http://www.fcatscience.net A site dedicated to offering FCAT Science resources for teachers and parents. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:17:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fcatscience.net/2010/01/11/national-lab-day/ http://www.fcatscience.net/2010/01/11/national-lab-day/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:57:19 +0000 Diana Wehrell-Grabowski http://www.fcatscience.net/?p=256 A coalition of educators, scientists, engineers, and philanthropies announced the launching of National Lab Day. A new grassroots initiative designed to reinvigorate science and math education in the nation’s schools and after-school programs which will is hoped to ultimately lead to increased U.S. competitiveness.
The goal of the initiative is to improve the quality of Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in America. A collaboration between the government and more than 200 public-and private sector organizations, National Lab Day will connect students in grades 6–12 to hands-on learning experiences and promote tinkering in laboratory settings. National Lab Day is a New York-based education organization dedicated to improving science and math education nationwide. National Lab Day welcomes new partnerships and can be reached at info@nationallabday.org. For further details on the National Lab Day initiative please see the following link to the National Lab Day Organization website. http://www.nationallabday.org/

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