Luke, I Am Your Snow Father... Darth Vader Looms Large In 'Star Wars' Snow Sculpture In Japan. [via Cnet]

#TBT Back in 1977 before Chia Pet there was the Chia Head! #WatchItGrow #hydroponics https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cGfS1B1gK/?igshid=4cw674i1dpip

#HappyThanksgiving #STEMists #TrulyGrateful https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bwL_OBepA/?igshid=88ihtv5wun3s

Born this day, John Woodward February 24, 1665 in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. At the age of 16, John Woodward became an apprentice to a linen draper in London, and then later he learned about medicine from Dr. Peter Barwick, who was a doctor for King Charles II. While studying medicine, Woodward found a fascination with fossils that eventually led him to his work with plants. In 1699, Woodward published his hydroponics experiments with spearmint. He tested different types of soil mixed with the water, and he learned plants with a less-pure water source grew better than plants grown in purely distilled water.  Woodward concluded that certain substances with minerals in the water encouraged plant growth. Fellow STEMists who want to become botanists can be on their way to doing research and investigations through the engineering design process found in our monthly-themed Groovy Lab in a Box.  Check out our groovy hydroponics box "Water Works" for more groovy fun for future #botanists! #STEMists do the "E" in #STEM Read more about #hydroponics #OnTheBlog - Evolution of Hydroponics. http://www.groovylabinabox.com/the-evolution-of-hydroponics/ #JohnWoodward #botany #bornthisday

Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera Non-fiction children's space flight stuff 1945-1975. This book describes the Moon landings, the story of Apollo, what lunar geologists were expecting to find and what is beyond Apollo. The photographs are pretty standard but the section "Beyond Apollo" shows these "wild" ideas....First off : Space Stations of the Future!!! http://bit.ly/195li5Y

"Science and the Arts were never meant to be separated, they must intermingle." - Helena G. Niksen

#TBT 2014: A composite photo of the sun that shows hotspots of magnetic fields that have gathered to form what appears to be a Jack-O-Lantern. 📸 @nasa Share It: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/tbt-2014-jack-o-lantern-sun-via-groovy-lab-in-a-box-stemforkids/ #jackolantern #nasa #halloween #october #spooky #pumpkin https://www.instagram.com/p/B4RMTPehEGM/?igshid=mmfwuqvc6fqc

#TodayInSTEM, French chemist Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin was born in 1763. Vauquelin discovered the elements chromium (Cr) and beryllium (Be). Chromium is a hard, silvery metal used to make stainless steel. Beryllium is used in gears and cogs, particularly in aeroplanes. Photo: Chromium #Vauquelin #NicolasLouisVauquelin #chromium #beryllium #ChemIsTry #1763 #chemist #STEMist

From Team Groovy, Happy Valentine's Day. #ChemIsTry #ILuvU

#OnThisDay, Tuesday, January 15th, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. was born. He would have been 90. #STEMists know: The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. - Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #education #equality #edchat #STEMEd #makered #NationOfMakers #character #weareteachers #intelligence #3rdgrade #4thgrade #5thgrade #STEMist #charterschool #homeschool #publiceducation #growthmindset #educationmatters #educationispower #lifelonglearner #specialeducation #humanrights #freedom #learnmore #knowledgeispower #studentcentered https://www.instagram.com/p/BstZJsCBd50/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n1ow1k04ls79

🍂 Crisp cool weather, spice-scented rooms, and fun fall-related #STEMactivities are a sure sign of #autumn. Here's a Lesson in The #MetricSystem 📐 On The Groovy Blog: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/5-groovy-fall-related-stem-projects/ 🍂 #autumnvibes #pumpkin #autumncolors #pumpkinspice #autumnleaves #autumncolors #pumpkins #pumpkinspice #pumpkinpatch https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w61iJhrNC/?igshid=efoa3x4wymzg