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Pre-K students get to be real scientists

May 13, 2024
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STEM in pre-K is about exploration In Arlington ISD’s pre-K, 4-year-olds are real scientists. “They especially like it when they wear safety goggles,” said Viki Miller, a pre-K teacher at Dunn Elementary. “They really feel like scientists then.” They feel like it because it’s true. Two years ago Arlington ISD introduced a new innovative pre-K…

Solar Eclipse wows students across Arlington ISD

April 9, 2024
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Schools celebrate eclipse day Monday was a big day for everyone as the Arlington ISD was in the middle of the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and the district made sure that no one missed out. Whether it was launching a weather balloon for NASA like a student at the STEM Academy at…

Space physicist helps Arlington ISD students get ready for total eclipse

April 5, 2024
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Wilbanks using the eclipse to study sun’s corona University of Michigan doctoral student Kathryn Wilbanks is back home in Arlington this week. But it’s not for a vacation or to get away from the snow. She’s here for the eclipse. The student in Michigan’s climate and space sciences and engineering department is here with a…

Arlington ISD incorporates eclipse into science curriculum

April 3, 2024
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Science curriculum team helping teachers get ready The science classroom will extend outdoors on Monday for thousands of students at Arlington ISD schools. “The eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event for all of us and it’s an amazing opportunity to foster curiosity and interest in science among our students and give them a hands-on – or…

5 tips to view the eclipse safely in Arlington ISD

April 1, 2024
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Total eclipse is April 8 Next Monday, April 8, everyone in the Arlington ISD will have their eyes on the sky as we’re right in the middle of the path of the total solar eclipse. But how does everyone get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime event? Here are some tips for viewing the eclipse. 1. Have…

What is STEM in pre-K?

April 8, 2022
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Arlington ISD is taking its pre-K 4 curriculum to a whole new level in 2022-2023. It’s Full STEM Ahead! with science, technology, engineering and math! FUN WITH STEM The innovative new STEM curriculum is all about hands-on discovery. STEM fits right into the play-based curriculum the district already has. Play is how young children learn. They are…

STEM Academy student earns national award

March 15, 2021
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Winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge Being a student at the STEM Academy opened up more than just a new world in education for Michelle Nguyen. Attending the school on the Martin High School campus also served as the inspiration for an award-winning app designed by the 16-year-old junior. The light-bulb moment was born…