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MS STEM Teachers Needed for NGSS Study

middle school girls in USDA MEDB's 4-H STEM program test boat designsPre-service and in-service middle school science teachers are sought for a graduate research project aimed at developing an assessment instrument to improve the teaching of engineering practices and incorporation of design in science classrooms, as outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards and other state science-education reforms.

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Transcontinental Railroad Turns 150

golden spike reenactmentThe driving of the last spike of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1863, capped more than a century of engineering triumph and human tragedy. Teach your students about the historical impact of engineering and technology on society with these activities and resources designed to mark the anniversary of that fateful meeting of two steam locomotives at Promontory, Utah, 150 years ago.

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Engineering is Everywhere!

TeachEngineering STEM for EveryoneTeachEngineering, the digital library of hands-on curriculum curated by the University of Colorado, Boulder’s College of Engineering, has added several new features to help STEM teachers integrate authentic engineering activities into their physics or math classes – or simply introduce concepts that engineers use on the job in fields from aerospace to software development.

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Hyperloop Express

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies station illustrationEngineers and entrepreneurs aim to turn a century-old concept into a network of vacuum-tube trains that propel passengers as fast as jets.

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Songs in the Key of STEM

STEM VOICES contest 2019Music can be a great teaching and learning tool – even for conveying the complexities of STEM. Showcase your or your students’ songwriting talent in the VOICES (Virtual Ongoing Interdisciplinary Collaborations on Educating with Sound) songwriting contest. Entries due December 31, 2019.

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America’s Got STEM Talent!

2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search top winnersAstronomy, HIV genetics, and mathematical risk prediction were the topics that won three teens top honors at the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, America’s oldest and most prestigious youth STEM competition.

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NASA Apollo Art Contest

Apollo 17 astronaut on moonTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center is hosting an art contest for preK-12 students. Register by June 1 and submit artwork by June 15, 2019. Winning artwork will be displayed at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

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Class Act: The Water Guy

Virginia Tech engineering prof. Marc EdwardsMeet Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor of civil and environmental engineers and water-quality expert who, together with his students, have helped communities from Washington, D.C., to Flint, Mich., document lead contamination in their tap water – and then hold officials accountable.

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March Madness STEM Resources

Basketball MadnessJust as athletes “learn from the game,” the annual NCAA March Madness basketball competition offers students a timely, engaging way to hone their STEM knowledge and skills. eGFI has compiled some bracket-busting resources to pep up your math and science classes.

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