Mark your calendars for 3/15/16 if you know anyone in grades 5th-12th who has an interest in video games. March 15th is the day that registration opens for this year’s National STEM Video Game Challenge. Submissions will be due by August 15, 2016 – which means that students will have 6 months, including some summer … Read more
Powerball tickets can’t be printed fast enough right now. Everyone has hopes of winning that big prize, of suddenly being in the enviable position of never having to worry about how to pay the bills again. Many people like to dream about what they would do if they woke up one day to learn they have … Read more
I have raved about Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls site several times on this blog. The work this former Saturday Night Live and Parks and Rec actress/comedian is doing to inspire girls and give them positive role models is phenomenal. Now the site offers a new video series that pairs girls with the creators of The Sims … Read more
KQED Science has a challenge for students ages 11-18. Design a solution to a problem that is in the world around you, and share it on social media using #EngineerThat. (Students under the age of 13 must share through a parent’s social media account.) If you have questions about the contest, there is a live … Read more
UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Last year, Colossal did a story on artist Hannah Rothstein’s “Thanksgiving Special” series. Rothstein imagined the Thanksgiving plates of 10 famous artists. It would be fun to show students one or two examples, and then have them choose an … Read more
Population.io is a site that shows some interesting statistics about the world’s population in relation to the user. According to the site authors, “Our hope is that people from all walks of life, in all ages and across all countries will explore a new perspective of their own life and find their own place in … Read more