EVENT: Picture a Scientist Discussion with TSO & a/perture Cinema
We here at The Science Of are thrilled to announce we’ve teamed with our local independent theater, a/perture cinema for a live discussion about Picture a Scientist with three local scientists. An Official Selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, the synopsis of...
Black Representation in Pop Culture STEM: Why Does It Matter?
If I were to ask you to name five scientists, engineers or doctors in pop culture, who would they be? Okay - ten. Or, similarly, the comic fan version - name the top five smartest characters (usually that’s an analogy for “scientist”) in either the Marvel or the DC...
Brave New COVID World: How Does School Work?
We make no secret about it here at thesciecenof.org, we’re both (me, Matt and wife Shari) in STEM Education - high school science teachers. Currently, we’re both teaching our classes online with varying degrees of success, but nothing nearing the levels of engagement...
Masked Heroes: Why Are We Wearing Masks Now?
So here we are. Masked in public. Or, it’s recommended that we should be wearing masks. On April 3rd, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the recommendation that everyone should wear masks in public spaces when they need to be around...
Truck & Treat: BOOsted! Build a Skeleton Hand!
Welcome to The Science Of! For this activity, we've partnered with Mystery Science, a site that offers terrific STEM-based activities for elementary and middle school teachers. We've used them with a variety of groups in different settings, and they're great for...