Blog: STEM Education Insights and Classroom Tips from Pitsco

Superhero Speed Physics: STEM Activities for Velocity and Motion
Superhero Speed Physics: STEM Activities for Velocity and Motion
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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...

STEM grants for educators: Funding resources and planning
STEM grants for educators: Funding resources and planning
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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...

RoboChair project: A labor of love built with TETRIX® MAX
RoboChair project: A labor of love built with TETRIX® MAX
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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 STEM Activities: Hands-On, Minds-On Lessons
Presidents’ Day STEM Activities: Hands-On, Minds-On Lessons
Melissa Karsten

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...

Basketball Physics and Bracket Math: STEM Activities for Class
Basketball Physics and Bracket Math: STEM Activities for Class
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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...

STEM Expeditions curriculum: Making the switch from Modules
STEM Expeditions curriculum: Making the switch from Modules
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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...