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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.

Teachers in Frisco ISD are taking their lesson plans on the road. Lessons that are part of the curriculum are being taught off-campus by guest teachers from FC Dallas.

How do you escape the shadow of your brilliant, infamous father? Do you pursue your own path, a path that leads to envisioning the first computer? Or do you follow the norm – marry a suitable man and start a family? It may sound like romantic fiction, but it’s not. This is the amazing story of Ada Byron Lovelace, in…

Frisco ISD middle schoolers learn how science and sports work together with help from off-campus guest teachers from FC Dallas.

At first glance, the word mineral invokes an image associated with mining, heavy machinery and digging for natural resources beneath the Earth’s surface. This evokes images associated with dark mines, muddy fields, and sweaty miners all digging for minerals to power our modern world. Minerals are also collected and displayed worldwide for their beauty. Using science as a base...

We all know the four seasons. Traditionally, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Of course here in Texas your family, like mine, may have a running joke that would add a slight variation or two to that list. The seasons are historically associated with cycles of life: birth, growth, harvest, and death. On the scientific side, they are the result of…

Over the past few decades, archaeology has captured the attention of the public and figured prominently in popular culture.

Have you seen online videos of the water-absorbing polymer orbs (often sold under the brand name Orbeez)? At first glance, the transparent orbs appear nearly invisible when placed in water, but are clearly visible when held in your palm. How is this possible – and – what if you could replicate this strange phenomenon to make yourself invisible? Let’s talk…

When people think of a paleontologist, they usually picture a grizzled paleontologist gently sweeping dust away from a perfectly articulated dinosaur skeleton. In this scenario, the bones are perfectly preserved, easily distinguishable and seem to be miraculously excavated from the rock around it. The truth is, paleontology isn’t that easy.

Students use STEM skills to design and build a tiny home.

NBC 5 invites you to not miss Date Night at the Heard, a fun, outdoor event with live music, dancing, food trucks, and more on Saturday, May 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary.