February 24th is national Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! It’s an entire day dedicated to inspiring young women to pursue a future in engineering. The number of girls entering engineering fields has increased over the years, but in 2019, only 15 percent of those working in engineering occupations were women! So, to celebrate this […]
Observances & Awareness Days
Pluto Day
Do you know what special day February 18th is? It’s Pluto Day! This national holiday celebrates the discovery of the legendary dwarf planet, Pluto. Pluto’s Discovery Pluto was officially discovered on February 18th, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer, in the Lowell Observatory located in Arizona. However, Tombaugh was not the one to first […]
The Historical and Scientific Significance of the Winter Solstice!
Every year, between December 20th and 23rd, a winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere and results in not only the shortest day and longest night of the year, but also the start of Winter! Dating back to the Neolithic period, the winter solstice is seen by many around the world as a time to […]
3 Halloween STEM Activities For The Classroom!
Now that October is finally here, it’s time to prepare for Halloween! What better way to celebrate than to do some fun and easy halloween-themed STEM activities?! Projects should never be exclusive to only kids, so we found some that can involve students of all ages. Through project-based learning, students can learn in a hands-on […]
22nd Annual World Space Week, “Women In Space”
Starting October 4th, World Space Week Association (WSWA) is hosting its 22nd annual Space Week celebration. This internationally-held event is an observance of accomplishments within space science and technology and it will last through the week to October 10th. The World Space Week Association formed in 1980 as “Spaceweek.” to celebrate the first Moon landing. […]
