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March 14, 2023

Celebrate Pi Day with Your Students

Pi Day is March 14 (3.14)! Use these slides to teach about the ratio represented by pi. Recognize this interesting day in one of the fun ways recommended by our editors.

October 17, 2022

Science of Speed

Activities in this guide use the 2022 Hess Flatbed Truck with Hot Rods to explore transportation issues and the way STEM applies to the world of hot rod technology. Plus, the artistic component of hot rod design and decoration incorporates art into STEM, giving us the modified acronym STEAM.

August 12, 2022

COVID-19 Pandemic

The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 created the unprecedented need for education about viruses, infectious diseases, disease prevention, and public health in general. The COVID HACKS (healthy actions, community knowledge, and science) project offers lessons and other teaching resources to address these needs.

August 12, 2022

K-1: The Senses

Students learn about the brain, skull and sensory system; investigate sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch; and discover how the brain and the senses are connected. (9 activities)

March 22, 2022

Explorations: Global Atmospheric Change

Students learn about Earth's atmosphere and the greenhouse effect, identify where children live based on their clothing, make a sundial, and model Earth's atmosphere.

March 7, 2022

Safe Food Preparation

Students learn about safe food preparation by making fruit ice cream in class.

March 3, 2022

Fun-damentals of Flight

Baylor College of Medicine and Hess Corporation have teamed to offer a unique resource for teaching STEM content to elementary and middle school students. The 2021 Hess Cargo Plane and Jet, used in combination with the free curricular guide Fun-damentals of Flight, provide a powerful STEM learning experience that engages as it teaches. Fill out the short form at the bottom of this page to download your free teacher’s guide.

March 1, 2022

Think Like an Engineer

Students follow an engineer's approach as they identify problems, brainstorm solutions, design a plan, and build, test, refine, and produce a product or solution. (8 activities)

March 1, 2022

Memory and Learning

Students discover how their brains store and retrieve information and, subsequently, how to be more effective learners. (7 activities)

March 1, 2022

STEM to the Rescue

Baylor College of Medicine and Hess Corporation have teamed to offer a unique resource for teaching STEAM content to elementary and middle school students. The 2020 Hess Ambulance Rescue Team, used in combination with the free curricular guide STEM to the Rescue, provides a powerful STEAM learning experience that engages as it teaches. Fill out the short form at the bottom of this page to download your free teacher’s guide.