Plastic-Eating Worms That Digest Styrofoam

Plastic-Eating Worms That Digest Styrofoam

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered that the larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio, known as superworms, can digest Styrofoam (polystyrene). These larvae carry...
NASCAR Kids – Free Racing-Themed Resources

NASCAR Kids – Free Racing-Themed Resources

https://www.nsta.org/nascar-kids The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) offers a collection of free NASCAR-themed educational resources designed to engage K-8 students in STEM learning. These resources, available on the NSTA NASCAR Kids website, include...
Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Connect Students With Outdoor STEM Learning Opportunities Alongside Science Professionals

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the full article. The September–October 2022 issue of Connected Science Learning (Volume 4, Issue 5) by Megan Willig emphasizes the benefits of outdoor field experiences and partnerships between...
Mike Yurosek, Father of the ‘Baby Carrot’

Mike Yurosek, Father of the ‘Baby Carrot’

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. The article by Inder Sidhu, dated November 4, 2010, highlights the transformative impact of Mike Yurosek, who revolutionized the U.S. carrot industry by introducing the baby carrot....
Asteroid’s path altered in NASA’s first test of planetary defense system

Asteroid’s path altered in NASA’s first test of planetary defense system

Submitted by L. Andrea Izzo Please click HERE to read the full article. NASA successfully altered the trajectory of an asteroid for the first time by deliberately crashing the DART spacecraft into a small moonlet named Dimorphos. This $330 million mission, which took...
Changing Currents

Changing Currents

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (ONLY VIRTUAL SESSIONS AVAILABLE) For more information or questions changingcurrents@ecospark.ca or 647-258-3280 x 2011 EcoSpark – Changing Currents is a popular citizen science project that inspires students in the Greater Toronto Area to...
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