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- October 16, 2023
- STEM on Patrol
Activities in this guide use the 2023 Hess Police Truck and Cruiser to explore transportation issues and the way STEM applies to keeping the roads safe. Activities in this guide use the 2023 Hess Police Truck and Cruiser to explore precision driving, vehicle safety, and other issues that apply to emergency response in policing.
- 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.
- March 1, 2022
- Invisible Threats
How can we protect ourselves and animals from infectious diseases? Students explore the U.S. polio epidemic, different diseases and vaccinations used to fight them, the concept of herd immunity, EEHV that can kill baby Asian elephants, and the link between climate change and disease. (8 activities)
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