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Super Fast: Examining the astonishing speeds of superheroes
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Updated 6/13/24 Superheroes do amazing feats. Their larger-than-life adventures and firm moral compasses are what keep us so fascinated with telling their stories. They jump higher, run faster, and push...

Grant resources for educators
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Updated 5/29/24 A timeless challenge for educators is often funding. Let us offer some resources to get your grant planning off to a good start. We’ve compiled a list of...

The RoboChair project: A labor of love
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Updated 5/29/24 When Pitsco introduced TETRIX® MAX in 2008, we knew it would eventually expand and be used for more than its original purpose as a metal building system geared...

Presidents’ Day in the classroom – the hands-on, minds-on way
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Updated 5/30/24 Two of our country’s most famous presidents were born in February – Abraham Lincoln on the 12th and George Washington on 22nd. In all, four of our past...

The physics of basketball and bracketology
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Updated 6/12/24 The March basketball craze will begin soon. People have already started creating brackets to figure out who will be the best team in college basketball. With all this...

Making a curriculum switch from Modules to Expeditions
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Updated 5/24/24 PLACENTIA, CA – Doubt. Skepticism. Uncertainty. Complacency. Fear of the unknown. . . . All can be obstacles for not changing curriculum. And all can be barriers to...