View Launch WEBCAST: Countdown To First Virginia Coast Launch Of LADEE To The Moon Webcast: Http://bit.ly/1dDZEpv
View launch WEBCAST: Countdown to First Virginia Coast Launch of LADEE to the Moon Webcast: http://bit.ly/1dDZEpv NASA is making final preparations to launch a Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. Follow LADEE's latest news at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility: http://1.usa.gov/1dDZQVG
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@PopularMechanics editor in chief Ryan D'Agostino and his kids built this project using May's Groovy Lab in a Box that you can buy too. Here's an excerpt of what he had to say: "This month Groovy Lab in a Box - a fantastic educational company that mails shoe-box-size educational kits to kids, teaching them about science, technology, mathematics, and engineering—is releasing a special Popular Mechanics box featuring this project. Get yours at groovylabinabox.com. Sign up, and they'll send out a new box every month with a different theme. This month, they're releasing a special Popular Mechanics box, featuring the project on this page. Kids learn the properties of ice through hands-on experiments, and at the end they're challenged to create a lantern out of ice for an imaginary ice hotel! You could make this project without the box - but then you wouldn't get Groovy's excellent workbook, instructions, and supplies. An annual subscription costs just $24.95 per month and is much better than watching TV. Start one today—and get your Popular Mechanics box—at groovylabinabox.com". Order your subscription today by clicking the link in our groovy bio! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #PopularMechanics #ElemEd #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #PopMech #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #PopMech #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist
Our Boxes Are Much More Than Science Supplies What problems have you solved today? Every day we are challenged with solving problems, and as adults, we don’t think about the process that goes into finding a solution because we have years of practice. We learned at an early age to be problem solvers. Groovy Lab in a Box wants to help children be problem solvers too. We foster creative innovation of children, beginning in their early informative years, by enticing their innate curiosity and determination through the engineering design process. What is the Engineering Design Process? @NASA’s example of the Engineering Design Process “involves a series of steps that lead to the development of a new product or system.” In fact, all engineering design processes start with the identification of a problem, or asking of a question to a solution or conclusion. Thinking Outside of the Box Our lessons don’t stop with the box. All #STEMists continue learning through access to “Beyond…in a Box,” a unique web portal containing videos, interactive activities, #STEM library and much, much more which work in tandem with the box projects. Groovy Lab in a Box challenges children to create their own designs by using the #engineering design process and to think outside the box. This is how they learn to be successful creative problem solvers. We are excited to play a part in STEMists’ creativity and learning. Start your subscription today, or check out our Single Box Order options, to get Groovy Lab in a Box for your #STEMist! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #EWeek2016 #PBL #EngineeringIsFun #BeAnEngineer #EngineersWeek #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #EdChat #EngineeringWeek2016 #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #homeschool #Homeschooling #futureengineer #futurescientist
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Refraction at it's finest! Water Drop Refractions by Markus Reugels http://bit.ly/1amud3u
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GROOVY NEWS ALERT: We are excited to announce Groovy Lab in a Box is an Edison Awards 2020 Nominee. @EdisonAwards https://www.groovylabinabox.com/ #thomasedison #edison #groovylabinabox #EA20 #EdisonAwards #scientist #science #stemist #STEMeducation https://www.instagram.com/p/B6CdBFlBy0M/?igshid=13shfsurs9035
🍂 Crisp cool weather, spice-scented rooms, and fun fall-related #STEMactivities are a sure sign of #autumn. Here's a Lesson in The #MetricSystem 📐 On The Groovy Blog: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/5-groovy-fall-related-stem-projects/ 🍂 #autumnvibes #pumpkin #autumncolors #pumpkinspice #autumnleaves #autumncolors #pumpkins #pumpkinspice #pumpkinpatch https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w61iJhrNC/?igshid=efoa3x4wymzg
Presented in partnership with @PopularMechanics magazine, this month's groovy box "What's The Matter?" is all about ice and the #StatesOfMatter. Sign up for May's monthly subscription to ensure you get this groovy box for the #STEMist in your life. Pull a wire through a block of ice? This trick works thanks to a groovy phenomenon called 'regelation', in which ice melts from the pressure applied by a wire and freezes again when the pressure is reduced. #regelation What's Happening? The balloon ice weights pull the copper wire through the block of ice. The pressure applied by the weights forms a liquid directly under the copper wire. As the wire travels downward the liquid refreezes above the wire and forms back into a solid. This is similar to ice skating where the blades of a skater melt the ice directly underneath, allowing the skater to move smoothly on a thin layer of water. #STEMists do the "E" in STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #scichat #engineeringeducation #STEMtastic #PopularMechanics #ElemEd #STEMChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #PopMech #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #MakerSpace #EngineeringDesignProcess #PopMech #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #futureengineer #futurescientist
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Your Engineering Design Challenge: You are a wearable technology engineer and an avid groovy reader. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build an LED book light that doubles as a bookmark and a fashionable e-cuff?
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Academics in a Box Inc. was founded to inspire in students a desire to learn more about the sciences and humanities. Our products aim to allow students a new way to experience the beauty, poetry, and wonder of our universe through hands-on experience. Our foundation is based on the ideas that by “doing” and “experiencing,” students are more motivated to become inquisitive about the world around them. It’s this curiosity and creative thinking that are at the heart of developing a love of learning. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is used as a guide to ensure that our products supplement the learning that takes place in the classroom. We aim to take students beyond simple memorization of facts and figures by helping them gain a better understanding of significant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) practice and application, as well as gain a deeper appreciation of the materials they are presented with.
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