National STEM/STEAM Day Is Today!

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Nov 082025
 
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson Would Be Proud!

National STEM/STEAM Day is today! STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Add Art and you have STEAM. This year’s theme is Food for Thought. The Census Bureau has some great statistics: STEM/STEAM. Ideas combining STEM/STEAM and our environment:

  • Children could sketch a space craft that could vacuum up space debris our space programs have created.
  • Children could upcycle an empty glass jar into something useful and attractive.
  • Children could figure out how much trash each person in America creates each day and then figure out how to reduce that amount.
  • Children could research the life of Rachel Carson, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, or another STEM/STEAM role model and share their findings.

Happy Birthday, Montana!

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Nov 082025
 
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Montana Flag

Montana became the forty-first state of the United States in 1889. Its name comes from the Spanish word montana, meaning mountainous. Its nicknames are the Treasure State and Big Sky Country. Copper mining, lumbering, and tourism are major sources of income. The state’s southeastern section has reserves of low-sulphur coal. Montana ranks fourth in area and forty-fourth in population. Children could learn more about Montana by visiting: Montana.

Dr. Wilhelm Roentgen Discovered X-rays in 1895

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Nov 082025
 

X-rays were discovered by Dr. Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. He was conducting experiments in other fields when he recognized the importance of the rays he called X-rays. He then began to systematically study and document the newly discovered X-rays. He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Children can view a video about X-rays at: X-Ray Video.