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21Jun

Why Girls Are Better for Evolution

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson June 21, 2018May 22, 2019in Biology, Science

By Erika, age 15 Why do men have nipples? A short, but simple question. The simple answer is that the default setting in baby formation is female. The sex of a fetus isn’t determined until later in development, after nipples…

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21Jun

The Biggest Organism

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson June 21, 2018May 22, 2019in Biology, Science

By Alexa, age 12 What is the biggest organism? You might say “That’s easy, the Blue Whale,” but is that really the biggest organism? Well, you might notice 2 things. First of all, I said biggest organism. That includes all…

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23May

Crazy Creatures: Gharials

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson May 23, 2018May 22, 2019in Biology

By Alexa, age 12 Imagine you’re in a river, there’s a crocodile or alligator (you don’t know which) swimming towards you. As the creature approaches, you notice something unusual. This large reptile has a really long, narrow snout with a…

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23May

Museum Review: Unseen Oceans

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson May 23, 2018May 22, 2019in Biology, Science, Technology & Engineering

By Erika, age 15 American Museum of Natural History has many permanent exhibits, but it also has a few temporary ones including its most recent one - Unseen Oceans, which opened in March. Organized by Curator of Ichthyology (fishes) John…

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20Apr

Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate – Artificial Intelligence

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson April 20, 2018May 22, 2019in Science, Technology & Engineering

By Erika, age 14 Every year since 2001, the American Museum of Natural History has hosted the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, in honor of Isaac Asimov, a renowned science fiction author and supporter of the museum. This year’s topic was…

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20Apr

The Science of Curling

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson April 20, 2018May 22, 2019in Science, Technology & Engineering

By Alexa, age 12 If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw a bit of curling. If you’ve ever played shuffleboard, curling is kinda like that. There are two teams each with four players. They take turns sliding or “throwing” eight…

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09Mar

Summer Activity – BridgeUp: STEM

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson March 9, 2018May 22, 2019in Science, Technology & Engineering

By Erika, age 14 BridgeUp: STEM is a 3-year science and coding program for high school girls funded by the Helen Gurley Brown Revocable Trust and hosted by the American Museum of Natural History. Each year of the program provides…

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09Mar

Summer Activity – What Happened to the Neanderthals

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson March 9, 2018May 22, 2019in Science, Technology & Engineering

By Alexa, age 11 In the “Virtual World’s Institute: What Happened to the Neanderthals” 2-week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), you will answer many questions like: “Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?”, “What is an…

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18Oct

The Total Solar Eclipse

Posted by KNE STEM Kidson October 18, 2017May 22, 2019in Astronomy, Science

By Alexa, age 11 This past August, I saw a total eclipse with my family on Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We were given special eclipse glasses that blocked out almost all light, so we could only see…

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18Oct

Home Activity: Ice Cream Making

Posted by Adrienneon October 18, 2017May 22, 2019in Science

Ice cream making was a fun way to combine science and a tasty treat at some of this year's STEM events. You can see and learn about chemistry and celebrate what you've learned at the end by eating ice cream!…

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