Recently, I visited one of my teacher colleagues who teaches math at our middle school.  It was fun to work out math problems with my students and to see them become excited when they got the correct answers.  While most of the kids were engaged, I have noticed that some students struggle in math and often become disinterested in it.       Math is extremely important to science as well as other aspects of life so I would love to be able to ignite their passion once again for working with numbers.  After all, I know that you must have a strong math foundation to excel in any of the STEM fields.     The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is the nation’s premier science competition for grades 5-8.  Through the program, young inventors have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work closely with a 3M Scientist Mentor, compete for $25,000, and earn the title of “America's Top Young Scientist.”   … [Read more...]