Six STEM Tweets

Six tweets that celebrate engineering and all things STEM.

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(Real life and international travel delayed this issue a bit than originally planned.)

One of the subscribers shared their blog article in response to the post about the grounding of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter. His blog talks about using the Ingenuity’s design to teach high school physics. Using NASA’s videos and information, his students calculated various aspects incl. angular & tangential velocity and to compare the tangential velocity of the blade tips to the speed of sound on Mars.

It’s a fantastic example of connecting real-world engineering excitement to classroom topics and one reason why I am big fan of educators who do that.

You can read the article at: https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ingenuity-takes-flight

This is also very relevant to the last post of this issue. Read on…

#1

#2

Right? I mean, we aren’t that special. What do you think?

And is the surest sign of an intelligent alien species is that they haven’t contacted us yet?

#3

It’s fascinating how even our common senses are enhanced in other species - like smell for dogs and pigs.

#4

This is a bit silly but a great example of how changing our perspective on everyday things is a fun and rewarding experience.

#5

#6

I love this answer - however I also agree that it’s a tough thing to explain to a teen why they have to study things. It is absolutely true that not all topics and subjects have a direct payoff. And it is also absolutely true that for most of us, it’s still worth studying them.

That’s it for this issue.

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Let’s all celebrate science and engineering and curiosity.

Best wishes,

Harshal