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Your help is requested. Please find a way to prop up your phone or camera and make a quick film for one of my research fellows. Third grade Riley is asking you a question; “What is the most profound and memorable compliment a teacher ever gave you.” The responses will be posted on her website …
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What is Pi Day? March 14 is Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s birthday! How are you going to celebrate? Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Around the world, people celebrate the universal language …
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Aleenia Reich, Research Fellow and leader of the Baden Academy Take Action club has received the 2017 Youth Champion award from the Pennsylvania Statewide Youth Development Network. She is a personal hero and I am so proud of her! I nominated her a few months ago with the following: Aleenia is an extraordinary young woman …
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Summer Camps at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic G-Mites STEM camps provide gifted youth fun opportunities to explore new and relevant skills in STEM careers. We believe in giving students a chance to discover his or her passions and innate curiosity; with hands-on experimentation, one on one coaching, and mentors who are truly passionate about what …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/02/26/summer-g-mites-camps-and-stem-tours-announced/
Really? You can borrow puppets? On January 11, seven 5th grade families joined Mrs. Breaden and Mrs. Houston for a tour of the Baden Memorial Library. This evening was part of an ongoing research fellowship of Mrs. Taylor Breaden. Her fellowship partners Baden Academy with Baden Library. Kids and adults who did not already …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/01/19/really-you-can-borrow-puppets-at-the-library/
On November 18, 2016, AP Biology students from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School participated in a STEM Careers Tour which included a visit to the Department of Developmental Biology at the University of Pittsburgh. Specifically, students were able to interact with Dr. Michael Tsang, an associate professor who is currently conducting research in Pitt’s …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/01/19/did-you-know-zebrafish-embryos-are-transparent/
This Saturday, January 21, from 9 am to 12 noon, the Future City competition will be underway at the Carnegie Music Hall (this is the far right hand side of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Forbes Avenue). Baden Academy fellows David Denkovich, John Ake, Blair McCombs, with classmates Logan Zutter, Devin Nairn, Angel …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/01/17/good-luck-baden-academy-future-city-competition-team/
Written by Alex Hoehn and Lena Clerici Our A.P Biology was honored with visiting three biology based laboratories. Sharp Edge Labs was one of our stops, and our favorite stop of the day. Sharp Edge Labs is a small company who specializes in discovering drugs to treat genetic disorders of protein trafficking. Being able to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2017/01/16/4433/
Thank you all for each of your contributions to an absolutely wonderful year. Below are some highlights, and with them, the lessons learned. 1. Serving others is the heart of all great ideas! I was honored and thrilled to coach a wonderful group of 5 students at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic to enter and win …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/12/31/top-5-lessons-learned-in-2016/
The Future Engineers Challenge is the ideal skill building free fun project for over the holidays! K-12 kids are challenged to create a digital 3D model of an object that could be used by an astronaut to maintain physical health on a 3-year mission to Mars. The design must be intended to be 3D printed …
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Permanent link to this article: https://growageneration.com/2016/12/23/design-a-medical-3d-print-for-the-journey-to-mars/
