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If You Teach a Dog Some Physics
By Dr. Orna Kretchmer Physics is a science that studies our natural world. Physics studies motion (how things move), forces (push and...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Mar 212 min read
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10-10 - Celebrate National Metric day with us!
By Ursaline McLeod Get ready to crunch some numbers because October 10th is National Metric Day. This day recognizes the metric system...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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Koalas: Cute But Endangered
By Susan Kenyon Native only to Australia, Koalas are among the world's most recognized and beloved animals. Save the Koala Day is...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Sep 27, 20243 min read
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Women's Equality Day - Celebrating Women in STEM
By Jovina Zion Pradeep Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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To Infinity and Beyond!
Celebrating 55 years to the Apollo 11 mission launch By Dr. Clare Hancock The success of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, launched...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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How do Fire-Works?
By Dr. Orna Kretchmer Happy 4th of July! One of the coolest parts of celebrating the United States’ independence are the beautiful...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jul 4, 20243 min read
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Igniting Futures: The Importance of STEAM Education
By Ursaline Mcleod In Interests in STEAM learning have been rising steadily in recent years. As we seek to give our children the best...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 28, 20245 min read
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International Women in Engineering Day
By Susan Kenyon in International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is celebrated annually on June 23rd. It aims to recognize and...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice: The Longest Day of the Year
By Rewa Bathula The summer solstice, occurring on June 20th, 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the longest day of the year and the...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Plastic or Feather Shuttlecocks?
By Aarush Jain Badminton is a racket sport similar to tennis and ping pong. Players need a net, a badminton racket, and a shuttlecock....
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Dads in Nature
By Dr. Orna Krethcmer Fathers from all around the world are different and special, and Father’s Day is a great time to celebrate them!...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 16, 20244 min read
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Happy World Oceans Day!
By Jovina Zion Pradeep World Oceans Day is an annual global event held by the United Nations every June 8th to highlight the importance...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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World Environment Day: Land Restoration & Desertification
By Jovina Zion Pradeep World Environment Day is a global event held annually by the United Nations Environment Programme to encourage...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Happy aerogami - The practice of constructing paper planes
By Dr. Orna Kretchmer The history of paper airplanes is a journey through time, reflecting people's long-standing fascination with...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 26, 20242 min read
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World Bee Day 2024 – “Bee engaged with youth” through STEAM.
By Dr. Clare Hancock 75% of the food we eat relies on pollination, with nearly half of those crops relying specifically on bees....
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 20, 20243 min read
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May the Force be with you!
Happy Star Wars Day!! by Dr. Orna Kretchmer May 4th became the national Star Wars Day because of a pun - Obi-Wan Kenobi and others often...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
May 4, 20242 min read
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National DNA Day and gender inequality in science
Today, April 25, we recognize National DNA Day. On this day in 1953 Watson and Crick announced their discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid...
Dr. Orna Kretchmer
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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