December 8 is Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day, the day we use our imaginations to travel to the past or future. You’ll find yourself in the future eventually, but it’s natural to want a sneak peek. Will we have flying cars at last? Will the world still revolve around silly dances on TikTok?
Not even our imaginations can answer for sure.
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Topics:
IDEAS & INSPIRATION,
Science,
Technology,
STEM,
Engineering,
Careers,
Coding,
Future Ready,
Hands-on Learning,
Math,
Workforce Development,
Women in STEM
Since its founding in 1998, the Urban Youth Racing School (UYRS) in Philadelphia has earned a fair amount of publicity for the spectacular opportunities it offers to inner-city students. Sneak a peek during the school’s Build A Dream summer program, and you are likely to see students learning about engines, designing cars, and racing go-karts as part of a simulated racing team.
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Topics:
Middle School,
High School,
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
Competitions,
Science,
STEM,
Dragsters,
Engineering,
Careers,
Authentic Learning,
Activities,
Future Ready,
21st Century Skills,
Maker Ed,
Hands-on Learning,
STEAM,
Workforce Development,
Art
KANSAS CITY, MO – Don’t tell Mary Esselman that some kids can’t learn as well as others because of the bad hand life has dealt them. She’s experienced some tough environments and knows better, and besides, she doesn’t have time for such nonsense.
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Topics:
Middle School,
Elementary School,
High School,
ROBOTICS,
Makerspace,
Makerspaces,
Collaborations,
Science,
Technology,
STEM,
Engineering,
Careers,
Coding,
Authentic Learning,
Social and emotional learning,
Activities,
Future Ready,
TETRIX Robotics,
21st Century Skills,
Maker Ed,
Hands-on Learning,
STEAM,
innovate,
Workforce Development,
Inquiry-based Learning
Nobody here at Pitsco quite remembers for sure, but legend has it that the T in T-Bot® Hydraulic Arm stands for team.
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Topics:
IN THE CLASSROOM,
Middle School,
High School,
Collaborations,
Technology,
STEM,
Engineering,
Authentic Learning,
21st Century Skills,
Hands-on Learning,
Math,
Workforce Development
A handful of weeks ago, on my way home from the office, I received a call from my 73-year-old neighbor. “So, you’re now getting into the construction business?” he somewhat jokingly asked. I started to explain the situation to him, and by the time I finished, he responded, “Well, that does make a lot of sense!” I hung up and went about my business and really hadn’t thought about the situation until I was in Philadelphia working a project with a STEM ecosystem.
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Topics:
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM,
News,
Collaborations,
Engineering,
Careers,
Hands-on Learning,
Workforce Development