STEM Monthly Newsletter
November 2024
STEM Challenge
Stare at this image for about 25 seconds and then immediately stare at a blank wall or white piece of paper. Do you see the glowing lightbulb?
Our brains reverse the negative image and turn it into a positive.
“With the light bulb illusion, the glass of the bulb is a large area of black, so that when we look away, the reversal results in a dazzling bulb,” according to illusions.org.
STEM Making Headlines
Take a look at this global celebrity! Moo Deng is a pygmy hippopotamus born at the Kheow Open Zoo, in Chonburi, Thailand on September 15th. Native to West Africa, pygmy hippos are an endangered species. There are only about 2,000 of them left in the wild.
Click below to see more pictures and videos of this sweet baby hippo that has captured hearts all across the world!
Monthly Shout-Outs
EPA Million Orchid Project
Everglades Preparatory Academy has partnered with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden to be a part of the Million Orchid Project (MOP) the nation’s largest educational outreach program dedicated to orchid conservation.
What's Under the Microscope?
Can you guess the item that is under the microscope?
Answers will be revealed in next months STEM Newsletter.
STEM Competitions
NASA Techrise:
Registration is now open for students in grades 6-12 to enter NASA's TECHRISE challenge in which teams will design an experiment to test a high-altitude balloon. Get your team together soon.
This challenge deadlines soon!
Entries due: November 1, 2024 | 11:59 PM
Veterans Appreciation Challenge:
The Army Educational Outreach Program is hosting a Veterans Appreciation Challenge! Students will create a 3D model of a wearable pin that thanks veterans. Registration is now OPEN for students in 4th-12th grade.
Entries due: December 13, 2024 | 8:59 PM
Future Creatures Challenge:
Registration is now open for the Future Creatures Challenge and is open to all k-12 students. Draw how a rainforest animal may adapt in the future to climate change.
Entries due: February 28, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Weird Wonders
Asperitas clouds are a relatively new cloud classification, officially recognized by the World Meteorological Organization in 2017. Their unique appearance is often described as resembling a turbulent, choppy sea and Asperitas in Latin means "roughness". These clouds typically form at altitudes between 2,000 and 6,000 feet, often associated with thunderstorms or strong cold fronts.
Adopt A Cow
Meet Simone, CSA STEM 2024/25 Adoptee
Birthday: Sept. 1, 2024 Gender: Heifer (female)
Breed: Brown Swiss Birth Height: 32-inches
Birth Weight: 75-pounds Caretaker: Farmer Collen
Although registration is over for this year. If you would like to be notified when registration and re-enrollment opens for the 25-26 school year, please register for Discover Dairy at www.discoverdairy.com/register. On May 1st, 2025, you will get an email notification when the Adopt A Cow enrollment opens again.
Science Fair Project Ideas
Free STEM Resources
Calling all readers, leaders, thinkers, innovators, and problem-solvers? Check out these Literacy in STEM opportunities.
Special Thanks to Mrs. Gregos, CSA Science & STEM Supervisor
cgregos@charterk12.com