Discovery Education’s STEM Connect is an excellent solution. It strikes the right balance between content and activities to address all learning styles.
Next-gen innovators reshape science and tech with inventions
The best way to get kids to imagine themselves shaping the future of science and technology may be to introduce them to other kids who are already doing it.
11-year-old is the latest innovator in the fight against lead in water
Gitanjali Rao won first place in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Video provided by Newsy.
A prize-winning solution for polluted water
Twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao wants to make polluted water safer with her lead detection system.
Q&A: The importance of STEM support for teachers
Discovery Education’s new STEM Connect resource helps teachers and students expand STEM learning to the real world
Cool Tool | STEM Connect
Here’s a cool tool from a company synonymous with quality streaming of rich educational content. STEM Connect is a web-based supplemental K-8 resource that helps teachers create engaging STEM lessons; it strengthens students’ critical thinking skills and inspires solution-seeking skills for life.
California District Provides Innovative STEM Learning Opportunities for All Students
Dr. Candace Singh, Superintendent of California’s Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) is passionate about STEM and is dedicated to providing each of her students an engaging STEM learning experience. But Dr. Singh, known as Candy to her team, quickly recognized the district needed a strong plan to bring this type of learning experience to […]
This 12-year-old won $25,000 for an invention that helps detect lead in water
Twelve-year-old scientist Gitanjali Rao has been inventing since she was in kindergarten. Rao says that she has more than eight inventions, but it was Tethys — a 3D printed device that harnesses carbon nanotubes and a mobile app to test water for lead contamination in as little as 10 seconds — that won her the […]
Fort Wayne Schools to Add STEM/STEAM Initiatives
Fort Wayne Community Schools is looking to boost STEM learning throughout the district. The Board of School of Trustees has approved a four-year contract with Maryland-based Discovery Education to provide professional learning services and develop a project-based and inquiry-based system at seven schools.
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