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STEM Ecosystems Webinar: Calculating Calories and Heart Rate

The Webinar: On Thursday April 23rd, STEM SportsĀ® was part of STEM Ecosystemā€™s webinar series that introduces ways to implement STEM from home. STEM SportsĀ®ā€™ Director of Curriculum and Strategy Sean Barton and Curriculum Writer Rachel Kissner led the webinar and introduced a STEM SportsĀ® lesson called Counting Calories and Heart rate and we used…

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STEM SportsĀ® Curricula – Updates and Additions

STEM SportsĀ® will soon be releasing a new version of our curricula that includes updates as well as additions to the overall modules. We at STEM SportsĀ® believe that these changes will enhance the educational experience with each of our STEM kits for both educators and students. After eight various schools piloted the new curricula,…

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Launch Angles, established in 1968.

In July of this year, Sporttechie published an article called Way, Back, Back, Back: The Unlikely Origin of Baseball’s Launch Angle Revolution. A piece that identifies how technological advancements continue to enhance a hitterā€™s ability to hit the ball a looooong ways! A concept that hits close to home for us at STEM SportsĀ®. The article is Part 1…

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Playing with Precision

At STEM SportsĀ®, we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to receive quality education. In this technology driven world, STEM jobs are increasing in both size and pay, making science, technology, engineering and math education more important than ever. In the next decade, 80 percent of all professions with require some STEM skills.  Playing…

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STEM with a Touch of Sporty

Chief Science Officers, also known as CSOā€™s, from all over the country as well as Mexico, Kuwait, Africa and the Middle East were in Tempe, Arizona for the annual CSO Leadership Training Institute Expo held on Arizona State Universityā€™s campus. Several of the CSOā€™s took time to learn more about the science behind sports as…

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Esports is Pushing Equality

In recent years, the Esports industry has exploded. The world of competitive video game competitions has caught the attention of millions of fans around the world. In 2017, the League of Legends World Championship attracted approximately 80 million fans. Esports has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry that is projected to experience enormous growth in…