Invent The Change September Impact Summary

2022 has been packed with inspiration and impact! From my debut as a STEM TV Show host to explaining how ice cream is made and lots of "mind-blown" facial expressions from youth during our "It's Not Magic, It's Science!" live tour.... here are some highlights of the STEM impact in September!

Jay Flores Debuts as Host of PBS TV Show Make48

Season 5 of?Make48 ?on?PBS launched with new host Jay Flores ! Get ready for an exciting 48 hour innovation competition in which 8 teams from across the country will compete to design the newest innovation in STEAM toys! The teams will be supported by expert makers and industry specialists to guide them on their journey from napkin design to a working prototype! Check your local listings or watch on PBS.org !

"It's Not Magic, It's Science!" Live Tour Takes Over Atlanta!

We've taken the magic behind the science on the road for a live show that's as entertaining as it is educational! Our 3rd stop on the tour was Atlanta, GA hosted at a bilingual elementary school?and presented by? Novelis . 125 students from the community benefited from the live performance at the school and later that day we performed our first early career employee workshop! The workshop equipped employees in the Novelis Engineering Development Program with insight and tools to better support STEM outreach in the communities they work in. Employees that attended also took home an "It's Not Magic, It's Science!" experiment kit!

Next stop HOUSTON!! In the next two months, we'll be heading to Houston, TX and Charlotte, NC (sponsorship opportunities still available). More details on that coming soon! Want your city/company be part of the "It's Not Magic, It's Science!" Live Tour??Contact us here .

New Mystery Science Lesson!

As a Mystery Guide for Discovery Education's Mystery Science I help kids stay curious by creating better explanations for millions of students! The first ten years of life are the years of peak curiosity. These are the years when children form habits of thinking that will live with them for the rest of their lives. This is when they form their view of the world. This is the opportunity to nurture each child’s burning curiosity, guide them as they explore their world, and ensure they develop the most important skill of all: the ability to figure things out for themselves.

This month I answered elementary school student Ricardo's question: How is ice cream made? Subscribe to my YouTube channel to view other content I've created with Mystery Science!?YouTube - Jay Flores

Milwaukee Public Schools District-Wide Launch of ST Math

"Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) ?has launched?ST Math ?at nearly every elementary, middle and select high schools. It's a game-based program helping students make sense of math through puzzles and games." I was at the press conference along with ST Math mascot Jiji the math penguin to announce the partnership and spend some time helping the students have fun with math! Read more in the "In the News" section below.

In The News

Looking Forward

October is going to be packed with STEM inspiration! Make sure to subscribe to this newsletter to stay updated. In the meantime, here are some of the things to be on the look out for: "It's Not Magic, It's Science!" live tour content from Houston, more episodes of Season 5 of?Make48 ?on?PBS (Check local listings) and a new Mystery Science lesson! I'll also be at the Society of Women Engineers Conference so make sure to comment if you are attending!

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