John Meagher reports: I explained to my 4th graders that it was my first day in the classroom as a science volunteer and asked them how they thought I felt.  After I received the answers “nervous” and “afraid,” to which I truthfully responded “a little bit,” a young student raised his hand and asked “Are…

I am a Microbiologist. There are three ways for a contagion to spread, by contact, by droplets or through the air. This novel coronavirus spreads through droplets. This means that the droplets fall to the ground even with a cough at about the 5 foot mark.  This is the reason for social distancing.  As I…

This article lost me at: “This is consistent with Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, which remains the best means of describing gravity’s behavior. According to this theory, gravity is not a force, but a consequence of the curvature of spacetime caused by the uneven distribution of mass/energy.”  If not a force, what is gravity?  Can…

I have grandchildren in Charlotte, North Carolina  – a sixth grader and third grader. They are very different – my 12 year-old granddaughter has been worried about falling behind while my 8 year old grandson feels so lucky to be out of school. One morning he stretched out on pillows in front of the fireplace…

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…

INMED Partnerships for Children is a nonprofit organization that provides services to the most vulnerable children and families in Loudoun County, Virginia, including an after-school program for young children. On a recent Wednesday, RESET Volunteer Sarbari Gupta prepared for that day’s session by marking a pathway on the floor with masking tape. The session’s topic…