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Summer Outdoor Safety Tips Infographic
A colorful infographic featuring nine summer outdoor safety tips to safeguard your season’s getaways.
Ideas to Get Your Kids Outdoors this Summer
For the parent that is trying to avoid the influence of screens and tablets in favor of old-fashioned outdoors fun, take a look at these ideas.
Review of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3
Next time you’re trying to find something fun to watch that your entire family can enjoy, “Avatar: The Last Airbender” has got you covered.
Review of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season Two
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season One was good, but I recently watched Avatar: The Last Airbender Season Two, and… it gets better.
Review of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”
The Netflix series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, is an awesome show!
How To Be More Eco-Friendly As a Teen
Use these simple tips to make positive changes in your life that will help you live a more eco-friendly life.
I Am Second: Smallest Powerboat to Cross the Atlantic
The outrageous voyage of two brothers traveling across the Atlantic in an open fishing boat designed for shallow water. Watch it on Amazon!
Are You Using a Reef-Safe Sunscreen?
A reef-safe sunscreen protects your skin from the sun without putting the environment at risk.
Spellman High Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition
Looking for a science competition to challenge your students that also helps improve the common good? Check out the Clean Tech Competition!
Thanksgiving STEM Activities
Don’t think Thanksgiving has anything to do with STEM? Think again!
STEM Interior Design
Interior Design is not considered a STEM career, but it does rely on some Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
The Basic Elements of a STEM Lesson
A STEM lesson is a type of project-based learning that focuses on solving real-world problems.
15 Foods That Help You Stay Hydrated
Fruits and vegetables are a natural source of water which needs to be consumed in the right levels for good health.
Water Safety Tips for Teens
This article lists a several shocking statistics about drownings, along with a list of water safety tips for teens.
My Summer
The story of how I got over my fear of horses!
Facts About Bottled Water
A visual representation of bottled water vs. tap water.
Contraceptives in the Rain
by Eleanor Frances A British economist recently published an article in Forbes proposing that women on birth control should pay a higher tax than other people. Citing the pollution costs calculated by the European Union for household or residential water pollution, Tim Worstall proposed what economists call a Pigou Tax, or a tax intended to […]
Contraceptive Use in China Appears to Be Affecting Water Supply and Fish
by Eleanor Frances In May of this year, an expert in heavy metal pollution in water and a former researcher at the University of Hawaii named Liangjie Dong reported in the Journal of Environmental Sciences, that China has high levels of estrogen disrupting compounds or EDC in its drinking water (Wencong). An artificial hormone known […]
Tap Dance: From Municipal Source to “Pristine” Bottled Stream: Which Bottled Water Do You Buy?
by Adrianna Kuzma On a hot summer day, a bottle of cold water tastes gloriously refreshing, but have you ever looked into what bottled water actually contains? When looking at a label on a bottle of water, you might think it comes from a natural spring. In reality, about 25 % of bottled water comes […]
Water Rocks: Guitars Help Rid Developing Nation of Waterborne Diseases
by Adrianna Kuzma A popular game allows kids to play with a band and score points by playing notes on the screen. Guitar Hero is popular because a person can sing, dance, and perform to be part of their favorite song. Today in Mozambique, there is a man who actually is a guitar hero. In […]
Nanofiltration May Help In Reaching Target UN Water Goals
by Adrianna Kuzma Quantity is every bit as much an issue as quality when it comes to water for developing nations. In my last column, I talked about the benefits of using a nano-teabag technology as a short term solution to global water problems in third world countries where infrastructure is unavailable. Many developing countries […]