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March 2020
Measuring Photosynthesis Rates for Plants in Different Light Conditions
Free
This hands-on workshop for teachers will provide participants with an overview of photosynthesis, the process by which plants transform light energy into chemical energy. Following a classroom presentation, participants will move to the lab, where they will use a Colorimeter or Spectrometer to measure color changes due to oxidation during photosynthesis. Participants will study the effect of light on photosynthesis, and compare…
Find out more »GMO Investigator Workshop March 10 & 12
This workshop will introduce STEM teachers to a hands-on DNA activity that they can incorporate into their classroom curriculum, as students determine the presence or absence of Genetically Modified (GM) DNA sequences in a variety of food samples. Using food samples from the grocery store, participants will learn to isolate DNA, and then use the techniques of PCR and gel electrophoresis to…
Find out more »[ONLINE] Family Astronomy Night March 17, 2020
Free
Due to the coronavirus situation and current public health recommendations, MSU St. Andrews will be offering a Zoom-based presentation on Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. instead of our normal program. There will be no in-house seating, nor post-session observing, for this event. We hope you'll join us online! Please click this link to join the webinar: https://msu.zoom.us/j/920855823 Be sure to click "join…
Find out more »April 2020
The Sun: in our sky, and from space
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM! Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://msu.zoom.us/j/96746491229?pwd=TW1XcXVLSGkvaEJUQUxVV0ZYUzJrUT09 Meeting ID: 967 4649 1229 Password: MSU Presented by Dr. Edmund Stark Did you know that the sun puts out enough energy in one second to power our current needs for half a million years? That the temperature of the sun’s “atmosphere” is much higher than its surface,…
Find out more »May 2020
Planetary Motion and the Planets in May, June, and July
Free
Due to the flood conditions, tonight's planned astronomy event is postponed. We hope your families stay safe and healthy during this difficult time. Did you know that brilliant Venus will soon disappear from its finest evening appearance in eight years? Or that you can now see all five naked-eye planets in a single night? Are you aware that the planets don’t move…
Find out more »June 2020
Family Astronomy Night: Planetary Motion and the Planets in May, June, and July
Free
Join us for this virtual event, then look at the sky from your own backyard!
Find out more »July 2020
STEM Stew Camp III 2020
Free
Registration for the STEAM STEW III virtual summer camp has closed. Thank you for your interest! Please keep an eye on our page for upcoming educational events and opportunities. This summer's STEAM STEW III Camp will be fully online! The camp will be will begin Monday, July 13, 2019, and will run through Friday, July 17, 2020. Online hours will be 9…
Find out more »August 2020
Comets! and the Planets in September
FREE
Did you see Comet NEOWISE as it flew by the Earth over the past few months? Did you notice that it seemed to be flying “backward” as it passed the Big Dipper? Have you been watching Jupiter and Saturn moving side-by-side through Sagittarius in the evening skies? Did you know that Mars is nearing its closest Earth approach when it will be…
Find out more »September 2020
Mars: Humanity’s Favorite Planet
FREE
Did you know that this October, Mars will be closer to Earth than it will be for any time in the next 15 years? Have you noticed that Mars has increased in brightness all year, and is now about forty times brighter than a year ago? Are you aware that Earth has had more missions to Mars fail than to all other…
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