Root Kit 2016
As seen on Twitter: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaking before an image of our very own Root Kit. Mayor Kenney was on hand to kick off last weekend’s Democracy Hackathon, and greenSTEM is very...
View ArticleSIM Goes To State
Last week, students from Philadelphia’s Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School brought SIM (Sewer Inlet Monitor) to a statewide STEM competition in Lancaster where students from all over Pennsylvania...
View ArticleSensors Working Overtime
Back in June, greenSTEM helped students install web-connected soil moisture sensors at the Penn Alexander school and the Franklin Institute. These Soil Cell units were placed in garden beds and...
View ArticleSmart Green Roof Project: Chapter 1
This spring, greenSTEM is delighted to have guest bloggers! We’re working with the Fairmount Water Works and high school students from SLA Beeber to create a smart green roof model using...
View ArticleSmart Green Roof Project: Chapter 2
This spring, greenSTEM is delighted to have guest bloggers! We’re working with the Fairmount Water Works and high school students from SLA Beeber to create a smart green roof model using...
View ArticleSmart Green Roof Project: Chapter 3
The roof has grown—SLA Beeber students wrapped up version 1.0 of their Smart Green Roof model at the Fairmount Water Works this month, completing the project by creating the storage layer and planting...
View ArticleSubmersible Science: Philly Students Launch Underwater Drone with PWD
While most Philadelphia students were heading home early due a heat wave this past Tuesday, four 11th grade students from Mariana Bracetti Academy were busy suiting up in full-body chest waders, a...
View ArticleAll About the Benthos, Man
This week, the underwater rover built by high school students at Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School embarked on its second voyage (read about the maiden voyage here) in Naylors Run, a tributary...
View ArticleCrossing The Delaware
This week, students from Philadelphia’s Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School crossed the Delaware River to present their underwater rover project in Trenton, N.J. The students dropped some...
View ArticleRain Barrel to Inbox: I’m Full
The next generation of scientists and engineers at Philadelphia’s Penn Alexander School are developing the next generation of rain barrels. The rain barrel, of course, is a staple of the Philadelphia...
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