Show students how data drives space exploration
Microsoft and NASA have teamed up for Day of Data activities that will help students see how data literacy plays an integral role in space exploration. Several live astronaut chats are coming up, or you can take students to a virtual Space Data Camp offered through Microsoft Stores.
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Resource Highlight // UMKC STEM Series
A new video series from University of Missouri-Kansas City showcases technologies, experiments and hands-on learning in STEM research on campus. From using zebrafish to help tell us about human development to modeling climate change, the series illustrates real world problem solving.
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Resource Highlight // Kaleidoscope Carry Out
Nothing stirs the imagination quite like a trip to Kansas City’s iconic Kaleidoscope. Although Kaleidoscope remains temporarily closed, teachers may request free, fun Kaleidoscope art materials for students in the meantime. Each student’s art sack will include a variety of shapes along with sticker sheets. Some shapes will change to correspond to the time of year.
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Project Dragonfly applications open for 2021
If you're interested in environmental justice, ecological restoration, participatory education, urban sustainability or similar work, check out this opportunity! Housed at Miami University, Project Dragonfly is an education reform initiative with master’s degree programs in biology, graduate courses, learning media, public exhibits, and community partnerships across the U.S. and globally. Applications are open now through early 2021 for graduate courses and master’s degrees that offer experiences through zoos and botanical gardens in the United States and in 15 countries throughout the world.
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