School may be out for the season, but science never stops! Science Education Academy, Inc was proud to be a participating site for the GSK Science in the Summer™ program in partnership with The Franklin Institute. This year’s theme was “Be a Physicist” and students...
In the world of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are ever adapting, and we are pleased to announce that our hybrid Saturday morning science sessions are going fantastically! Our graduate student volunteers are extremely enthusiastic and accommodating for students both in the classroom and online. Let’s...
In our first ever virtual two-day summer camp, SEA partnered with the iSTEM Employee Resource Group at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to teach students how to create their own phone application using the web-based program Thunkable. Students set up their own Thunkable accounts and learned...
Students from Science Education Academy’s virtual program had a unique opportunity to send their questions directly to NASA astronaut Dr. Kathleen “Kate” Rubins who was onboard the International Space Station. Let’s hear what Dr. Rubins has to say about her career and life as a researcher...
In response to the safety measures needed to combat the COVID19 pandemic that began in early 2020, the Science Education Academy launched a completely virtual program in Fall 2020. While the format was different, the goals were the same; provide a fun...
A big congratulations to SEA students Qaadhi (grade 4), Abdur-Rahman (grade 5), Qaasim (grade 6), and Saami (grade 6) for receiving awards at the George Washington Carver Science Fair last month! And a hearty good luck to Amatu-Allah...
This winter unit at SEA the kids are engaging with physical sciences, and the third graders are specifically learning about the physics of sound. Their exploration of sound began with sound identification and learning about components of sound such as sound source, sound discrimination, vibration,...
Its science fair time! Over the past few years, SEA’s students have participated in the citywide George Washington Carver Science Fair. The fair is open to students in the local schools (public, private, parochial, and cyber systems) as well as area afterschool and out-of-time school...
We are in our 6th year of bringing science to the community and would like to thank all of our parents and volunteers. Our Fall Session was packed with Science Fun! Our 2nd graders built parachutes and experimented with ballon rockets to understand...
Act no.1: Taking Flight with the Second Graders!This unit the second graders are learning about air and weather. They are performing exciting experiments in their classes. A few weeks back they focused on the properties of air. Particularly, they studied how air takes up space...