Despite continued talks of STEM deficits in America’s youth, Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge overturns this notion. Competing for scholarship funding, high school students used math to determine the best regions in the country for establishing rail lines as part of a revived High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program. These competitions promote STEM-minded students and encourage teachers to cultivate America’s next generation of problem solvers.
Top Companies Google, Lockheed Martin, & Microsoft Promote Girls in STEM
May 3rd, 2012 by Brad Graham
Funded by the National Science Foundation, a coalition of corporate, educational and nonprofit organizations are helping to promote STEM careers in girls. Currently, women are only receiving 20% of bachelor degrees in STEM majors compared to men. With a growing demand for workers with security clearances, defense contracting companies believe women can help fill that void.
Navel Surface Warfare Center Engineers Encourage STEM Careers
April 26th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme engineers provided a forum for college and high school students with an interest in pursuing STEM studies and careers. Students met with professionals from government and industry for an evening of workshops, demonstrations, networking, panel discussions, and keynote speakers.
Scientists Want More Children?
January 22nd, 2012 by Rich Feller
Study shows that the impact of science on family life is not just a woman’s problem; the effect on life satisfaction of having fewer children than desired is more pronounced for male than female faculty, with life satisfaction strongly related to career satisfaction.
60 Second Science
August 6th, 2011 by Noah Clark
This website provides people with free 60 second video clips about science, that aims at providing the audience with bite-size, consume-in-one-minute pieces of scientific coverage.
Posted in: Counselors, Educators, Parents, Science, Students
Can We Change How Math and Science Is Learned?
April 21st, 2011 by Noah Clark
This 5 minute video explains the changes that are necessary in how math and science is taught, and how engineering can make science and math come alive.
Posted in: Classroom, Educators, Engineering, Science
Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
April 18th, 2011 by Noah Clark
This interactive periodic table is a good resource for students trying to learn chemistry. I wish I knew about this site when I was taking chemistry.
Proficiency Eludes U.S. Students on Science NAEP
February 5th, 2011 by Rich Feller
Most American students are not performing at a level deemed “proficient” in science per results issued today Twelfth graders posted the weakest scores compared with their elementary and middle-level peers. Only one in five high school seniors scored at least proficient on the exam. See Science Report Card.
