When you get bored tomorrow, mosey on over to Math4Science (math4science.org), donate, and then browse our Explore Science pages. Check out Earth System Scientist Charlie Zender, who creates models of Earths climate. Or Water Resource Engineer Cynthia Bridge Clark, who makes sure folks in her state have the water they need. Or Bioengineer Derek West, whos curing cancer with gold (really). Or Aerospace Engineer Julia Lintern, who makes sure Jet Blues planes work well. Or Civil Engineer Tysheina Robertson, whos helping build Denvers commuter rail. Or Manuel Lerdau and Luke Moe, who investigate the ways plants interact with their immediate environments. Or Rae Wynn-Grant, John Hoogland, Sara Bushmann, or Charles Brown, who work with bears, prairie dogs, bees, and cliff swallows, respectively. Or Theoretical Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine and Stellar Astrophysicist Lucianne Walkowicz, who analyze data astronomers gather about our solar system and solar systems far beyond it. Sled, then learn about the great scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians using math to help us better understand, appreciate, and maintain our communities / world / universe. +++Why donate? To help us hire teachers to turn these profiles into a math curriculum that will help educators across the country wake up their students to the great things they can do with the math theyre learning.+++
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:57:57 +0000
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