Coalition for Science After School

CSAS concludes operations today after a decade of work in STEM in out-of-school time. Thanks for the support, and to our many partners and supporters over the years. A special shout-out to CSAS Steering Committee members for their amazing leadership! We look forward to the great work to come!

Get creative this summer! Here are 101 Science Activities for “Emerging Einsteins:” bit.ly/1ipbABl

CSAS will conclude operations this Monday! Thank you for your support, & check out our archive on InformalScience! http://ow.ly/ywX4t

The Coalition for Science After School The Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) was established in 2004 in response to the growing need for more STEM (science, technology,...

Here’s a great OST resource to learn all about ecosystems! http://ohiorc.org/record/17940.aspx

Ohio Resource Center > Record #17940 > Experiment with Ecosystems This lesson allows students to visualize what happens when organisms are added to or removed from a field ecosystem. The hyperlinks provides...

There’s one more ocean to learn about—and it’s hidden in the middle of earth! Spark your students’ interest in earth science with this interesting discovery!
http://ow.ly/yipWy

The Earth’s Hidden Ocean An ocean of water appears to be tied up in minerals of the mantle 400 miles below the surface, according to an analysis of seismic waves passing...

Alert! There’s a huge collision taking place in space! Mix up your next astronomy lesson and see what happens when four galaxies collide! http://ow.ly/yipHV

Monster collision in space | Student Science The smashup of four clusters of galaxies has sent a super-hot jet of charged particles spewing 2.5 million light-years into space!

Don’t forget to update the directory with all of your new opportunities! We want to know what you're up to! ow.ly/tEvT9

This just in! New report from our recent Summit on increasing opportunity for quality science learning! Read it here! ow.ly/yhnBk

Fun coding lessons, a directory of coding programs & $50 million in grants – All part of a push to encourage girls in computer science! http://ow.ly/yipC8

Push To Get Girls Into Computer Science - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth Less than one percent of high school girls think of computer science as part of their future, even though it's one of the fastest-growing fields in...

Read all about it! We just released a new report and call to action from our final Summit, Passing the Torch: Increasing Opportunity for Quality Science Learning. Download it here! http://ow.ly/yhlKy

A Call to Action from the 2014 Coalition for Science After School Summit From March 26-28, 2014, the Coalition for Science After School (CSAS) hosted its final summit, Passing the Torch: Advancing Opportunity for Quality...

President Barack Obama welcomed dozens of tinkerers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to the White House on Wednesday for the Maker Faire! What would your students make for the president?
http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2014/06/18/white-house-hosts-stem-maker-faire-declares-first-day-of-making

White House Hosts STEM 'Maker Faire,' Declares First 'Day of Making' -... President Barack Obama welcomed dozens of tinkerers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers to the White House on Wednesday.

Check out this video on the ‘horror’ of a day without photonics or the modern conveniences it makes possible! Great way to delve into physics with your students! http://ow.ly/yioR5

A Day Without Photonics - LASER Classroom™ A Day Without Photonics answers the question - why does light matter and what is photonics?