eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Chance to Win Up to $93,000 in prizes, including a $20,000 science lab makeover. Registration has opened for the 2015-2016 Shell Science Lab Challenge. The Challenge, which is sponsored by Shell Oil Company and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, encourages science teachers (grades 6-12) in the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

Whether students are making sense of phenomena or designing solutions in a classroom, laboratory, or in the community, educators need to be proactive in ensuring everyone’s safety,” said Michael Heinz, President of CSSS. About the Council of State Science Supervisors. These resourcesare available online and as free digital downloads.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

BEAVERTON, Oregon Vernier Science Education recently launched the Go Direct Soil Moisture Sensor to help high school and college-level students easily and accurately collect data during soil science, agricultural science, environmental science, horticulture, botany, and biology investigations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education has named the 10 recipients of its inaugural Vernier Science Education Inspiration Grants. There are so many educators who are passionate about bringing exciting, hands-on STEM learning opportunities to students,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Science Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company introduced a new product line to help high schools provide high-quality, hands-on science instruction during COVID-19 disruptions. Teachers are vital to the student’s success and FLEX provides teachers with extensive resources to be successful with remote learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2023

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Adding to its robust data-collection offerings, Vernier Science Education has launched two new sensors for high school and college-level environmental science. These sensors give educators new ways to study solar energy and photosynthesis with their students,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Science Education.

Science

eSchool News

MAY 3, 2018

Simulation has been around for more than 20 years, so what is compelling more science teachers and school districts to add it to their bag of resources? Here are some reasons why science teachers should use simulations. The most developed subject area for educational simulations revolves around the STEM fields.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

So, I was alarmed when she came home one day and announced, “I don’t like science.” Surprised, I asked, “What makes you think you do not like science?” It was clear that she didn’t enjoy the work she was doing in school that was labeled “science.” I found Tinker Crate , which is essentially a science project in a box.

Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

COPENHAGEN and BOSTON – April 6, 2022 – Labster ( www.labster.com ), the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and interactive science, has raised $47 million in additional funding to support massive growth opportunities worldwide. Science education is traditionally so ineffective that 60% of STEM students drop out.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

National K-12 science education experts contribute ideas and inspiring guidance for educators preparing to return to school and teach hands-on science during uncertain times. Three of the best national K-12 science education leaders offer their expertise and ideas to help guide districts during these uncertain times.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Much like a carpenter meticulously plans and measures before cutting into wood, pre-laboratory videos provide students with a detailed and visual understanding, serving as an outline to help prepare for upcoming laboratory sessions. 2022; Ouyang et al., 2022; Ouyang et al., 2006; Saxena et al.,

Laboratory

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Providing science and math content online can be relatively straightforward, but engaging students in true distance learning requires more than just transmittal of information.

STEM

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Science Journal. Google refers to the Science Journal app as a pocket science laboratory because it allows students to measure data in real time using a phone. Students can design their own experiments and use Science Journal to collect and annotate data. Click here to read the full app review. Price : Free.

Science

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

In these STEM laboratories, students can develop their science, engineering, and mathematics skills by using technology to create, collaborate, and complete projects–learning and applying knowledge to find new solutions. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving.

STEM

eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This standalone data-collection platform takes the award-winning LabQuest interface and enhances it with a robust set of new features and functionality for middle school, high school, and college students to use during classroom, laboratory, or field investigations.

Science

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Who : Brittney Tarr is a PreK-6 STEM Specialist at Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School and a doctoral student at Illinois State University researching the development of STEM identities within elementary aged students and the benefits of play-based, exploratory learning. Lighting Up Your Classroom with Electrical Engineering

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

At campuses that teach the subject, computer science is often offered as an elective at high schools in California. But now, for prospective University of California students, that course can count as a science requirement on college applications, too.

Science

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Much like a carpenter meticulously plans and measures before cutting into wood, pre-laboratory videos provide students with a detailed and visual understanding, serving as an outline to help prepare for upcoming laboratory sessions. 2022; Ouyang et al., 2022; Ouyang et al., 2006; Saxena et al.,

Laboratory

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Discovery Museum announced today the launch of its Feel the Force laboratory toolkit, the first offering in a new product series for K-5 remote learning called Field Trip on Tour. The content connects to grades K to 5 curricula, supporting MA Science and Technology/Engineering Standards. About Discovery Museum.

Distance Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

The Computer Science professor has helped them discover the full potential of technology that surrounds them and learn to use it ways they never dreamed possible, changing their lives forever. She also worked previously at Texas Instruments and Bell Laboratories. “I Everybody in her family said ‘You’re no good at technology.

Science

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. Institutions are using virtual reality programs to immerse students in laboratory simulations. But for very good reasons, there’s still a limit to the kind of hands-on science coursework that colleges can, ahem , deliver remotely.

Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In these STEM laboratories, students can develop their science, engineering, and mathematics skills by using technology to create, collaborate, and complete projects–learning and applying knowledge to find new solutions. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. What is the value of STEAM education?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As educators, we know that science is not just a body of knowledge, but it is a process that enables people to answer questions through scientific inquiry. These are important skills for students to master, not least because of the growing demand for science and STEM professionals. So, how do we do it? Collaborating with partners.

STEM

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

The resources, which support students at both the K–12 and college levels, cover a wide range of scientific disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, and physical science. With these solutions, teachers can help students continue to form a deep understanding of key scientific concepts while outside the classroom and laboratory.”.

STEM

Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2019

That’s because researchers from the fields of psychology, education and learning sciences apply the tools of science to distinguish what works from what doesn’t. I am a cognitive psychologist, which means that I use science to study mental processes. Our research most often begins in the basic laboratory level.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

  – 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.

Middle School

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has added new digital labs to the award-winning Science2Go. Science2Go is a digital learning solution that offers a new approach to laboratory education for middle school and high school students.

Middle School

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Containing 3D printers, laser cutters, and soldering equipment, this space may look reminiscent of a NASA laboratory. Makerspaces are popular because they incubate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills, which are marketable proficiencies for students in the 21st century economy.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2024

We have a plan and we’re ready to progress that plan,” said Calvin McNeil, an Advanced Placement computer science instructor with the University of Florida. where there are jobs that haven’t been created yet,” said Nancy Ruzycki, an instructional associate professor and director of Undergraduate Laboratories at the University of Florida. “So,

Skills

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2021

New videos, labs, assessments, and more to support biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics teaching and learning. Students will now have access to new videos focused around a particular phenomenon, such as global climate change and forest fires, to help them better understand real-world applications of science.

High School

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The Museum at Chemical Heritage Foundation boasts more than 250 science kits gathered over 100 years to showcase these “miniature laboratories” for children. These kits are attracting real dollars, too: MEL Science , a company based in the UK, has just raised $2.5 million in Series A funding from Sistema Venture Capital.

Science

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2017

Jonah Firestone explores the future of education from a utilitarian laboratory. Firestone, an assistant professor of science education, wants to use the equipment to explore ways that virtual reality can help students, teachers and the education process. You don’t go to downtown Pasco very often, but you can do it virtually,” he said.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2018

The school is just one of many experimenting with replacing traditional laboratory classes with VR labs. Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create an online biology degree program with virtual reality labs. But with the flourishing of activity around virtual reality science labs, are they effective?

Science

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2017

I am a scientist—and I’ll be speaking at today’s March for Science in Washington D.C. Science is the human quest to understand. Science is a full contact sport. And something needs to—because science education faces a challenge. We know that kids love science. By making science as exciting to learn as it is to do.

Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Metrasens’ mission is to take cutting-edge science from the laboratory and use it to create revolutionary, award-winning products that meet the distinct and diverse security needs of its customers.

High School

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2016

Having students create and work with robots offers them a range of skills, she said, noting that the district once participated in a regional tournament through NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena but that the program ended a few years ago. “It’s really fun once you actually learn what to do.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Showing students that there are individuals just like them in these high-profile careers has never been easier,” said Tamille Wilson, Fourth Grade Math and Science teacher at Cobb County Schools. In 2022, the Coalition welcomed the following new members Charles River Laboratories, Cox, Inc., Nevada Gold Mines, and PepsiCo Foundation.

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