Outside the Classroom: Wash your Hands
In this video, aired on WJLA’s “Outside the Classroom” on June 8, 2020, Kate Muma gives a visual representation of how soap breaks down the membranes of virus cells! Don’t forget to wash your hands.
Outside the Classroom: Build a Wave Machine
In this At-Home Science video, which aired on WJLA’s “Outside the Classroom” on May 27, 2020, Ali explores the physics of waves by building her very own wave machine with everyday materials. The sounds we hear are caused by vibrations of a material, like the string of a guitar moving back and forth when plucked.…
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To Our Students: We Support You
To our students, Learning Undefeated stands with you. We are both outraged and saddened by the senseless death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who have died due to similar injustices. The future you create should be up to you and only you. The color of your skin should not limit the opportunities you…
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Live on FOX 5 Morning News: At-Home Science Experiments
Learning Undefeated has developed more than 30 science experiments that students can do at home with everyday materials. In this hands-on science experiment, Learning Undefeated Vice President of Communications Janeé Pelletier causes water to flow against gravity using capillary action!
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Outside the Classroom: Engineering Design Challenge
Do you think a single sheet of paper can hold up a book? What about 5 books or even 10, 20, or 30 books? When we think about paper, we may think about how easy it is to tear it, crumple it, and bend it without much effort or strength. In this At-Home Science experiment,…
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Get to Know the 2020 Maryland BioGENEius Finalists
Meet your 2020 Maryland BioGENEius Challenge Finalists: Sreejato Chatterjee, Suoyi Feng, and Frank Horrigan. These three students were recognized for their outstanding individual research in STEM fields. Sreejato Chatterjee, a North Potomac, Md., resident and sophomore at Thomas S. Wootton High School won first place in this year’s competition for his research in biotechnology. His…
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A Distance Learning Response to COVID-19
With millions of schoolchildren unable to access the specialized tools and equipment needed to teach STEM subjects, COVID-19 has irreparably impacted the American education system. Teachers and administrators are overwhelmed by the logistical and technical aspects of distance learning, reducing their bandwidth to develop engaging online content that keeps students focused on STEM subjects. Learning…
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Outside the Classroom: Edible pH Indicators in your Kitchen
You may be familiar with the sour taste of a lemon but have you thought about why its tangy flavor packs such a sour punch? Lemons are sour because they contain citric acid which is a weak organic acid found in many citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and limes. In this At-Home Science experiment, aired…
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Janeé Pelletier Shows Off At-Home Science Experiment on FOX 5 Live
It can be a challenge to keep kids engaged with STEM during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this hands-on science experiment, Janee Pelletier creates a chemical reaction inside a water bottle, inflating a balloon without using any air.
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Learning Undefeated Announces Thomas S. Wootton High School Student as 2020 Maryland BioGENEius Finalist
North Potomac, Md., 10th grader Sreejato Chatterjee recognized for cancer therapy research, will represent Maryland in International BioGENEius ChallengeApril 30, 2020 11:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time GAITHERSBURG, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Learning Undefeated, a nonprofit organization that provides life-changing STEM experiences, announced today that Sreejato Chatterjee, a 10th grader at Thomas S. Wootton High School in North Potomac, Md., was…
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