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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PrettyBaby | Science News for Kids - http://bit.ly/15JZXJp
Bon voyage, Voyager 1 A spacecraft launched more than three decades ago has entered the space between stars. http://bit.ly/15JWH0B
Apollo 11 Highlights. Inspired & in awe all at the same time! Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com http://bit.ly/1axeqLW
Moon Plaque, 1969 Left behind on the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts, the plaque was stainless steel, 9 by 7 and 5/8 inches and 1/16 inch thick. Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com
NASA - Spot The Station Over Your Backyard. Sign up for email or text message notices hours before the station flies overhead. As the third brightest object in the sky the space station is easy to see if you know when to look up. http://1.usa.gov/19a04DX
Here Are The Front Runners To Win A Science Nobel Prize This Year Thompson Reuters and Web of Science have announced their predictions for this year's nobel prize winners in chemistry, physics, and physiology and medicine. http://read.bi/19eRYtP
Attention STAR WARS FANS: Scientists Create A New Type Of 'Light-saber' Matter Scientists have created a state of mater in which they can make two photons of light interact. A finding they compare to lightsabers from Star Wars. http://read.bi/15IwW0H
First Images Of A Hydrogen Bond - Business Insider - http://read.bi/19eNvax
NASA Video: Cygnus arrives to the International Space Station to resupply. Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano opened the hatch to the spacecraft at 4:10 a.m. EDT http://bit.ly/19dF8Mq
Missions to Mars: Every space mission to Mars, successful and unsuccessful, from 1960 to the future. Each includes fly-by’s, orbiters, landers, and rovers… Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com
We love Astronaut Karen Nyberg's "space-made" hairband on the International Space Station. 9.30.13 @AstroKarenN http://on.fb.me/15FpaED
Quilted DINO made by Astronaut Karen Nyberb for her son on the International Space Station. 9.22.13 @AstroKarenN http://on.fb.me/15FpaED
"Science and the Arts were never meant to be separated, they must intermingle." - Helena G. Niksen
Einstein is a ROCK STAR!
The Planets to Scale If a single pixel on your screen equalled about 300 km, the eight planets (sorry Pluto!) would look something like this. Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com
NASA - Spot The Station Over Your Backyard. Sign up for email or text message notices hours before the station flies overhead. As the third brightest object in the sky the space station is easy to see if you know when to look up. http://1.usa.gov/19a04DX
Astronomy Picture of the Day - http://1.usa.gov/15EdOAM
Attention High School SOPHOMORES: “Virginia Space Coast Scholars” (VSCS) is a FREE program for students passionate about STEM & who want to learn about the many opportunities NASA offers. Features include a 5-module STEM learning experience and a 7-day residential Summer Academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, VA, where scholars will learn first hand from the NASA professionals and their partners about the latest, cutting edge technologies and missions. Application opens on Oct. 14, 2013. Deadline: December 6, 2013. VSCS 2013 YouTube: http://bit.ly/197ShXh Apply HERE: http://bit.ly/197SidQ Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) http://bit.ly/1aAfsqH
"I am a STEM'ist, and you?" - Helena G. Niksen
"Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out." - Stephan Hawking Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com
All Known Planets Prior to 1992, the only planets we knew of for certain were the nine (now eight) in our own solar system. However, in recent years, we have discovered many circling other stars. In fact, as of June 2012, we know of 778 extra-solar planets (+8 of our own = 786 total). Here they all are, shown to scale. Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com
Count down to launch!
3...2...1...Einstein in a Box will launch its website October 1st, 2013! Introducing our "Lunar Launch Box!" Children 8+ will be assigned very important missions as "Rocket Engineers." Experience all the wonders, beauty, and adventure as Einstein in a Box launches to the Moon, the International Space Station, and beyond. The universe is waiting for YOU so lets start discovering! www.EinsteinInABox.com
Count down to launch! 3...2...1...Einstein in a Box will launch its website October 1st, 2013! Introducing our "Lunar Launch Box!" Children 8+ will be assigned very important missions as "Rocket Engineers." Experience all the wonders, beauty, and adventure as Einstein in a Box launches to the Moon, the International Space Station, and beyond. The universe is waiting for YOU so lets start discovering! www.EinsteinInABox.com
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
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
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
Meet Hugh Herr, Bionic Innovator and Rock Climber NPR Science Friday By The Secret Life of Scientists NOVA Herr's Homepage The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers http://to.pbs.org/16xBzPR http://bit.ly/16TfZ4W
Look up!
What's better than wishing upon a star? Why not wish upon seven stars! Catch a glimpse of the infamous Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades cluster, as well as Neptune and Jupiter sightings all this week! http://bit.ly/1c9Onf0
NASA Prepares for First Virginia Coast Launch to Moon http://1.usa.gov/18alLhy A spectacular nighttime blastoff blazing a historic trail to the Moon is set to soar on Friday, Sept. 6, at 11:27 p.m. EDT. NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), will launch from the Eastern Shore of Virginia at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island - America's newest spaceport. LADEE's robotic mission will be to orbit the moon and gather detailed information about the structure and composition of the thin lunar atmosphere. A thorough understanding of these characteristics of our nearest celestial neighbor will help researchers understand other bodies in the solar system, such as large asteroids, Mercury, and the moons of outer planets. http://bit.ly/14rHrs4