National Science Foundation funds citizen science project to crowdsource an infrared street view Blog Post
We are pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded us a two-year, $500,000 exploratory grant to develop, test, and evaluate a citizen science program that engages youth…
Personal thermal vision could turn millions of students into the cleantech workforce of today Blog Post
So we have signed the Paris Agreement and cheered about it. Now what? More than a year ago, I wrote a proposal to the National Science Foundation to test the…
…The first step is to get a sense of how accurate Energy3D’s prediction may be. In situations similar to the standard test conditions (STC), this system — when oriented to…
…one field test, a group of students created a pyramid and discovered an effect that I would call “a heat funnel.” The images to the right show the pyramid heated…
One way to tell if a plant is a plastic fake or not is to touch a leaf. If it feels cool, the plant is a real one. Have you…
…student awareness of STEM careers. Students from East End House enjoy collaborating on computer-based science activities. Geniverse is our free, web-based software designed for high school biology that engages students…
…is the best way to love our beaches? One essential aspect of the curriculum is a glossary of natural science terms presented in English, Hawaiian, YupΚ»ik, and Alutiiq: the Native…
…teachers and students who will use our curriculum materials. Learn how the work done by volcanologists like Robert is applied to the real world and how this knowledge is used…
…across museums and bridge in-school and out-of-school time. Today, mobile devices, Wi-Fi services, and intelligent interfaces have blossomed to enable real-time location and delivery of personalized media content, as well…
…easy to model real-world hurricanes like Isaias, as well (Figure 1). Figure 1. The Hurricane Explorer model showing the path of Hurricane Isaias. Throughout the curriculum, students use the Hurricane…