Remote Mentorship from K–12 to Tenure
With increasingly creative approaches, mentors can open doors to experiences, challenges and even labs that might otherwise be a world away
Stories by Amanda Baker
6 Ways to Bring a Little STEM to Your Summer
Whether inside or outdoors, looking up or digging down, the summer is full of textbook-free ways to enjoy some science
When Former Competitors Get to Design Tournaments of Their Own
Science Olympiad alumni created a new breed of tournament that brings a range of competitors together on college campuses around the country
The Gleeful Abandon of Youthful Curiosity
Giant leaf piles, the Mythbusters and remembering what it was like to be a curious kid
Are We Even Playing the Same Game?
Playing against a range of opponents opens doors for strategy and problem-solving, but also lessons that loss and failure are not the same thing
Girl Subject? No Such Thing
Techbridge Girls believes in the power of creating a space where students feel like they belong
Helping the Lab Feel More Familiar
Skills learned in the kitchen, at the vanity, in the craft room or in the garage can help put classroom struggles into context
Including Some Activism with Your Earth Day Arts and Crafts
Remembering the scale and impact of the day's origin may inspire kids to expand their Earth Day plans
STEM Is Far More Than the Lone Genius
What if kids pictured STEM careers like getting to spend every day talking to people who are just as excited about space, dinosaurs or butterflies as they are?
It's Time for the USA Science & Engineering Festival
With thousands of exhibits and dozens of live shows, it would be a challenge for anyone to walk away uninspired
I Will Always Love The Phantom Tollbooth
Children’s literature has so much to offer when it assumes young readers are up for a challenge
Nature: Closer Than It Seems
Fighting the stigma that the outdoors is hard to reach, dangerous and best experienced alone
Life Is a Group Project
Even adults can become the dictator, the slacker, the martyr, the lone wolf or the sidetracked enthusiast of their group
"For Whatever Reasons"
Acknowledging bias is not a substitute for doing something to address it
Winning, Losing and Learning to Be a Better Member of the Team
Tough lessons from competition can help build stronger collaborators
Relevant Skills: It's All Relative
From getting samples through customs to siphoning gas in the desert, the skills researchers need to develop for their work often extend far outside the traditional classroom
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics...and Budgeting?
Giving young people the chance to plan the nitty-gritty details of a hypothetical research project can offer a low-stakes way to initiate conversations about money management
FabLabs Are Showing That Student Makers Have Many Faces
Opening the lab door to alternative education, therapeutic emotional support, special needs and behaviorally nonconforming students shows potential benefits that reach far beyond report cards
My Museum
Visiting museums as a kid leaves you with so much more than just the sum of the exhibits
Lighthearted Thinking about Thinking Out Loud
Can a card game make interdisciplinary synthesis and critical thinking fun?
