GSC Blog
Catching Up with Science for the New Year
And we’re back! The end of the year was quite a busy time for me, and writing for this blog had to be pushed to the back burner. But the year is ne...
Explaining the Science Behind the 2018 Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize has been around since 1895 when Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel established it in his will. Prizes have been awarded annually sinc...
How is Engineering Changing Science Education?
While researching for the blog this week, I came across a recent article on the NSTA Blog called Balloon Racers that outlines a classroom activity ...
Shrinking Sensors Changing the Doctor's Office and the Classroom
This week I came across an article which reminded me of an interesting topic I had read about a couple of years back regarding the use of cell phon...
Phenomenon-Based Learning: A Walkthrough
Hey everyone! A few weeks back I shared this wonderful resource with you. It was, however, a little buried within a post, so I figured I’d go ahead...
Can We Use Bacteria to Trick Mosquitoes?
The Aedes aegypti is back in the news! For those who don’t know, Aedes aegypti and their close relative, the Aedes albopictus, are species of mosqu...
Lake on Mars and Ancient Worms
Though I don’t always cover science news on this blog, it is something I love to do because it keeps my imagination for the future of science alive...
A Shift in Science Education: Would It Help to Add Art to the Classic STEM Formula?
This week, I read a fascinating article on the NSTA Blog about how some schools are shaking up their science fair programs. Many schools are aiming...
Using Drones in our Schools to Teach STEM
I was walking in a park this last weekend, and I saw somebody flying their drone around. This isn’t exactly an uncommon sight these days, but it st...
NASA's Latest Mars Discoveries and Technology's Role in the Lives of Children
While planning this week’s blog, my head has kind of been in two different places. On one hand, I found some intriguing research relating to the re...