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It’s hard not to notice the colorful steps leading up to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas- “GIANT STEPS – Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM”. The display will be up through Memorial Day and was designed by Daniel Gunn, an artist and architect living in Dallas.

This spring break, Reunion Tower hosted “Weather Wednesday’s.” The first was March 10th with a second on March 17th. Students participating were given a self-guided kit to help them learn about the weather from high in the sky and also get the chance to give the weather report from the GeO-Deck via a fun keepsake microphone. The GeO-Deck is 470…

A local educator is on a mission to help young girls find a love for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

Getting girls excited about science is top of mind in many classrooms these days as educators work to help diversify that field of study. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter is in the classroom at Lake Point Elementary to see how they’ve found success with a little girl power.

It’s hard not to notice the colorful steps leading up to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas- “GIANT STEPS – Celebrating Extraordinary Achievements of African-American Leaders in STEM”. The display will be up through Memorial Day and was designed by Daniel Gunn, an artist and architect living in Dallas. Gunn was the winner is a contest put…

With the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday days away, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science unveiled a new art installation that celebrations African-Americans in STEM.

Anika Chebrolu, 14, won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a $25,000 prize for her discovery about a potential treatment for COVID-19. Anika joins LX News to share the details about her research – and which celebrity’s Instagram post about it made her cry.

NBC 5’s Samantha Davies answers the question of why leaves change colors during the fall.

A national nonprofit based in Dallas serves to help children excel in athletics and in life.

Erica Newton Fessia, the VP of global field operations for FIRST, talks about her STEM organization, their virtual robotics challenges and teaching kids other life skills.

Parents have options for virtual or in-person, socially distant programs to keep their kids engaged in STEM learning this summer.

A. $50,000 cash prize was recently awarded to the West Mesquite High School AP Environmental Science and computer science teacher.

VEX Robotics and the REC Foundation provides programs for children to learn STEM skills that prepare them for their future.

Before veteran NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken make history Wednesday afternoon riding SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a test flight, NASA is inviting members of the public to participate in the #LaunchAmerica mission.

SpaceX is slated to be the first private company to launch a manned space flight on May 27. The company, founded by Tesla founder Elon Musk, will carry two American astronauts to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center.

Over 30,000 students from across the globe broke the record for the world’s largest robotic competition in 2018.

In this month’s STEM story with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, NBC 5’s Samantha Davies takes you inside the exhibition “Origins: Fossils from the Cradle of Humankind.”

The co-founders of VEX Robotics discuss the upcoming VEX Robotics World Championship coming to Dallas in 2021.