from WDVM | August 14, 2017 watch it > MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Water and electronics are two things that typically don’t go together, but interns for the water company WSSC are incorporating the water process into video games. The games will be put on MD Bio’s mobile lab, which travels to schools across the state.…
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from ABC7 news | August 11, 2017 watch it > “Do any of the bacteria look familiar to you?” Dachelle Robinson asked another intern as he played a video game that the team created. The video games aim to get you thinking. “You will be traveling the water droplet through the clog through the pipes,” Robinson explained, of…
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MdBio will offer 35 week-long mobile laboratory visits for the 2017/2018 school year. Of these weeks, twenty seven (27) have been set aside for priority schools (defined by MdBio as those schools with a majority of students eligible for free/reduced meals). Priority schools will be required to provide documentation showing their eligibility at time of…
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from High Desert Daily | July 19, 2017 read it > (Victor Valley)– This summer 150 African-American and Latino boys from middle schools across San Bernardino are learning technology skills at Cal State San Bernardino as part of the Verizon Innovative Learning Camp. One of 17 institutions nationwide chosen as a host site, it marks second…
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from AT&T | July 20, 2017 read it > MdBio recently received a contribution from AT&T to support STEM education initiatives and direct service programs that serve students in grades 7-12 in underserved communities. The programs will include the ATLAS college and career symposium and school-based programs designed to engage students about lucrative career opportunities in…
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from ABC2 News (WMAR) | July 19, 2017 watch it > BALTIMORE, Md. – Behind safety glasses, a girl intently focused on the task at hand, detecting the color change from a combination she just made. The goal to find out if the vial’s contents are acidic or basic. She’s in 6th grade, and part of a…
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MdBio will offer 35 week-long mobile laboratory visits for the 2017/2018 school year. Of these weeks, twenty seven (27) have been set aside for priority schools (defined by MdBio as those schools with a majority of students eligible for free/reduced meals). Priority schools will be required to provide documentation showing their eligibility at time of…
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from Edutopia | June 26, 2017 read it > Two of MdBio’s mobile labs, the MdBioLab and the Mobile eXploration Lab, have been featured in a photo essay by Edutopia, the education hub funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. MdBio’s mobile labs were highlighted alongside traveling art studios, science labs, and greenhouses from across the…
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Triune Builds the Country’s Largest & Most Advanced Mobile STEM Lab from Triune Manufacturing | read it > Crime scene investigation, DNA extraction, alternative fuels and bioengineering are just a few of the classes and lab activities available in the Mobile eXploration Lab (MXLab), the country’s largest and most advanced mobile STEM education laboratory. “Triune’s years of experience…
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Today, the MdBio Foundation is pleased to announce the Eastern Region finalists in the STEM Voice™ Video Competition, a nationwide opportunity for students in grades 5 to 12 to explore the importance of STEM. The competition encourages students to be creative and use video to show how much they love STEM. Chosen from nearly 50 entries by a panel…
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