Metal manufacturing students at Weaver Academy in Greensboro are using a machine to make clocks for sick children in the hospital.
05/19/2013 02:16 PM
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Time Warner Cable teamed up with international golf champion Ian Poulter to host a golf clinic for students across Mecklenburg County. The theme is "The Science Behind Golf" and students learned how math and science play a huge role in the game.
05/01/2013 04:10 PM
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Six-year-old Owen Lonergan says he loves science and math. Owen didn't mind spending his Saturday immersed in science and history at the North Carolina Science Festival's Passport Through Time recently.
04/28/2013 03:32 PM
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Science not only heals sick children, it can also give them hope. That's the goal of the Healing and Hope through Science and Thorp Science parties at North Carolina Children's Hospital. News 14 Carolina's Carly Swanson shows how this initiative helps kids from all across the state.
04/18/2013 04:41 PM
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A geography lesson at a Charlotte elementary school is literally taking over its library. The National Geographic giant traveling map made its way to Lake Wylie Elementary School and teachers say the lessons that come along with it are unlimited. News 14 Carolina's education reporter Elise Esasky has more in a Connect A Million Minds report.
04/10/2013 05:41 PM
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Listening in on Jennifer Murphy's advanced math would confuse some, but the teacher is speaking her language. That love of that language earned the senior a journey to a new frontier.
Updated 04/08/2013 11:01 AM
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The North Carolina Science Festival is all about inspiration. It's an initiative of Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, which reports fewer students than ever are pursuing careers in science. This festival is aimed at responding to the problem by getting children interested in science at a young age.
04/05/2013 07:20 AM
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In this episode, Adam Balkin visits the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum to check out the Space Shuttle Enterprise and plays around at a national robotics competition taking place in Harlem.
04/02/2013 11:47 AM
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Some A.L. Brown students are using their basic instincts to learn about bioaccumulation. They left their desks behind and dove in to an environmental science lesson, head first. News 14 Carolina's education reporter Elise Esasky has more in a connect a Million Minds report.
03/24/2013 04:07 AM
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Faith Daniel is glued to the glass at the medical hub for veterinarians at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It's an opening into a world she dreams about. On the other side, museum visitors crowd the window on animal health which provides a unique view of the vets' work.
03/17/2013 02:31 PM
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Eighth-graders at West Craven Middle School in New Bern spent more than a month building a remote controlled airplane from start to finish. Recently, students prepared their creation to take flight.
03/12/2013 02:19 PM
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High school students throughout North Carolina tested their STEM skills, as they competed in a robotics scrimmage at Elon University. News 14 Carolina's Meg Smith was there and has more on how it's preparing them for another competition and future careers.
Updated 02/24/2013 10:28 AM
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Some students are using what they are learning in their science, technology, engineering and math lessons to redesign their own classrooms. In this Connect a Million Minds report, News 14 Carolina education reporter Elise Esasky shows what teachers hope to accomplish by handing the power over to their students.
03/03/2013 04:09 AM
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Thousands of students across North Carolina will compete in hands-on tournaments that test their skills in science, technology, engineering and math. The North Carolina Science Olympiad hosts dozens of competitions to get them excited about the fields.
02/20/2013 02:23 PM
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As a series of lessons to teach fifth graders about heat transfer came to a close at Coltrane-Webb Elementary School, students said the insulation project was one of their favorites. In a Connect a Million Minds report, News 14 Carolina's education reporter Elise Esasky shows what they learned and why teachers say the hands-on activities have been a huge success.
Updated 02/10/2013 06:41 PM
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Kids put their problem solving skills to the test at a recent “Mystery at the Museum” event. Armed with clues and a detective notebook, they used a bit of science and logic to determine who committed the crime. News 14 Carolina's Amy Elliott picks up the story from the Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington for a Connect A Million Minds report.
02/03/2013 01:04 PM
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In a recent international assessment of students, a report showed the United States was behind several nations in math and science. However, North Carolina out performed other U.S. States in math. In a Connect A Million Minds report, News 14 Carolina's Carly Swanson shows how one organization is making engineering fun for elementary-age students.
Updated 01/27/2013 11:12 AM
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High school seniors at A.L. Brown High School have not only learned how to build remote controlled robots, but they're using iPhones and iPads to kick the project up a notch. In a Connect A Million Minds report, News 14 Carolina's education reporter Elise Esasky shows why teachers say the exercise is incorporating every facet of STEM education and the students are loving it.
Updated 01/20/2013 01:31 PM
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A North Carolina school is encouraging more girls to get interested in STEM-related fields. Thanks to a new grant, the Salem Academy can start a new robotics club for its students. News 14 Carolina's Chad Mira has more in a Connect A Million Minds report.
01/13/2013 05:35 PM
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Some students at North Carolina State University are plugging into the future and designing new electric drive vehicle technology. In this week's Connect a Million Mind's report, News 14 Carolina's Carly Swanson shows how the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors are the driving forces in developing the next generation of scientists and engineers, all through the EcoCAR2 competition.
Updated 01/10/2013 06:31 PM
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