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• K-2 Students Become Little Chemical Engineers

  This past October, MSTE's Jana Sebestik, along with Adam Poetzel, helped K-2 students became Little Chemical Engineers at the IMAGINE STEM Saturday classes with the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering at Illinois!

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• Arguing From Evidence Workshop

  Secondary Science and Language Arts Teachers, join this 2-day professional development workshop on August 5-6 to learn how to investigate bias in news sources! PDH credits and $200 summer stipend included. Register online with this Workshop Registration Form!

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• BeeBlitz 2024

  Join us on Saturday, June 22, 2024 for the tenth annual BeeBlitz! Nature lovers in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio are invited to get outside and snap pictures of honey & bumble bees for BeeBlitz to help create a snapshot in time of bee species.

  Learn more about it on BeeSpotter's BeeBlitz 2024 page.

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• BeeSpotter Webinar

  Learn how you can help the preservation of bee diversity & enhance pollinator appreciation at BeeSpotter's webinar on April 16 in collaboration with the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County (FPWC)!

  You can join in person or online. RSVP on the FPWC Events page.

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• Project the Sun for the Solar Eclipse

  Ready for the solar eclipse on April 8? ☀️ 

  Visit our Projecting the Sun activity to learn how to observe the sun at anytime without needing glasses. You can use this method to track how different the sun looks before, during, and after the eclipse!

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• Computer Science for K-5 with Scratch

  Last Tuesday, MSTE's Judy Rocke held a remote presentation where she shared hands-on activities and resources for teaching computer science to grades K-5 with Scratch! Check out her K-5 Scratch activities and lesson plans here.

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