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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

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“Meet the Magnets” Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives.

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For Pi day, a free virtual field trip all about 3.14159

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To help celebrate Pi day, Discovery Education will host a live virtual field trip to the laboratories of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) featuring mathematicians and scientists demonstrating practical uses of the numerical value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle on March 13 — Pi day eve. (3/14

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Middle schools take part in Department of Defense math games

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Educational video game developer DimensionU hosted the 3rd Annual Department of Defense Math Games Tournament at four military research laboratories around the country. Middle school students from four states competed in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade level teams. In Illinois, the U.S. In New Jersey, the U.S.

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14-year-old Named America’s Top Young Scientist for Inventing an AI Handheld Pesticide Detector

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  – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Sirish Subash, a 9 th grader at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation’s premier middle school science competition.

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Kidwind Celebrates Top Renewable Energy Innovations From Students At The 2023 National Kidwind Challenge

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Mauston Gummy Bears from Mauston High School in Mauston, Wis. The Quilt Blockers from Darlington High School in Darlington, Wis. Middle School Division (Grades 6-8) The 2 Dominators from Sand Creek Middle School in Albany, N.Y. from Smithfield Middle School in Smithfield, Va. Solar Baby from J.

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Students see the future through robots

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“When you’re a kid and growing up, you play with Legos,” said Brittany, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at Vista View Middle School in Fountain Valley. Soon the robot’s mechanical arm had picked up the Lego, which was supposed to represent a miniature solar panel, and placed it on top of a small structure.

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KidWind Virtual Workshops Available for Educators

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Workshops and the materials used are geared toward middle school and high school teachers, and no prior knowledge of wind or solar energy is required. Participants will need a stable internet connection and dedicated space in which to work. For more information and to register for the virtual workshops, visit: [link].