/tags/science-education Science Education en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-04/mehlville-oakville-elementary-school-backyard-biodiversity A grant from the state helped local educators create a grassland prairie for students to learn about conservation at an Oakville elementary school. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-04/mehlville-oakville-elementary-school-backyard-biodiversity Kate Grumke /education/2024-05-13/st-louis-area-students-hope-to-have-a-blast-at-national-rocket-competition The team from Festus High School was one of three teams from the St. Louis area to compete in the American Rocketry Challenge. Tue, 21 May 2024 20:19:00 GMT /education/2024-05-13/st-louis-area-students-hope-to-have-a-blast-at-national-rocket-competition Rachel Lippmann /education/2024-03-27/new-report-finds-black-students-need-exposure-to-stem-careers Black Girls Do STEM and YouScience released the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report that shows that Black students across the nation have the aptitude to enter STEM careers, but they lack interest in pursuing them. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-27/new-report-finds-black-students-need-exposure-to-stem-careers Andrea Y. Henderson /education/2023-04-24/a-garden-classroom-in-ferguson-florissant-will-be-part-of-a-national-bee-research-project The project is a collaboration among multiple local organizations and will include research that is connected to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-24/a-garden-classroom-in-ferguson-florissant-will-be-part-of-a-national-bee-research-project Kate Grumke /education/2022-10-04/st-louis-science-project-returns-from-space-to-lindbergh-high-school Two Lindbergh students started the science project when they were in middle school. After years of delays, the project finally returned from its trip to space. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /education/2022-10-04/st-louis-science-project-returns-from-space-to-lindbergh-high-school Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2022-06-22/st-louis-we-have-a-problem-local-experiment-may-finally-see-space-this-week-after-delays A science experiment designed by two local students is scheduled to be launched into space on a NASA rocket on Friday after a three-year delay. The experiment could help scientists determine if tools could be made in space using 3D printers. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:24:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-22/st-louis-we-have-a-problem-local-experiment-may-finally-see-space-this-week-after-delays Farrah Anderson /health-science-environment/2022-05-06/missouri-s-t-student-will-trade-airplanes-for-paper-planes-at-international-competition Aerospace engineering major Dillon Ruble is graduating and on his way to work for Boeing, but not before he tries to be the best in the world at designing, folding and throwing a paper airplane. Fri, 06 May 2022 10:19:07 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-06/missouri-s-t-student-will-trade-airplanes-for-paper-planes-at-international-competition Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-04/how-biostls-science-coach-program-turns-teens-into-scientists Science Coach Executive Director Jill Malcom delves into what the program has to offer science teachers and sixth through 12th graders in St. Louis and across the country. Elijah Jones shares how he went from doing experiments in his front yard to getting a full-ride scholarship to study chemistry. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:45:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-04/how-biostls-science-coach-program-turns-teens-into-scientists Lara Hamdan /education/2021-02-26/st-louis-organization-to-expand-geospatial-training-for-high-school-students Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies is partnering with engineering company Leidos. They aim to add more students to Gateway Global’s “Entry to Executive” program, which prepares students for entry-level geospatial jobs. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:31:22 GMT /education/2021-02-26/st-louis-organization-to-expand-geospatial-training-for-high-school-students Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-03/this-chemist-is-helping-black-girls-in-st-louis-fall-in-love-with-stem Chemist Cynthia Chapple is the founder of Black Girls Do STEM, a local organization focused on the empowerment of Black girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. She explains how the organization is trying to combat barriers faced by women of color in the STEM fields. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:40:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-02-03/this-chemist-is-helping-black-girls-in-st-louis-fall-in-love-with-stem Lara Hamdan