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๐—”ฬ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎฬ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜‡ - ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—  https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18d25WvX7c/?mibextid=wwX...
09/29/2026

๐—”ฬ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎฬ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜‡ - ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐— 
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18d25WvX7c/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to AyE uniVERSE for this inspiring post!

We need this important innovation to fight fires in the U.S.!

At just 16 years old, a Mexican student has developed an experimental fire-extinguishing device that uses sound instead of water or chemicals.

รngela Karime Venegas Hernรกndez created the portable Vortex Tech prototype, which uses low-frequency sound waves to create pressure changes around a flame and disrupt the combustion process. The device has reportedly been tested more than 100 times, putting out small experimental flames in about 5 to 8 seconds from up to 2 meters away.

Supporters see the project as an interesting example of how young inventors can explore unconventional approaches to fire safety. Her work also earned recognition that allowed her to represent Mexico at an international invention fair in Bali, Indonesia.

The technology is still experimental and works best on small, localized flames, so it cannot yet replace certified large-scale fire suppression systems. But the idea is a striking reminder that sometimes innovation begins with simply asking whether an old problem can be solved in a completely different way.



๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—  ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€: https://tinyurl.com/bddtbdry

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—  ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€: https://tinyurl.com/32b7xdzs

09/26/2026

This educational bulletin board poster introduces The Solar System ("Our Cosmic Neighborhood!") with fun facts, character illustrations, and highlights for each celestial body.
The Sun & Inner/Terrestrial Planets
* Sun: Smiling central star labeled "Sun".
* Mercury: Smallest planet, closest to the Sun, very hot or very cold (Example: fastest orbit).
* Venus: Hottest planet, spins backwards, thick clouds (Example: morning/evening star).
* Earth: Our home, the only life-supported planet, has one moon (Example: mostly ocean).
* Mars: The red planet, large volcanoes, rover robots (Example: rusty sand).
Outer Planets (Gas & Ice Giants)
* Jupiter: Largest planet, gas giant, Great Red Spot (Example: many moons).
* Saturn: Ringed beauty, gas giant, many moons (Example: icy rings).
* Uranus: Ice giant, tilted on side, spins sideways (Example: pale blue dot).
* Neptune: Icy wind giant, dark storms, faint rings, very cold.
Dwarf Planets & Encouraging Wrap-Up
* Dwarf Planets: Small, icy worlds found beyond Neptune (Example: Pluto).
* Poster Motto: "So many worlds, so much to learn! A whole galaxy awaits! Explore! Discover! Dream big!"

09/25/2026

๐ŸŒฑ We made a PLANT CELL out of PLANTS!
This edible plant cell model is made from a simple veggie pizza, with different vegetables representing the parts of the cell. We even added little labels so you can see exactly what each part represents.
Such a fun (and delicious!) way to make biology a little more memorable. ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿ…๐ŸŒฟ
See how we made it + learn about each part of the plant cell.

09/25/2026

โ— We need your help to test accessible coding

Weโ€™re looking for young people who use assistive technology - and the educators, parents and carers who support them - to try the latest accessibility features in Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit.

Your experience can help us understand what works well and where we can improve.

๐Ÿ”— Give it a try - link in the comments.

Not for you? Please share this with someone who could help ๐Ÿ™

09/24/2026

She built the code that kept men alive on the Moon. Margaret Hamilton was director of the Software Engineering Division at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory.

NASA had hired MIT to build the guidance and navigation systems for the Apollo spacecraft.

The mission was uncharted territory. No one had ever written code for human spaceflight before. In the 1960s, computer programming was treated as an afterthought.

Hardware engineers built the physical rockets, while software was viewed as clerical work. Margaret saw it differently.

She insisted that writing code was its own rigorous discipline.

To demand respect for her team, she coined the term "software engineering." She knew that a single flaw in the computer instructions could leave astronauts stranded in deep space. She began designing systems that could handle human error and sudden hardware overloads.

Her team created the Priority Displays error detection and recovery programs. The system allowed the spacecraft computer to communicate with the astronauts in real time and rank its own jobs.

If too many commands flooded the processor at once, the system would drop minor tasks and focus entirely on flight control.

Many officials thought those backup routines were unnecessary precautions. But on July 20, 1969, three minutes before Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface, the unthinkable happened. The lunar module was dropping toward the Sea of Tranquility when emergency radar signals overloaded the computer.

Alarms flashed across the cabin. The processor was suddenly swamped with tasks it could not finish.

If the computer froze, the landing would fail.

Margaret's priority software instantly took over. It recognized the system overload. It cut off lower-priority background calculations.

It kept the descent thrusters firing and gave Neil Armstrong control to land the spacecraft safely. The software did not panic.

It did what she had designed it to do.

For decades, the public credited the hardware builders and the astronauts while the coders remained in the shadows. The women and men who wrote millions of lines of guidance logic by hand rarely received public recognition. Today, the term software engineering is a cornerstone of modern technology across the globe.

In 2016, Margaret received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for ensuring the safe landing of Apollo 11. Astronauts left the footprints on the lunar soil.

Her code brought them home.

Sources: Draper Laboratory Archives / Computer History Museum / NASA History Division

Photo: Portrait: NASA (Public domain) โ€ข Wikimedia Commons

09/22/2026

MIDDLE SCHOOL โ€” Make paper rockets + teach the scientific method.

FREE lesson for middle school uses paper rockets to introduce and review the steps of the scientific method.

Comment ROCKETS68 โ€” weโ€™ll message you the link.

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€!https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19dzA8qYbJ/?mib...
09/21/2026

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19dzA8qYbJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Science Simplified for this excellent infographic!

Understand the Solar Radiation concept with simple and concise study notes! ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ“š
Learn about solar energy, electromagnetic radiation, wavelength, intensity, and its importance for Earthโ€™s climate and life in an easy-to-revise format.

Perfect for Biology, Physics, Geography & competitive exam preparation. ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐ŸŒ



๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—  ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€: https://tinyurl.com/2r7b3s8u

๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ!https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MAuj7bMW4/?mibextid=wwXIfrThanks to Teachers Are ...
09/20/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MAuj7bMW4/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Thanks to Teachers Are People Too for this poignant post from .

๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—  ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜€: https://tinyurl.com/4sewass5

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