Academics in a Box Inc. was founded to inspire in students a desire to learn more about the sciences and humanities. Our products aim to allow students a new way to experience the beauty, poetry, and wonder of our universe through hands-on experience. Our foundation is based on the ideas that by “doing” and “experiencing,” students are more motivated to become inquisitive about the world around them. It’s this curiosity and creative thinking that are at the heart of developing a love of learning. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is used as a guide to ensure that our products supplement the learning that takes place in the classroom. We aim to take students beyond simple memorization of facts and figures by helping them gain a better understanding of significant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) practice and application, as well as gain a deeper appreciation of the materials they are presented with.
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Reposted from @nasa - A trail of night lights ✨ ✨ ✨ This image compiles over 400 time-lapse photos taken by @astro_christina from the International Space Station (@ISS), as the station traveled from Namibia toward the Red Sea on July 5, 2019. Here, stationary features like cities appear as pale yellow-white dotted streaks; many of the thinner dotted lines with darker orange hues are seasonal fires burning. Northward, you can see bright white lightning flashes from thunderstorms and above the horizon, a faint green-yellow tracing of the upper atmosphere known as airglow. Image Credit: NASA Caption: Andrea Meado, Jacobs Technology #startrails #stars #space #airglow #timelapse #nasa https://www.instagram.com/p/B4BCP1DB-9c/?igshid=104gfz87tm1pw
Crisp cool weather, spice-scented rooms, and fun fall-related #STEMactivities are a sure sign of #autumn. Here's a Lesson in The #MetricSystem 📐 Learn More: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/5-groovy-fall-related-stem-projects/ #autumnvibes #pumpkin #autumncolors #pumpkinspice https://www.instagram.com/p/B320blGHlCu/?igshid=ueuaroo5f59u
In honor of today's @iss first all-female spacewalk with astronauts @astro_christina 👩🏻🚀 and @astro_jessica 👩🏻🚀 #LikeABoss they @nasa replaced a faulty battery charge-discharge unit. Share It 🚀 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/i-freaking-love-science-via-groovy-lab-in-a-box-stemforkids/ 🚀 🚀 🚀 #nasa #astronaut #international #space #station #walk #spacewalk #female #STEMist #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMists #GiveGirlsRoleModels #allwomenspacewalk https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xHFUChcK7/?igshid=sibyi4wnbwfl
#TBT William Frederick Gericke (b. 1882), professor and plant nutritionist, University of California, and pioneer in hydroponic agriculture. Shown in 1936 photograph, Gericke is credited with coining the term "hydroponics." 🌱 Share It Here: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/tbt-1936_gericke/ #UCBerkeley #hydroponics https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uLn0mB3Kl/?igshid=1ecv363xhrox6
No doubt H. Fred Ale was a #STEMist. He learned by doing. 🌱 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/learning-to-see-things/ #greenthumb #plants #gardening https://www.instagram.com/p/B3rnPgpBS3n/?igshid=1sbw2kvm0ns8z
Reposted from @iss - Our first all-female spacewalk with astronauts Christina Koch (left) 👩🏻🚀 and Jessica Meir 👩🏻🚀 will be Thursday or Friday to replace a faulty battery charge-discharge unit. We’ll have a telecon later today. Click the link https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ for the latest information. 🚀 #nasa #astronaut #international #space #spacewalk #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMists #GiveGirlsRoleModels https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pRy1ahoYl/?igshid=1eyrpcdd2lc5n
What's Our Theme For October? 🌱 Water Works 🌱A Lesson in Hydroponics 🌱 FREE SHIPPING in the US, always. International shipping is available, too. Subscribe today! Groovy Subscriptions: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/ 🌱 🌱 🌱 Engineering Design Challenge 🌱 The Mars Colony astronauts need to grow their own food. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a hydroponic garden prototype that can be used by future astronauts at the Mars Colony? Explore different types of hydroponic systems, seed germination and photosynthesis! Build a water reservoir, test tube bean stalk, drip irrigation system, a groovy space barn and much, much, more! Practice essential 21st century science skills: pipetting, measuring volume and length, making observations and collecting data. 🌱 🌞 Emphasis on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) 🌱 🌞 Extended learning through our exclusive online portal, Beyond in a Box 🌱 🌞 For children ages 8 and up 🌱 #STEM #STEAM #hydroponics #nasa #mars #astronauts https://www.instagram.com/p/B3nu9VBhKif/?igshid=1vo080g25gc1b
Did you know you can grow plants without soil? Check out this STEM for Kids investigation activity on The Groovy Blog: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/grow-your-own-groovy-green-roof/ 🌱 Hydroponics uses water and a growth medium to grow plants. NASA has been researching how to use hydroponics in space. Our Groovy Water Works Box is all about how a future Mars Colony could grow their own food hydroponically. This investigation is all about making your own space barn with a green roof and learning how seeds can grow with only a sponge and some water. 🌱 🌱 🌱 #photosynthesis #aquaponics #hydroponic #greenroof https://www.instagram.com/p/B3iClhrhHYM/?igshid=1u74j5y6zzjrb
#TBT Back in 1977 before Chia Pet there was the Chia Head! #WatchItGrow #hydroponics https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cGfS1B1gK/?igshid=4cw674i1dpip
The first all-female spacewalk is scheduled for this month 👩🏻🚀 "After the first all-female spacewalk was scrapped in March, NASA has now scheduled another attempt with astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir for October 21.⠀ ⠀ The announcement was made Friday during a briefing by the agency previewing 10 upcoming spacewalks by astronauts on the International Space Station." ⠀ ⠀ #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMists #GiveGirlsRoleModels https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VB-kih0NP/?igshid=1qb9g3vmxj9hi
🍂 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
#STEMists know 👉 Always be yourself. Unless you can be Jedi Betty White, always be Jedi Betty White. Pin It Here: https://www.groovylabinabox.com/jedi-betty-white/ #BeYourself #BettyWhite #JediBettyWhite https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tAa9QhGgy/?igshid=edxc3u7fj00g
Only two more days left to Get Into The Groove And Fetch A Pail Of Grooviness With 🏗Pull Your Weight🏗 a Lesson in Pulleys is our theme for September! Subscribe today! https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/ FREE SHIPPING in the US 👉 always! International shipping is available, too! 😎 🏗 🏗 #STEM #STEAM #pulley #pulleys #nasa #mars #astronauts https://www.instagram.com/p/B29pcJ7haJL/?igshid=6mb5yh8tth57
That's only a small fraction of the population, right? 😉 #math #humor #playislearning https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wd7olhPWo/?igshid=1y2io39m1tast
#STEMists know this to be true... https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rdewxhgbH/?igshid=1it4mc00bkypq
Study Tip for #STEMists 💡 #GroovySparks 💡 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/remember-something-you-wrote/ #StudyTip #StudyHack #Teacher #Kids #parenting #education #studymode #studytips #studystem #remember #somethingtoremember https://www.instagram.com/p/B2gNKpJBec4/?igshid=1lp4rbmslhrdu
What's Our Theme For September? All The #STEMists Get Into The Groove And Fetch A Pail Of Grooviness With This Month's Box 🏗Pull Your Weight - A Lesson in Pulleys🏗 Subscribe today! https://www.groovylabinabox.com/groovy-subscriptions/ FREE SHIPPING in the US 👉 always! International shipping is available, too! 😎 Subscribe today! Link in bio 🏗 #STEM #STEAM #pulley #pulleys #nasa #mars #astronauts https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZdFwqhG5G/?igshid=1pmtg1t09d42b
Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. - Stephen Hawking https://www.instagram.com/p/B2YMNZSBm31/?igshid=1aby3r446wzqx
#TBT 1799: James Fergeson shows the path of Venus relative to the Earth via Groovy Lab in a Box STEM for Kids 💡#GroovySparks 💡 💡 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/path-of-venus-relative-to-earth/ #Venus #Earth #planets #solarsystem #spirograph #circles #mathart #animation #geometry #geometricart https://www.instagram.com/p/B2TSgS2AaCV/?igshid=1jkv8jn2k5m0e
HAPPY #PALINDROME WEEK! The next 10 days are #palindromes, meaning the date reads the same backward as forward. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2QcPnPhK94/?igshid=1nnnlp5vj9b0m
Audrey Hepburn proved that safety glasses can be gorgeous! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wGS8ohnhi/?igshid=m91xsux68box
#STEMists know this to be true. Science isn't about why... It's about why not? https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uc6LAhLOe/?igshid=1rwncyszpez8r
#STEMists know 👉 Always be yourself. Unless you can be Jedi Betty White, always be Jedi Betty White. #beyourself #BettyWhite #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tAa9QhGgy/?igshid=1qpiz9y6i59hn
Chemisty of Emotions https://www.instagram.com/p/B1nNidBBvjQ/?igshid=1sw68ide1m4we
#STEMists know this to be true. If you #understand that you don't know #everything, then you are the #smartest of all. The only #true #wisdom is in #knowing #you #know #nothing. - #Socrates #STEMist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QIanvhrZs/?igshid=16syym926cdcn
Picasso Draws With Light This photograph was exhibited in New York City's Museum of Modern Art. It shows Picasso sketching shapes in space, invisible to him until Mili's frames were developed. #Picasso #Art #Light #STEAM #STEAMforKids #STEMist #TBT https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MLB8JhUIm/?igshid=1i9aq1salkwes
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - #STEMist, Albert Einstein https://www.instagram.com/p/BzlTFPAhcIB/?igshid=srqhoj0pljub