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Google Science Fair - Part 2
-By Mike DeBritz on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Google Science Fair is back and from the looks of the world-class prizes at stake they've really taken it up a notch!
Take a look at this quick introductory video to learn more or click here to enter.
STEM in After School
-By Mike DeBritz on Wednesday, February 02, 2011
There has been a lot of talk lately about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. The conversation picked up inertia last week when President Obama talked about forthcoming education reforms aimed at raising student achievement and inspiring students to excel in math and science.
Getting a Flavor for STEM
STEM covers a range of disciplines. One official definition found in the “Race to the Top” executive summary paraphrased as key areas for STEM are preparing a rigorous course of study, creating partnerships with industry experts, universities and research centers; and preparing more students for advanced study and careers in the sciences.
All in all, this is still broad with many of today’s science projects fitting the bill. In the case of our “Cookie Jar Mystery” customers, having completed a hands-on forensic mystery and inviting a guest speaker to come in from the local police department meets parameters comprehensively.
Start with a Project
You don’t have to look far to infuse STEM into your after school program.
Google just announce the first ever online Science Fair on January 11th…with the first prize being a $50,000 scholarship for the best project! Don’t worry the window for submission runs until April 4th 2011, so you’ll have plenty of time to help get your students organized.
The online project works much like the traditional science fair. Students come up with an area they’re interested in pursuing along these categories:
1. Computer Science & Math
2. Earth & Environmental Sciences
3. Behavioral & Social Sciences
4. Flora & Fauna
5. Energy & Space
6. Inventions & Innovation
7. Physics
8. Biology (could include forensics)
9. Chemistry (could include forensics)
10. Food Science
11. Electricity & Electronics
By the way just the fact that you enter this contest should get you a long way with the “T” or technology part in STEM; Google’s technology will be the vehicle to submit your entry. Each contestant will need to create a website for the project on Google Sites and each project will require up to a 2-minute video or a 20 slide Google presentation.
To learn more, checkout their introductory Rube Goldberg video here.
Hopefully you’ve been inspired and get started today!
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