Region 9 STEM Newsletter
October 2020
Where are YOU in the STEM Continuum?
Check out these ideas for STEM implementation!
Local STEM Opportunities
Riverbend Nature Center
Visit their educator page for info on field trips, eco-kits, and more!
Crashworks STEAM Studio and Makerspace
Contact them to find out how a Field Trip in a Box could work for your students!
Whiteside Museum
Still closed to groups larger than 4, but they're hosting a free outdoor dinosaur movie night Oct 30!
STEM Spotlight: NASA High School Aerospace Scholars
NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) applications are open now through October 21! HAS is an authentic learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s mission to become the next generation of explorers. Students learn about different STEM related fields of study they might want to pursue in college. Following a series of online lessons, highest achieving students attend an all-expenses-paid, week-long visit to the NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during the summer. Selected participants plan a team based Artemis themed mission to Moon and Mars with the guidance of NASA scientists and engineers. Both the online and onsite portions are free to participants. How can you help?
• Please encourage students at your school to visit our website at: www.nasa.gov/has
• Get the word out to students on the morning announcements, in parent newsletters, in the school newspaper, and on your school’s social media channels using the hashtag #nasahas!
• Spread the word to math, science, robotics, and physics teachers to recommend it to their students.
• Please encourage students at your school to visit our website at: www.nasa.gov/has
• Get the word out to students on the morning announcements, in parent newsletters, in the school newspaper, and on your school’s social media channels using the hashtag #nasahas!
• Spread the word to math, science, robotics, and physics teachers to recommend it to their students.
Other STEM Updates
PBL Projects
Here's a great roundup of projects for remote or classroom learning. Find project ideas and helpful tips and webinars.
"Bits ‘n Bytes started as an after-school program, currently held online, where we explore coding languages and tools, computational and strategic thinking (Puzzle Club!), digital literacy, and more through a combination of on- and off-line activities."
Weekly free Zoom lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:30 CT. Grades 3-6. Previous lessons are posted on their website.
Five ways to integrate Language Arts into STEM (eSchool News)
Event Information
Fall Region 9 EcosySTEM Design Team Meeting
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Tuesday, Oct 27, 2020, 03:30 PM
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View the Region 9 STEM Calendar
Check out STEM events going on in our region!
Elizabeth Reynolds
Region 9 Science Specialist and STEM Lead
Email: elizabeth.reynolds@esc9.net
Website: https://www.esc9.net/267282_3
Location: 301 TX-11 Loop, Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Phone: 940-322-6928