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At-Home Science Experiment Inspired by The Gene: An Intimate History

One way to connect is by encouraging families to participate in hands-on learning, such as home labs, together.
Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) seems to stop in mid-air as it approaches a flower. Corpus Christi, TX.

161 Science Documentaries You Can Watch Right Now (No Membership Required)

A list of free science documentaries curated by PBS SoCal

Full-Time Kid Collection on PBS LearningMedia

Full-Time Kid is all about being arts, crafts, and experiments perfect for kids of all ages!
In the 1990s, small, independent antique shops began to fold and dealers relocated into large antique malls. Midtown Antiques in Stillwater, Minnesota is likely the largest in the upper Midwest.

"Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson shares an open love letter to all women, everywhere; and how UA scientists are understanding climate change through research in the Southern Ocean.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Virus Information and Prevention for Educators

From the common cold to coronavirus, these videos, interactive lessons, and discussion questions offer a variety of ways to introduce the topic to students.

Girl Power: 5 Powerful Women in Science

How can educators expose girls to successful female role models in STEM?
Model missiles on display during a ribbon cutting event at Raytheon Missile Systems in May 2018.

Raytheon's growth and future in Tucson

Also, a security expert discusses the missile-maker's role in the defense industry.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

The future automated workplace

How the "new industrial revolution" will affect jobs and education in Tucson and Pima County.
A Sonoran Desert bee (genus Melissodes) identified by The Tucson Bee Collaborative, photographed by Bruce D. Taubert.

How to ID a Bee.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A closer look at how Tucson neighborhoods voted in the last local election; The 89-90 Trip: Day Three begins in Panguitch, Utah; and "Tilly the Trickster" at the Live Theatre Workshop.
A rendering of the building for UA's recently approved veterinary medicine program.

UA gets go-ahead to open school of veterinary medicine

The program will be the first public vet school in Arizona.
Mathematics provides the basis for modern technology.

Helping teachers keep math interesting

A University of Arizona professor wants to help learners know, use and enjoy mathematics.

Bisbee Science Lab

An innovative stem education program for the next generation of young scientists in Bisbee, AZ.
Roche senior manager Heidi Barnett, left, and Empire High School chemistry teacher Hillary Stacey at Roche/Ventana's Oro Valley lab.

Tucson educators bringing experience in STEM industry to classrooms

The UA-generated fellowship placed teachers in Arizona technology and medical companies for the summer.
Flandrau Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

Flandrau Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of mission when humans first set foot on the moon, Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium will host Moon Landing Week starting July 13

Join Design Squad Global Today

Connecting kids ages 10-13 in out-of-school-time programs around the world!
PBS Summer of Space

PBS Brings You the Universe All Summer Long

The Journey Begins Monday, July 8

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