“It was science, but it was AWESOME.” That’s what one elementary student said after leaving the Trailblazer, the STEM-museum-on-wheels that’s a big part of the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME)’s mission to connect Texas students to careers in STEM. The truth is, a lot of kids aren’t quite as excited about science as […]
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Super Bowl Science Brings 12,000 Visitors to Trailblazer
Football aside, there was lots to do at Super Bowl Live, a 10-day event held at Discovery Green in downtown Houston: the event offered family-friendly exhibits, performances, food, and a virtual reality trip to Mars. Even in this context, the Trailblazer, a mobile science museum, got a lot of attention. Thanks to support from Raytheon, […]
Trailblazer Delivers 10 Days of Science at Superbowl
What gives Martellus Bennett an awesome touchdown advantage? SCIENCE. What gives Matt Ryan a lift? SCIENCE. From torque to velocity, football is as much about physics as it is about winning. Find your own SUPERBOWL SCIENCE this weekend and all week long at the Trailblazer traveling STEM museum! Thanks to support from Raytheon, TAME will […]
Mobile museum generates science interest at Pine Tree
“Today was really, really fun. It was a great experience,” said eighth-grader Holly James, who said she wants to pursue a career in health science. “We learned about all types of electricity and how stuff works in space and how the weather men and women do their jobs.” From our East Texas Chapter Chair, Cyndi […]
Boeing Supports Diversity in STEM with $100K
For more than a decade, Boeing has been a stalwart supporter of the programs and other STEM education initiatives offered by the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME). This year, we thank Boeing for a generous $100,000 donation, which will go miles—literally—towards bringing STEM experiences like the TAME Trailblazer to communities all across Texas. […]
40 Years and a Formula for STEM Equity
Today, September 27, 2016, marks the 40-year anniversary of TAME’s work to strengthen female and minority participation in STEM careers. As we celebrate with all of you, we want to present you with some numbers: numbers that show how far we’ve come, and numbers that show how far we still have to go. In 1978, […]