Tag: STEM
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Yakama Nation Youths Show Off Their STEM Savvy to Visiting Educators
Aaron Arquette caught the attention of about 40 visitors in the Yakama Nation Cultural Center auditorium Thursday when he discussed his work on solar water heaters. A senior at the Yakama Nation Tribal School, Arquette explained how solar evacuated tubes warm up water for residential use; as a result, solar water heaters tend to save…
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White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: The 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference
An excerpt: Today, the White House will bring together tribal leaders from federally recognized tribes to participate in the 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. The President and members of his Cabinet will discuss issues of importance to tribal leaders, with an emphasis on ways the Administration can continue to make progress on improving…
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Via ICTMN.com: Science Can Set You Free! STEM Program Teaches Sustainable Building
An excerpt: Eleven high school students and one recent college grad from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota are looking at homes in their community from a new perspective following their month-long participation in the Sustainable Building Research Experience and Mentoring program at the University of Colorado Boulder. This STEM outreach program, funded by…
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Via KUOW.org: Northwest Indian College Student Takes A NASA Thrill Ride
An excerpt: Chris Cultee will have a close-up view when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flies past Pluto on Tuesday. Cultee, who attends the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi Reservation near Bellingham, is an intern at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center this summer. He tweeted Monday about his experiences at @NASASunEarth with the hash…
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Via IndianCountryToday.com: From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering: Commander John Herrington Charts New Territory
An excerpt: When NASA sent Commander John Herrington (Chickasaw Nation) to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Endeavour in 2002, space not only got the first enrolled Native American, but also its first Native American flute payload. “I played ‘Amazing Grace’ on board the ISS while my crewmate, Don Pettit, used a vacuum…
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From stemteachingtools.org: Implementing Meaning Full STEM Learning with Indigenous Students and Families
Author Marissa Spang cover the issue of “Indigenous ways of knowing are often perceived to be contrary to STEM learning, but they are in fact powerful resources for learning. STEM instruction should be made inclusive for Indigenous students by building connections between Indigenous and Western STEM. There are a set of strategies teachers can use…