by Mary | Feb 22, 2021 | STEM
Minnesota High School Students Qualify for National Semi-Finals of National Space Challenge A team of cadets from Anoka Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol based Blaine, MN, is among a select group of teams to qualify for the semi-final round of StellarXplorers, the...
by Mary | Feb 22, 2021 | STEM
The Starbird Association is a supporter of National Engineers Week. From DiscoverE.org: 2021 Theme: Imagining Tomorrow Engineers are changing the world all the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with teams of smart, inspiring people to invent,...
by Mary | Dec 4, 2020 | Space, STEM
2020 STEM & Aerospace Gift Ideas for Teens Make A Fort Before you think, “hey, this is for little kids” – this kit is for all ages. A 1x kit comes with 18 panels, 10 braces, 80 connectors and 1 carrying case. This indoor kit exercises those...
by Mary | Mar 5, 2020 | STEM
2020 is the 5th year of the #DressForSTEM movement on Pi Day 3.14 (March 14). It began solely within the female broadcast meteorology community, but it expanded to include any females working in STEM careers. The goal of the movement is to inspire young women...
by Mary | Aug 19, 2019 | Starbird Log, STEM
Last year, Scott Kelly wrote, “I was a Bad Student Who Became an Astronaut. Let’s Stop Telling People They Can’t Be Good at Science” for Time Magazine. I love that he wrote this so let’s look at it with the youth and teens lens on. Scott...
