by studentrg | Feb 9, 2019 | STEM
Why we funded Ms. McCall’s project to help her students study the Colorado River How difficult is it to learn about how water flows through a river and affects its topology? Although it sounds like an easy body of information to understand, it isn’t. And it is most...
by studentrg | Jan 29, 2019 | STEM, Student Research Foundation Research
Student Research Foundation’s 2017-2018 STEM Study Points Out the Barriers that Prevent Hispanic Students from Considering STEM Careers It is not surprising that students who take more STEM classes in high school are more likely to want to prepare for STEM careers...
by studentrg | Jan 24, 2019 | Health & Science Careers, Partners, STEM
Mr. Reid Needed the Right Kind of Fish to Keep His Classroom Tank Healthy . . . and Educational Mr. Reid, a grade 9-12 science teacher in Illinois, already had a beautiful big saltwater fish tank in his classroom. His 90+ students, who live far from oceans, loved it....
by studentrg | Jan 17, 2019 | Career Pathways, Partners, STEM
Meet Mrs. K’s a high school teacher in South Carolina who is showing her class the potential Mrs. K, a high school teacher in South Carolina, wanted her students to have Apple Pencils to use with their iPads. So she posted a project on DonorsChoose.org and asked for...
by studentrg | Jan 14, 2019 | Partners, STEM, Student Research Foundation Research
The Student Research Foundation is proud to have established research partnerships with a number of outstanding educational organizations and foundations. Today, we would like to tell you about one of them – National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) NGCP’s vision is...
by studentrg | Jan 10, 2019 | Career Pathways, College Major, STEM
In 2015, Ranstad US asked 1,000 students ages 11-17 what they knew and thought about STEM careers. The results of the survey, which were published in 2017, showed that most students in that age group are harboring misconceptions about what it means to pursue a STEM...
