[NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the WorldChallenge

[Steven Brugge]

Just a little history sidebar:  The Siemens company and Hermann Einstein (Albert's father) were in direct competition in the late 1800s to supply electricity.  Siemens won and Hermann and his brother lost--business folded, moved to Italy, et cetera.  

Could have been a very different world if the Einstein brothers had won.  It is certainly possible that young Albert would not have gone into physics but have become an engineer in the "successful" family company. 



Steve Brügge
Science Teacher
Eisenhower Middle School
http://www.aps.edu/aps/eisenhower/brugge/brugge.html



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Subject: [NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the WorldChallenge
 
Are you looking for a way to connect your classroom to the community?  The
National Science Teachers Association has established a partnership with the
Siemens Foundation and Discovery Communications to create the *We Can Change
the World Challenge*.  This challenge will engage science teachers and allow
students the opportunity to think like scientists, learn more about key
environmental issues, and to develop critical-thinking skills that will help
them to make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet.

In September, the *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will launch
with a national middle school competition where teams of students will
identify and environmental problem in their community and will research and
recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. Teams will then
provide an explanation about how other communities across the country can
launch similar environmental improvement programs.

The *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will expand to kindergarten
and elementary school students in 2009 and to high school students in 2010.
For more information about the challenge, visit
http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com

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