Science for the classroom and beyond
To answer our questions about pumpkins, we connected with a pumpkin expert. From the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Rebecca Brown joins us to talk about growing pumpkins, the surprising results of pumpkin breeding, and the pumpkin industry in the United States. About Our Guest Rebecca Brown is an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island in the Department […]
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To learn about STEM resources and other learning opportunities within ag science, we welcome Leah Gibson to the show. As Education Specialist from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Leah helps provide and share K-12 educator resources about agriculture. Listen to the show to hear Leah tell us about the STEM challenges and resources found in Purple Plow, games […]
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Valerie Bayes joins Lab Out Loud this week to talk about modern agriculture. As the K-12 STEM Outreach Lead for Monsanto, Valerie is busy engaging educators in modern agriculture where cross-cutting concepts like engineering, math, and biology are used to solve important problems in our world today. Through Monsanto’s STEM page, Valerie assists educators in finding powerful classroom resources and even helps teachers […]
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http://traffic.libsyn.com/wsst/LOL67.mp3 Our guest this week is Jamie Loizzo, project manager for Purdue zipTrips™. A zipTrip is an electronic, interactive field trip that connects students across the country to scientists at Purdue University. Through the experience, students are able to observe real-life science laboratories, research and science careers. Listen to the interview and take your kids on a zipTrip! Links Purdue […]
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