Discover STEM

AB PIP wishes to thank all this year's Discover STEM participants including parents, students, school personnel, sponsors, exhibitors and the community. See the photos of our reverse science fair! Read the Beacon!

At Discover STEM: Kelley's Corner Revisioning

PIP events take place during the school year. Read the 2009-2010 PIP Brochure (pdf) and Calendar to find out about K-6 Events and 7-12 Events. For math & science library kits, museums & games, see Resources.

Volunteers

PIP welcomes parent and student volunteers. Student volunteers qualify for community service credit and the chance to win a PIP Scholarship.

Education

Find Free Online Tutorials for High School students and teachers including video clips, lecture notes, practice problems and exam questions from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Courses include AP biology, AP calculus and AP physics at MIT: Free OpenCourseWare Material for High School Students & Teachers

Visit Science News for Kids. See the Visible Body and Winking Skull for the latest in anatomy & physiology or the Periodic Table of Videos for chemistry online.

Enter the Kids' Science Challenge, a nationwide annual science competition for grades 3–6. Students submit experiments and problems for scientists and engineers to solve.

Find out about engineering as a career at the Engineer Your Life website, a guide to engineering for high school girls or visit Engineer Girl for middle school girls. new!

News

Read about PIP in the News including our support of the local robotics club, Kelley's Corner revisioning and the STEM Discover event.

Congratulations to AB Robotics

PIP congratulates the AB Robotics Club for participating in the First Tech Challenge Robotics competition.

Upcoming PIP Events

Summer Math & Science Fun

Summer is a great time to visit museums, libraries or just view the night sky. PIP has collected links to local resources for your summer enjoyment.

Acton Becomes a Green Community

Congratulations to Acton for Achieving Green Community Status. PIP supports the science behind green technology and concepts of Reduce/Recycle/Reuse. This June, PIP donated reusable/recyclable Preserveware plates for the ABRHS teacher's appreciation luncheon. Read about the science behind the 3 R's, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse.

Congratulations to Our 2010 Scholarship Winners

PIP awards annual scholarships to graduating Acton or Boxborough seniors who have volunteered for PIP and shown leadership qualities. Special consideration is given to seniors who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The 2010 winners are Isabel Krakoff and Danny Sherman. Read about PIP Scholarships.

SummerSkills Fundraiser: Order Books by July 1

Help your students maintain their academic skills over the summer and support K-12 AB PIP STEM activities with the SummerSkills Sharpener Book Fundraiser. SummerSkills Sharpeners are a math series of 15 books and resource primers for Language Arts and Spanish or French Language. Print the SummerSkills Order Form. Find out more.

Market Math Recap
Acton PIP wishes to thank Roche Bros. Supermarket for hosting 3rd grade Market Math on April 7. See the Market Math Photos.

Star Party Recap
The 8th Annual 4th Grade Acton Star Party was a huge success. Weather conditions caused this year's event to split in two; indoors on Thursday and outdoors on Saturday. Read the Beacon Article!