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We were honored to host some of San Diego's finest educators at our inaugural Fellowship event at the San Diego Convention Center on September 13th. Students had the opportunity to experience STEM firsthand through engaging activities from NASSCO, PocketLab, General Atomics and more. Students explored the art of ship design, uncovered the wonders of sound through paper speakers, and discovered that attraction truly is everything when it comes to magnets! 

We also brought the Fellowship program to the dedicated and inspiring educators of Huntsville on September 18th, where students eagerly dove into the exciting world of STEM careers. With hands-on activities led by industry trailblazers like Leidos, Lockheed Martin, and more, students explored a variety of opportunities in the STEM field. Students got to explore the precise world of metrology through precision tools, and plugged into the world of electricity with handheld devices and truly electric challenges!

Check out these two news stories covering the Huntsville Fellowship event! 

While his boys sat coloring on the menu, Bryan Ware couldn't help but wonder where restaurant crayons end up, when all the people go home.

Turns out, it’s the landfill—making a big waxy mess that never biodegrades. Why, Bryan thought, couldn’t they be re-purposed to create more joy in the world? He took the crayons home and got busy—figuring out the art of collecting and sorting old crayons, melting them down, and remanufacturing them in a bright, clean, paper-free form.

Finally, he crafted a network for sending free crayons to kids in hospitals all over the country.

Learn more about how these crayons are recycled and given a new life!

Learn about Josh Willis and his work to understand the role that the ocean plays in melting Greenland’s glaciers and the impact on global sea level rise. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS-aligned lesson. Want more ways to interact with these lessons? Check out the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.

Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and Primatologist & Explorer Dr. Mireya Mayor discuss conversation and the climate. Watch this episode. Click here and here for the FREE NGSS-aligned lessons. Want more ways to interact with this lesson? Check out the lesson plans here and here in PocketLab for free!

Watch “Disruptive Tech & the Future Workforce” featuring aerospace engineer Dr. Aprille Ericsson! Learn about her decades long career at NASA and her new role as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS-aligned lessons. Check out the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.

Watch “Micro Tech with Macro Effect” for a lively conversation with CEO and Stanford University instructor Dave Bakker. Learn how he's using his decades of technology experience to bring science to life for students. Watch this episode. Click here for the FREE NGSS-aligned lessons. Check out the lesson plan in PocketLab for free.