The Tau Beta Pi MindSET Program continues efforts to grow and attract interest in 2011. There are currently more than 35 Tau Beta Pi chapters interested in starting a MindSET project.
We need volunteers and MindSET advisors to help these chapters in their efforts. A new MindSET website is available with more in-depth information about the chapter implementation of MindSET. Visit the site today and learn how you can help expand the breadth of the K-12 MindSET Program.
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Dr. Greg Crowther is a biologist and a musician working on developing a drug to stop malaria and creating songs about science. Visit the Sing about Science & Math blog
A professor at the University of Washington, Dr. Crowther has received federal funding to use the power of song to get kids interested in science. His efforts to stop malaria and compose science songs were recently profiled, click here
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A recent robot building contest held in Panama City Beach, FL, was a great indicator of how using Legos can help kids learn engineering skills.
As part of the FIRST Lego league Regional Tournament, 16 student teams “engineering their own ideas for biomedical improvements” competed in the hands-on robot design. Read the article for more information
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