PRESS RELEASE
Date Released: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Source: House Science and Technology Committee
(Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology’s Research and Science Education Subcommittee held a hearing to examine current research findings, best practices, and the role of federal agencies in increasing the interest of girls in science, technology, [...]

There are two gaps growing in education affecting mastery of basic skills. The first is the mastery of complex language skills. The second is mastery of digital media skills. These two skill sets are dependent on each other for students to become economically secure in the 21st century [U.S. Department of Education, Helping Your Child [...]

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In this video, a fourth grade student recites an original poem about her favorite place, Logger Creek, while standing by the creek. In iMovie, she added the poem’s text as a visual element as well.
Teachers who bring digital storytelling into the classroom are discovering what makes this vehicle for expression worth [...]

Get your students’ to work together and have fun doing it! Team building projects are a perfect way to teach Architecture, Math and Engineering concepts. Students will love the ability to take concepts they usually learn in textbooks and turn them into a fun classroom or after-school activity. No matter what type of materials you [...]

Carlos Owens had handled all kinds of machines as an army mechanic, but he always dreamed of using those skills for one project: his own “mecha,” a giant metal robot that could mirror the movements of its human pilot.
27 hydraulic cylinders bring the mechs to life, its movements matching those of the person inside it.
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