One of our most popular STEM Night activities was slime making where kids learned how to make slime and got to take some home. Most of the supplies for this chemistry activity are common items that you might already have…
Digesting Tweets to Understand Obesity
By Samantha (KNE Intern) Obesity rates are rising across America and causing massive issues, ranging from health complications for the obesogenic population and financial issues for the nation, as healthcare costs skyrocket. One potential cause of the rising presence of…
What to Write
By Alexa, age 11 Have you ever wanted to write an article or story but not known what to write or how to get started? Well, this article should help. First of all, you need to know whether you want…
Oklahoma Fossils
After driving for a couple of hours, crawling under a barbed wire fence, walking about a quarter of a mile through muddy, bee-infested ground, and stepping over cacti, there it was, Waurika Pond. This wasn't your average pond, of course. Waurika…
KNE Challenge & STEM Night Update
It's been a busy winter and spring at KNE! We built on last year's momentum where close to 100 kids and adults took the KNE Challenge at our STEM Nights, STEM Talk, and other STEM-tastic events. Based on last year's success with…
The Seychelles
By Alexa, age 11 Ever heard of the Seychelles? The answer should be yes, if you read the previous newsletter. The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands. What is an archipelago? It's simply a group of islands. This archipelago…
Sharks 2
By Erika, age 14 Sharks, the predators people fear due to lack of information about them. However, if you can pass your fear of death by shark, there are many cool things to learn about them. They are cartilaginous fish,…
Ailuronyx Trachygaster
By Alexa, age 11 Do you know what animal has the scientific name of Ailuronyx Trachygaster? Now, before you go and google it, I'm going to tell you the answer. Ailuronyx Trachygaster is the scientific name of… the Giant Bronze-eyed…
Coco de Mer
By Erika, age 13 The Coco de Mer, or coconut of the sea, is a palm, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse. The name comes from several hundred years ago when the nut was first discovered. Sailors…
KNE Life Skills: Prioritization & Productivity – Managing Your Time Part 3 – Dealing With Incoming Requests
Dealing with Incoming Requests Assuming you identify your core focus areas and want to spend time on them, you need to keep the rest of the world in line while you do so. There are plenty of organizational systems out…
