Coalition for Science After School

06/30/2014

CSAS concludes operations today after a decade of work in STEM in out-of-school time. Thanks for the support, and to our many partners and supporters over the years. A special shout-out to CSAS Steering Committee members for their amazing leadership! We look forward to the great work to come!

06/29/2014

Get creative this summer! Here are 101 Science Activities for “Emerging Einsteins:” bit.ly/1ipbABl

06/29/2014

CSAS will conclude operations this Monday! Thank you for your support, & check out our archive on InformalScience! http://ow.ly/ywX4t

The Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) was established in 2004 in response to the growing need for more STEM (science, technology,...

06/28/2014

Here’s a great OST resource to learn all about ecosystems! http://ohiorc.org/record/17940.aspx

This lesson allows students to visualize what happens when organisms are added to or removed from a field ecosystem. The hyperlinks provides...

06/27/2014

There’s one more ocean to learn about—and it’s hidden in the middle of earth! Spark your students’ interest in earth science with this interesting discovery!
http://ow.ly/yipWy

An ocean of water appears to be tied up in minerals of the mantle 400 miles below the surface, according to an analysis of seismic waves passing...

06/26/2014

Alert! There’s a huge collision taking place in space! Mix up your next astronomy lesson and see what happens when four galaxies collide! http://ow.ly/yipHV

The smashup of four clusters of galaxies has sent a super-hot jet of charged particles spewing 2.5 million light-years into space!

06/25/2014

Don’t forget to update the directory with all of your new opportunities! We want to know what you're up to! ow.ly/tEvT9

06/24/2014

This just in! New report from our recent Summit on increasing opportunity for quality science learning! Read it here! ow.ly/yhnBk

06/24/2014

Fun coding lessons, a directory of coding programs & $50 million in grants – All part of a push to encourage girls in computer science! http://ow.ly/yipC8

Less than one percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it's one of the fastest-growing fields in...

06/23/2014

Read all about it! We just released a new report and call to action from our final Summit, Passing the Torch: Increasing Opportunity for Quality Science Learning. Download it here! http://ow.ly/yhlKy

From March 26-28, 2014, the Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) hosted its final summit, Passing the Torch: Advancing Opportunity for Quality...

06/22/2014

President Barack Obama welcomed dozens of tinkerers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to the White House on Wednesday for the Maker Faire! What would your students make for the president?
http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2014/06/18/white-house-hosts-stem-maker-faire-declares-first-day-of-making

President Barack Obama welcomed dozens of tinkerers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to the White House on Wednesday.

06/21/2014

Check out this video on the ‘horror’ of a day without photonics or the modern conveniences it makes possible! Great way to delve into physics with your students! http://ow.ly/yioR5

A Day Without Photonics answers the question - why does light matter and what is photonics?