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The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is now accepting applications for the STEM BEST (Business Engaging Students and Teachers) Program, which brings schools and businesses together to provide students with real workplace experiences. The program helps students...

Much of Iowa has had some beautiful natural views the past few days.  The weather conditions have provided us with some breathtaking landscapes and amazing scenery with “frost” covered trees and bushes.  Hopefully, you have been able...

The Central Rivers AEA science consultants hosted our first remote challenge for middle school and high school teams in which they were tasked with building a table entirely out of newspaper. The teams had the following constraints,...

We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”  However, as a dog owner (I have 5!) I have come to realize that this is absolutely not true.  While we might not often...

Recently while attending a Corwin webinar on The Distance Learning Playbook, author Doug Fisher said something that really highlights the importance of providing students with depth and complexity over recall. During that webinar, Doug said, “If a...

“There is no going back to normal.” Typing the title of this blog, “There is no going back to normal,” actually hurts a bit.  At this point, nearly 6 months into the pandemic, I think we all...

As you start to look ahead to next year, you have likely been considering how the end of this 2019-2020 school year is going to impact your 2020-2021 students.  We know that the Next Generation Science Standards...

Central Rivers parents and students – are you ready for some at-home science?  I will be trying to post some easy ideas with things you might have around the house.  Don’t be afraid to let your child...

Central Rivers science consultants have been hosting the Paper Roller Coaster Challenge since 2017 and have been able to offer it in a rotation at all three of our office locations.  The intent of the Paper Roller...