A handmade thank-you card sent to TAME from a 7th grade student, Alexia R. The trip she mentions was the 2015 State Math and Science Competition, which brought students from chapters all over Texas. Some students traveled over 16 hours by bus to compete. TAME recently received a handmade card from a 7th grade student […]
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Trailblazer Brings the Future to Graham, Texas
Brayden Nall, 6, of Graham, manipulates a surgical simulation program with joysticks Tuesday morning. (Brian Rash) TAME’s Trailblazer II mobile science museum made headlines in the Graham Leader this weekend with a recent visit to the Library of Graham. Featured front and center is a photograph of a six-year-old boy completing a successful surgery with […]
June 2015: Ready… Set… Relax!
Ready… Set… Relax! Rocket Fuel for Summer Planning, High Water Science, and Beach Reads for Teachers In this month’s issue, we close out another surprising, fun, jam-packed, drive-all-over-Texas, electrifying, inspiring school year! We bring you some thoughts about weather (and our good wishes for all those recovering from its effects), some rocket fuel for summer […]
TAME Scholarships Due Monday 6/8 – Don’t Miss Out!
TAME Scholarship applications are due Monday, June 8th! All TAME club members heading off to college in a STEM field can win scholarships set aside just for them. Applications are due in less than a week, so urge your students to apply by Monday, June 8th! Students submit one application to be considered for all […]
TAME Engineering Adventure: Oh, the Suspense!
Above, left: the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, infamous for its collapse under high winds. Above, top right: a suspension bridge activity from Scientific American. Above, bottom right: a Warren truss bridge built with Popsicle sticks and a Howe truss bridge built with straws, from ScienceBuddies.org. Welcome to TAME Engineering Adventures! Every month we strive to bring you two […]
TAME Students Recognized for Success at State
6th grade TAME student Ethan Garcia launches an airship in the Engineering Design Challenge at TAME’s 30th State Math and Science Competition, while a Lockheed Martin Engineer judges the design’s performance and teammates from Beaumont, Amarillo, and West Texas look on in excitement. Eleven TAME Students from the Capital Area Chapter were recently recognized for […]