STEM Factually

Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about the holiday season taught by Dr. Marissa. Learn a bit about the winter solstice, the origin of some of the holidays, Christmas tree and ornament chemistry, and much more!

For more Information:

https://www.buffalo.edu/news/tipsheets/2018/001.html

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Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she makes a Christmas tree craft and talks about the STEM found in the holiday season. Parents or educators playing along will need green construction paper cut into 3 triangles small/medium/large, red construction paper, child safe glue, and decorations for their tree such as pom poms, pipe cleaners, or sequins. Children can also use their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

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Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about the fall season taught by Dr. Marissa. Learn a bit about the changing leaves, the chemistry of favorite fall snacks, and learn how you can help nature prepare for fall. Please see https://mrcphd.weebly.com/printables.html for handouts to use for this episode (Autumn Scavenger Hunt).

References for further exploration:

https://blog.nwf.org/2014/11/what-to-do-with-fallen-leaves/

https://extension.psu.edu/tis-the-season-winter-invasive-plant-control

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/regional-state-congressional/governor-details-states-plans-for-upcoming-winter-weather

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/whiteriver/home/?cid=stelprdb5388915

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Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about backyard pollinators taught by Dr. Marissa Civic. Learn a bit about flowers, pollination, pollinators, and how we can help keep our yard and planet pollinator - friendly. Please see https://mrcphd.weebly.com/printables.html for handouts to use for this episode (Flower Structure, The Process of Pollination, and Backyard Activity).

References used:

Composition of pollen: Evid. Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:297425. doi: 10.1155/2015/297425. Epub 2015 Mar 11. PMID: 25861358; PMCID: PMC4377380.

Importance of pollinators: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/pollinators/importance

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Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with stickers. Parents or educators playing along will need traditional - not reusable - stickers, paper, crayons, OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

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Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with magnetic toy trains. Parents or educators playing along will need a few magnetic trains, enough track to make a small circle, OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

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Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with chalk and to play along parents need sidewalk chalk, chalkboard chalk, and a chalk friendly surface OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

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Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with interlocking brick blocks and to play along parents need any block OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

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Part 3 discusses what to expect throughout the acceptance process, how to negotiate your financial package, etc., and what to expect in your time as a graduate student. Audience: undergraduate students, high school students, parents of prospective graduate students

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This episode is focused on how to choose a strong STEM graduate program that is the right fit for you and your future career, as well as what to expect and how to stand out in your graduate applications. Audience: undergraduate students, high school students, and parents of prospective graduate students

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