Good morning from dedicated people trying to do good things for #Science and #STEMed in America
#STEMed
Another dark Friday at #NSF today. An entire Divison was RIF'd, many departures through the DRP and VERA programs, and IPA PD's like myself not being renewed. A massive but as yet not completely known restructuring of the agency is underway.
If you are a PI or prospective PI, please know that we are trying our best to be responsive to your needs and to process awards and actions, but it is going to take *a lot* longer right now. Our workloads are going through the roof with these reductions.
As expected, Friday afternoon news
Looking for Earth Month films for students? Check out the lesson plans for environment-themed films from around the world in our Environmental Studies Collection. Great for teaching environmental education this month and all year round!
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/environmental-studies-lessons/
#EarthMonth #EarthWeek #EarthDay #EnvironmentalStudies #EnvironmentalEducation #Education #StemEd #Homeschooling #Teaching @education @edutooters @stemed
We offer a free Discussion Guide for From The Ashes that includes calls to action and additional resources. We recommend this guide for grades 7 and up. It also works well for film clubs and community groups. It's a great choice for Earth Month events!
Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/from-the-ashes/
#EarthMonth #Coal #Climate #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalScience #PublicHealth #Education #Edutooters #HomeSchooling #StemEd @education @edutooters @stemed
Teach Math with film for Mathematics & Statistics Month in April! We have film guides with math lesson suitable for grade 4 all the way to grade 12!
Get your free math lesson plans and liven up your math classes today! 1/2
https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/teach-math-with-film-for-math-and-stats-month/
#MathAndStatsMonth #Math #Maths #Mathematics #StemEd #Education #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @stemed
"Shake and Bake: The Ballad of an Accelerometer" a CircuitPython School challenge & solution. #STEMed and #CSed folks, feel free to use for your own courses. Uses a CircuitPlayground Bluefruit which has a built in LIS3DH accelerometer https://youtu.be/kHNb18eZQ3U
#STEMed and #CSed friends or anyone looking for a CircuitPython set of challenge problems. Today’s exam has epic fun referencing Talladega Nights, Chappell Roan, SNL, Steve Kormacki, and much more. Solutions posted soon.
https://youtu.be/sDg-TuBySp8
Today's session on The Climate Scientists & The Power of Short Film in STEM Education was one of our best webinars yet! We'll let you know when it becomes available on-demand. (It will be free then, too!)
You can sign up for our newsletter to get the on-demand link directly:
#ClimateChange #StemEd #Education #Homeschooling #ClimateActivism #TeacherTraining
@stemed @education @edutooters @academicchatter
The webinar is starting right now! You can still join. It's free and includes a live Q&A. Jump on in!
https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/crisis-scientists-short-films-climate-challenges-stem
#Education #StemEd
@stemed @education @edutooters @academicchatter
Today's the Day! Don't miss out.
STEM Educators, we hope you can join us tonight, March 25, 8-9 pm ET / 5-6 pm PT for this free live webinar on the power of short films in STEM education.
The workshop will highlight opportunities for civic engagement for students as well as education regarding the environmental issues and challenges facing the world today. We'll also explore tools and resources for 'The Crisis Scientists' — a 6-minute documentary short celebrating heroes fighting to save the planet. This is a hands-on experience featuring tangible materials that can immediately be used in the classroom. For high school and early higher ed.
[Boosts welcome & appreciated!]
Register now:
https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/crisis-scientists-short-films-climate-challenges-stem
#TeacherTraining #Education #STEM #StemEd #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalStudies #EnvironmentalLiteracy @stemed @education @edutooters @academicchatter
Did you know that there are over 1000 species of frogs in the Amazon- and those are the ones we know about! 🐸
For World Frog Day, we want to highlight award-winning documentary River of Gold, about the Amazon River Basin. Lesson 4 in our free curriculum guide explores the Biodiversity of the Amazon. It's a great way to inspire students about conservation efforts to protect frogs, and the other flora and fauna of the Amazon. This lesson is designed for grades 9-10 and is a great choice for Biology, Environmental Studies, and Geography classes!
This lesson is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Learn more: https://journeysinfilm.org/product/river-of-gold/
#WorldFrogDay #Frogs #AmazonRainnforest #Ecology #Biodiversity #StemEd #Education #Homeschooling @education @edutooters @stemed
Would-be DJs, #Makers, and #STEMEd friends, learn how to mix-sounds & on a low-cost touch-reactive board! This super-fun #CircuitPython lesson is one my students love. @RaspberryPi Pico & @Adafruit CircuitPlayground Bluefruit code/wiring shown. 32-bit Word to your Mother. youtu.be/RkrbChO-jGk
#Maker & #STEMed folks, want a lesson showing how to wire up a jack that you can connect to any standard 3.5 mm audio plug? Have at it! I show how to do this with an @Adafruit CircuitPlayground board, and a @raspberrypi.com pico board, but same basic set applies to others. Hack on! https://youtu.be/n6Otj6sFRvc
Abraham Sharp (1653-1742)
#mathematician #astronomer instrument maker
calculated #pi to 72 digits in 1699 exceeding the previous record of 39 digits in 1630
#piday #instrumentation #astronomy #STEMed #histsci
public domain portrait Abraham Sharp courtesy Bradford Museums and Galleries
Necessity is not the mother of invention-only of improvement. -Cyril Stanley Smith #STEM #Makered #makers #education #stemed
Build a Mouse Glove (or is it Glove Mouse?) using #CircuitPython and a CircuitPlayground (Bluefruit or Express). Tilt to move, tap to click. We'll use the HID libraries and math power and abs functions for a smooth build. A fun lesson/exercise for #CSed #STEMed folks https://youtu.be/pg_HhOIAg2Q?si=oxTvcr88-BtgioDU
#STEMeducation folks, The program I was to lead mid-May through mid-June in Santiago, Chile has been cancelled. This leaves me available for summer program teaching in #SwiftUI and #CircuitPython. Happy to teach students, train faculty & offer curriculum, talk on best-practices in #STEMEd.
Astro-3: Restoring Space Astronomy Flight Hardware for Public Education
9-10 AM US EST Jan 14
Program #205.24
Terminal 106
#AAS245 visit this iPoster to learn about restoring Space Shuttle astronomy missions to inspire future researchers
#ExploreAstronomy #astronomy #museum #histsci #ultraviolet #stemed #scicom #spacetechnology
image courtesy ARP
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