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Today is groovy #PeriodicTableDay! Dmitri Mendeleev - Father of the Periodic Table A Russian chemist and #STEMist. He formulated the Periodic Law, created his own version of the periodic table of elements, and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements and also to predict the properties of eight elements yet to be discovered. "I saw in a dream a table where all elements fell into place as required. Awakening, I immediately wrote it down on a piece of paper, only in one place did a correction later seem necessary." - Mendeleev, as quoted by Inostrantzev After him was named mendelevium, which is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Md (formerly Mv) and the atomic number 101. It is a metallic radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series, usually synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles. A large lunar impact crater Mendeleev that is located on the far side of the Moon, as seen from the Earth, also bears the name of the scientist. #PeriodicTable #DmitriMendeleev #Mendeleev
"It's Electric!" is now available as a groovy SINGLE BOX! Groove on over to our website, click SINGLE BOXES to do the "E" in STEM! Here is one of the many investigation activities in "It's Electric!" - made with paper circuits and groovy LED lights. Investigate electricity while constructing a groovy door alarm. Explore switches, the origin & structure of the atom. Acquire various science and engineering practices aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and much, much more. Groovy Lab in a Box is hands-on STEM, project based learning made FUN! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! Engineering Design Challenge: You are a groovy electrical engineer who has been contracted by the latest groovy dance group. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a groovy dance pad with specific criteria and constraints? #NationOfMakers #STEMforKids #STEMEducation #STEMEd #ProjectBasedLearning #PBLChat #PBL #STEMtastic #unschooling #ElemEd #EdChat #homeschoolscience #instascience #STEMChallenge #NGSS #MakerEd #EngineeringDesignProcess #STEMist #GroovyLabInABox #GroovyLab #STEMChat #Maker #FutureEngineer #Parenting #MakerSpace #FutureScientist
It's #ThrowBackThursday! Atomic Energy Lab by Gilbert! | #STEM #STEMEd #TBT #STEMEducation#STEMists#STEMist#Science#Tech#Engineering#Math#KidActivities#kidscience#HomeSchool#Teacher#StayCurious#TeachersofInstagram#ScienceRocks#DIY#FutureScientist#Scienceisfun#Scienceiscool#education#homeschoolscience#handsonlearning
Researchers take advantage of photography technology developed by the U.S. Army to capture beautiful portraits of bees native to North America.
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