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Inquiry-Based Engineering

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October 11, 2023 Embracing Spooktacular STEM in the Classroom

The month of October is a unique time of year. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the eerie and unusual. Children dress up in absurd costumes…

May 17, 2023 Turn Students into Disaster Detectives

It’s an unfortunate fact that natural disasters are a common part of our world. Many of us have firsthand experience with the damage a bad…

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October 21, 2022 Celebrate October with Weird STEM

There’s nothing quite like the October season. For a single month, everyone is allowed to be weird.  We dress up in costumes, fill our neighborhoods…

October 14, 2022 The Essential Questions of STEM Learning

We do a lot of work with STEM learning at VAI. Nearly every day, groups of students join us virtually or in-person to learn about…

October 7, 2022 Make Science Spooky!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love how the leaves change color, how the nights get longer, and how there is always a…

September 30, 2022 Using Inquiry to Drive the Learning Process

When most of us hear “inquiry-based learning” we tend to think it requires a complete overhaul of the work we are currently doing.…

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September 21, 2022 Thinking Outside the Walls

It’s important, every once in a while, to let your ideas fly. You get them from time to time — your…

September 12, 2022 The Power of Project-based Learning

How much do you remember from your K-12 school years? Admittedly, most of it is fuzzy to me. I’m sure I learned a lot, but…