When I was young and adults asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my simple response due to my love of Christa McAuliffe, Princess Diana, and the aunt I still look up to today was: princess/astronaut/teacher. In 1986, my elementary teacher rolled a TV into the Science Corner and my classm
The Beekman Science Department attended a professional development workshop at Rockefeller University this week. The gorgeous East Side campus boasts 82 research labs and 200 graduate students. It is also home to the RockEdu Science Outreach program.
Many science textbooks define a scientist as someone who asks questions about the natural world and seeks to answer those questions through research, experimentation and collaboration. If this is true, we all start out as scientists.
What specific lessons do you remember from your school days? I remember Mrs. Gallegos letting us watch Romeo and Juliet after reading the book in English class. In Spanish, Sra.
There are many things we experience in our day-to-
One of my earlier memories of my dad was watching him fill a small tub in the driveway with water on a clear day as he explained to us, his daughters that were just starting out in elementary school, that we were goi
I am a fan of all things nerdy. No, I’m not a Trekkie or a Star Wars Fan Girl, and you won’t find me walking around in costume at ComicCon.
Ok, maybe you will.
Are you tired of a summer reading list filled with Chaucer’s medieval English and Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter? While these books are very important to your educational development, they aren’t everyone’s cup of tea and they might leave you yearning for somet
One of my favorite places to be is the kitchen, and one of my favorite things to do is cook. I love the sounds and smells of delicious food permeating throughout the home.
In love with science since childhood, Vanilla Macias-Rodriguez had plans to become a pediatrician. In college, however, she realized she was too tender-hearted to work with sick children. Instead, she decided to bring her love of science to young minds. After earning a B.A.