I had a ‘duh’ moment. I’m visiting the AFB in Kadena, Japan; our son is a priest chaplain for the Air Force. There is all kinds of education. Duh! I bet there are STEM resources. In fact there are! Many resources are specific to individual bases. The first one I found online is WPAFB Educational Outreach Office. Look at Design Thinking (elementary ages). The Wizards of Wright Lesson uses Pepsi’s Plastic Bottle School Project in the Philippines. Yes, they include a map of the Philippines and videos for each lesson. I looked at Straw Rockets, Reaction Chemistry, and Newton’s Third Law. Not bad! These lessons use simple materials and include videos.
USAFA STEM Chemistry from the Air Force Academy has some demos: Can Crush, Whoosh Bottle, and Oscillating Reactions. If you live near the Air Force Academy in Colorado, look at their Outreach page. The Civil Air Patrol has Aerospace/STEM Resources for Remote Education. Contact your local Civil Air Patrol to see about ordering the free STEM kit and free books.
Are you familiar with the National Air Guard or Army National Guard? See if there is one near your home which sponsors STARBASE. We live near Quantico, a Marine base. The Navy and Marine bases often sponsor SeaPerch a competitive, robotics competition. Some Army bases sponsor Junior Solar Sprint. If you live near a military base, do a quick search. For example, Martinsburg WV Air Guard STEM brought up their STARBASE program. Many bases offer summer camps, too. These are very popular. The National Museum of the Marine Corps, near Quantico offers a summer camp. It is tough to get a slot in one of the camps, which are often free. It’s definitely worth trying. Hope you find even more resources!
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