Episodes

  • STEM Stacks: A Lesson on the Fall Season
    Sep 25 2024

    Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about the fall season taught by Dr. Marissa. Learn a bit about the changing leaves, the chemistry of favorite fall snacks, and learn how you can help nature prepare for fall. Please see https://mrcphd.weebly.com/printables.html for handouts to use for this episode (Autumn Scavenger Hunt).

    References for further exploration:

    https://blog.nwf.org/2014/11/what-to-do-with-fallen-leaves/

    https://extension.psu.edu/tis-the-season-winter-invasive-plant-control

    https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/regional-state-congressional/governor-details-states-plans-for-upcoming-winter-weather

    https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/whiteriver/home/?cid=stelprdb5388915

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    48 mins
  • STEM Stacks: A Lesson on Backyard Pollinators
    May 24 2024

    Listen along with your child or students (appropriate for k - 12) to this lesson about backyard pollinators taught by Dr. Marissa Civic. Learn a bit about flowers, pollination, pollinators, and how we can help keep our yard and planet pollinator - friendly. Please see https://mrcphd.weebly.com/printables.html for handouts to use for this episode (Flower Structure, The Process of Pollination, and Backyard Activity).

    References used:

    Composition of pollen: Evid. Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:297425. doi: 10.1155/2015/297425. Epub 2015 Mar 11. PMID: 25861358; PMCID: PMC4377380.

    Importance of pollinators: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/pollinators/importance

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    39 mins
  • STEM Stacks: Active Play Episode - Nature Sticker Scenes
    May 1 2024

    Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with stickers. Parents or educators playing along will need traditional - not reusable - stickers, paper, crayons, OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.

    This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein.

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    18 mins
  • STEM Stacks: Active Play Episode - Magnetic Toy Trains
    Apr 18 2024

    Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with magnetic toy trains. Parents or educators playing along will need a few magnetic trains, enough track to make a small circle, OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.


    This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein.


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    17 mins
  • STEM Stacks: Active Play Episode - Drawing Chalk Unicorns
    Apr 15 2024

    Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with chalk and to play along parents need sidewalk chalk, chalkboard chalk, and a chalk friendly surface OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.


    Disclaimers

    This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein.


    "Use at Your Own Risk" Disclaimer

    All information in the Service is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

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    19 mins
  • STEM Stacks: Active Play Episode - Building with Interlocking Brick Blocks
    Apr 14 2024

    Listen and play along with your preschooler to this active play episode where Dr. Marissa teaches STEM directly to your child through a screen-free activity. This episode, she plays with interlocking brick blocks and to play along parents need any block OR their imaginations! Imaginary play is facilitated and encouraged.


    Disclaimers

    This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein.


    "Use at Your Own Risk" Disclaimer

    All information in the Service is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

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    17 mins
  • STEM Graduate School Part 3: What to Expect Once you are Accepted and Join a Program
    Apr 13 2024

    Part 3 discusses what to expect throughout the acceptance process, how to negotiate your financial package, etc., and what to expect in your time as a graduate student. Audience: undergraduate students, high school students, parents of prospective graduate students


    Disclaimers

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    "Use at Your Own Risk" Disclaimer

    All information in the Service is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

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    41 mins
  • STEM Graduate School Part 2: How to Choose a Program and Apply
    Apr 13 2024

    This episode is focused on how to choose a strong STEM graduate program that is the right fit for you and your future career, as well as what to expect and how to stand out in your graduate applications. Audience: undergraduate students, high school students, and parents of prospective graduate students


    Disclaimers

    This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein.


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    46 mins