Boston College Splash is a daylong event offering courses for students in grades 6-12 taught by undergraduate and graduate students. Students can choose from courses covering a vast array of topics, including forensic science, global public health issues, and the history of ice cream. The program will take place on Saturday, November 23 in Stokes South Hall on Boston…
Exploring the power of the past on International Archaeology Day
[[{“value”:” Exploring the power of the past on International Archaeology Day Students excavate a cannon ball from the War of 1812 at a former homestead in Maryland, USA Maya community members in Mexico excavate the Ancestral Maya town of Punta Laguna Archaeologists wash the artefacts they uncovered at Alabama, an Ancestral Maya town in Belize Maya community members in Mexico…
Reimagining mathematics teaching: Dr Elle G. Brayic’s Math Academy and the path to confidence
[[{“value”:” Reimagining mathematics teaching: Dr Elle G. Brayic’s Math Academy and the path to confidence Published: Mathematics often evokes a sense of dread among students, leading many to believe they simply ‘can’t do mathematics’. Dr Jennifer Holm, a mathematics educator at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, hopes to address this issue through the development of the Dr Elle G. Brayic’s…
STEM Halloween Costumes!
[[{“value”:” Halloween is coming up fast! With the season of candy and costumes nearly upon us, the time has come to start preparing outfits for trick-of-treating! But what if you wanted to inject a bit of education into your kids’ Halloween ensemble? Turn costume shopping into a moment of learning? Here are five great STEM costumes that you can make…
How do our brains extract information from faces?
[[{“value”:” How do our brains extract information from faces? Published: Most of us can tell how someone might be feeling just by looking at their face. But, how do we do this? At the University of Waterloo in Canada, Dr Roxane Itier is using eye trackers and brain imaging techniques to study how we extract information from faces, and how…
STEM Day for Kindergarten Parents
[[{“value”:” CC-BY, Unsplash Introduction Parents should be included as partners in the child’s STEM learning, since it has been proven that family involvement in the kindergarten environment has many benefits for children. Parents can prepare their children to become the creators and inventors of tomorrow with STEM. By taking traditional learning concepts and twisting them to favour hands-on experiences and…
Doodles and Digits: Making Math Magical with Caroline’s Dancing Chicken
[[{“value”:” Imagine a playful chicken, dressed in a tutu, twirling gracefully across the screen to illustrate the concept of rotation. This isn’t just any poultry with a penchant for ballet; it’s one of the many charming characters that populate the math videos of Doodles and Digits. This innovative educational platform, founded by former elementary teacher Caroline Farkas, is transforming how…