Category: STEM
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Seeding Oysters (and hope) into the Baltimore Inner Harbor.
Seeding Oysters (and hope) into the Baltimore Inner Harbor Click on the photo to watch the video.
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Chorus for the Chesapeake, Governor O’Malley sings with students at Green Schools Summit.
Chorus for the Chesapeake Gov. O’Malley sings with students at the Green Schools Summit. Click on the photo to watch the video.
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Gov. O’Malley asks students to remind adults to love the world
Gov. O’Malley asks students to remind adults to love our world. Click on the photo to watch the video.
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Amazing STEM Laboratory!
Last night my 10 year old son ran a DNA test to identify a jewel thief, investigated enzymes in milk, and identified sickle cell anemia using electrophoresis. Students from all over Maryland are able to do these and other experiments thanks to the Towson University’s Center for STEM Excellence. The Center loans out kits to…
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Citizen 2.0: How Citizen Science is Reinventing Learning and Empowering Citizens.
The printing press. Democracy. The internet. Citizen Science. Each of these educates, connects and empowers people. They are extensions of our hunger to learn, share information and create solutions. Opening science to more people creates a virtuous cycle that strengthens science and empowers citizens. Citizen observations greatly expand the data base for scientific studies. In…
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Health Lessons for Schools: How students can improve the health and learning conditions at their schools.
What would happen if students examined their school, homes and habits in the same way that doctors examined a patient? Could they start to identify and change things in their school and home environments that hinder their health and learning? Could they identify and change their own choices to improve their health and learning? Could…
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Rethinking Learning: What lessons can after school programs teach our schools?
During the recent Maryland Out of School Time conference I got a chance to observe lessons from a variety of after school programs. These programs involved the participants in genuine STEM inquiry in ways that are still rare in the schools that I visit. Exercise and nutritional education that are missing from many schools are…
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How many Drip, Drip, Drips does it take to lose a Million Dollars?
It was a joy to learn with the bright students at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute last week. The students worked hard and offered the guest speakers great questions and great respect. I’d like to challenge the students (and anyone who wishes) to understand and present the City Schools energy data accurately and informatively. Access to open and…
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Water Lessons: How to measure water infiltration rates around the school yard.
Will water runoff or soak in? Bess Caplin of Baltimore Ecosystem Study demonstrates how to determine water infiltration rates around the school yard.