RESET Volunteers from the US Patent and Trade Office describe their session at Whittier Education Campus: Hi ReSETers, I wanted to thank our amazing volunteers who was able to join us at our experiment last Tuesday and especially to welcome one of our new members, Abra Fein, who joined us for her first trip to…

RESET Volunteers describe their fingerprinting experiment: Hi RESETers, This is something new we’d like to try out this year to keep everyone updated on the continued success of our outreach.  If reality shows can provide weekly recaps, I think we should be able to for 5 experiments each semester. Since the beginning of PTOS ReSET…

I am meeting with four and five year olds in Head Start, every other Tuesday, starting at 2:30, for a little over a half hour.  So far, we’ve met twice.  The first time, we did fossils and playdoh impressions.  The activity captured their attention and they enjoyed making the impressions.  The second time, we did…

  The report below is from ReSET’s Harold Sharlin; it describes his science program for 3 year olds.  ReSET is interested in recruiting volunteers to reach more pre-Kindergarten students.  Unlike ReSET’s elementary school program, volunteers need not have an education or background as professional scientists, engineers or technicians – just a commitment to helping young…

Peter Mehrevari passed this along; it includes NBC News video of him and other ReSET Volunteers (including Christyann Pulliam)  in the classroom at Whittier Education Campus in DC (in Thumbnail 11: What is Innovation?”) Hi John, Just wanted to let you know that today is the official launch of NBC’s series of innovation in the…

RESET Volunteer Ed Rock at Greenbrier Learning Center: The ‘Ewwww’ Factor Gets Kids Involved No, they’re not doing the fox trot! ReSET volunteer Ed Rock demonstrates the size of a whale vertebra. ReSET volunteer Ed Rock will tell you that owl pellets can be a bit off-putting to your average 10-year-old. But once they get past…

  From Principal Michael Cunningham of Columbia Elementary, a new ReSET school in Annandale, VA: I also want to let you know that I discussed the work you all do at our pyramid principal meeting last week and some of my colleagues are interested in learning more about the program.  I sat in on the…

Information on Google’s Science Competition: We’ve become accustomed to assuming boys do better in science and math, while girls dominate in language and history. But it’s high time these stereotypes became a thing of the past. In Google’s first annual science competition in 2011, all three of the finalists were girls, and they beat out…

RESET Volunteer David McInnis describes his session on microscopes: This week…  microscopes! ReSET has a handful of well-made student microscopes, called “My First Lab Microscope Ultimate” (MFL-85)  by NYscopes.com and look similar to this:  They are rechargeable, though the batteries on half of them have died (I don’t know how old these are and suspect they…

I always learn new things and get more inspiration from ReSET Panels of Volunteers and Educators, and the thought-provoking follow-up discussions. Before the new school year starts, it is well worth your time check out the video of the June 21 panel (with volunteers Peter Mehrevari, Juan Valentin, Ed Rock and ReSET Board member John…