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Sound experiments for students: Going analog with a tin can telephone
Deidre Galloway

Updated 6/5/24 January 19 is National Tin Can Day. Yep, there really is a day for everything it seems. So why recognize this one? Well, we can’t pass up the...

Drone curriculum for middle and high schools
Preston Frazier

Updated 6/4/24 We have exciting curriculum options at Pitsco Education, especially around an emerging technology: drones. We’ve all heard about drones and how they’re becoming more and more prevalent in...

Puzzle time! The brain benefits of solving
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Updated 6/5/24 Sometimes, we need to all step away from our screens and devices to unplug and work out . . . OK, don’t leave just yet! I mean a...

Black History Month STEM ideas
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Updated 6/5/24 Coauthored by Lisa Lewis, first grade teacher at Salem Elementary in Spotsylvania, VA, and Pitsco TAG member As educators, we’re the individuals who have a direct connection and...

Chocolate-covered learning: 7 STEM activities for kids
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Updated 6/5/24 “Americans consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year, or over 11 pounds per person.” That’s a LOT of chocolate. And, if I’m honest, I most certainly do...

Once upon a STEM story – Building STEM skills with fairy tales 
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Updated 6/14/24 Most of us love a story – kids and adults alike. A good story captures our imagination, makes us wonder or feel something, and might even teach us...