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All Hands on the Poop Deck
Mike Fritz, who helped me in the classroom this term, shared his experience with his co-workers at the US Environmental Protection Agency: As I strode to the front of Ms. Molly Moran’s second grade class at Annapolis Elementary School one June morning in downtown Annapolis, I was confident in my lesson plan, so elegantly simple…

Second graders at Stratford Landing Elementary School examine “Animal Things” during their RESET session
We ended our day @StratfordLndgES with an amazing @ReSETonline lesson! pic.twitter.com/yobCDOgNR3 — Kelly Chapman (@MrsChapmanSLES) March 10, 2016

From the archives of RESET volunteer and raconteur David McInnis
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…

The Goo Experiment Series — Slimes and Polymers
RESET Volunteer Meghan O’Donoghue provides descriptions of the goo curriculum below. SCIENCE Spring 2013 — At E.L. Hayes RESET Volunteers What Is a Polymer? A polymer is a substance formed from long chains of repeating units. The chains can be linked to each other. Polymers can be flexible, strong, and stretchy. How to Make Ooblek You will…

The Younger Set
ReSET Volunteer Bob Hauptman reports on his program this term: I want to tell you of my wonderful experience teaching science to kindergarden children. First, you should know that it would not have been possible without the participation of two great people – Nsombi Brown, the Georgian Forest science teacher, and Harold Williams, the planetarium…

RESET at the USA Science and Engineering Festival
RESET was one of over 500 organizations that participated in the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall this past weekend (10/23-10/24/10). Hundreds of children visited the ReSET booth to try science experiments, as did many former-children. A number of the scientists and engineers who visited expressed interest in learning more about…