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STEM Musems

This month we head to the great southwest to visit the great state of Arizona.Spanish explorers landed in this territory around 1530; however, at that time the area belonged to Mexico.After the Mexican – American War in 1848, Arizona became a part of American and was officially made the 48th State in 1912.Best known for the Grand Canyon (a recognized natural wonder), the state also boasts some of the largest forests in the nation as well as some magnificent STEM sites including: The Hoover Dam, The Petrified Forest, Desert View Watchtower, and hundreds of locations that showcase Native American Petroglyphs.Lastly, we must honor two beautiful facts regarding Arizona.First, the state motto, “Ditat Deus,” or “God Enriches” and secondly, The Chapel of the Holy Cross located in Sedona, AZ. To see the Chapel of the Holy Cross on line, Click on he STEM Student.  The Chapel is truly breathtaking and worth the time to visit at:

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  1. Arizona Science Center

  2. Biosphere 2   

  3. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium

  4. Yavapai Museum of Geology

  5. The Laboratory of Tree Ring Research 

  6. Southern Arizona Museum of Science and Technology

  7. Pinal Geology Museum

 

Our STEM Activities

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​Our STEM experiments are slightly different from others.

At STEM with the Saints one can find activities that do not require the purchase of expensive scientific chemicals or equipment.  We do not ask you to: hand over your information; become a member or register for a monthly subscription.  If you wish to download our E-book - fantastic; if not - you will continue to find phenomenal experiments on this website. Our STEM with the Saints activities are based on regular, everyday items that can be found in your home.  We do not just provide the instructions for a STEM activity - we tell students why an activity works and where they can go for additional resources.  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are not scary subjects that only a select few people can understand.  These fields of study surround our daily lives and STEM with the Saints was created to help children recognize the STEM around them while demonstrating that they are capable of learning complex ideas and concepts.  All they must do is ask questions and learn how to find the answers.

The goal of STEM with the Saints is perfectly captured in this quote from our founder.

           

​"Stem with the Saints doesn't reinvent the wheel,

we show how it works."

 

Our volunteers are dedicated to the STEM fields.  We recognize that nurturing a genuine curiosity for the STEM fields can begin early in our lives and that is why our activities are designed for Pre-school, elementary and middle school students.  Additionally, STEM with the Saints links our experiments and activities to Individual Educational Plans to assist families educating children who fall on the Autism spectrum.

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​We organized access to the activities by incorporating drop down menus via the Main Menu above.  The activities are separated by Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  Should you wish to conduct additional experiments based upon the season, you can access them via the STEM of the Season Tab.  Here we provide free access to experiments that change with the season.  Lastly, we are thrilled to announce that our book of experiments; STEM with the Saints: Charting a New Course will be available January 2025 for download.  This is an e-book that is only available via our website and it offers 52 experiments - that is one experiment per week for a year! 

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We hope you find this website, and the activities provided, helpful, encouraging, and inspiring.  We know that nothing is perfect, so please make sure to rate the experiments and offer input and constructive criticism.  We want to do our absolute best to offer budding STEM students a phenomenal product that compliments their ongoing educational goals.

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Enjoy!

Cinema

STEM
at the Movies

For the month of March we are highlighting the movie,

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STAND and DELIVER

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In honor of the transcendental, irrational, constant “Pi,” we thought it would be appropriate to highlight a movie that features the universal greatness of Math and how it’s possible to learn even the most complex of concepts regardless of where you are or how you live.The movie, STAND and DELIVER features the true story of math teacher and Bolivian native, Jaime Escalante.Escalante, born Catholic and received an early education at a prestigious Jesuit school in San Calixto (Saint Callistus Patron Saint of Cemetery workers) where his favorite subjects were engineering and math.He continued to hon his skills in physics and math and after immigrating to the United States with his family, received a higher education in those areas and eventually became a teacher in East Los Angeles.He is known for his unorthodox teaching manner as well as his fearlessness and profound dedication to his students.The movie chronicles the true story of how Escalante changed the lives and futures of inner-city students as well as the course of math education in East Los Angeles one algebraic problem at a time.

It is worth noting that this movie is for an older group of students.There are some moments of harsh / foul language as well as comments that would require the presence of an adult.

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