Quebradillas - On the beaches of this municipality, hermit crabs face a silent dilemma: there are not enough shells to protect their soft bodies. Faced with scarcity, many resort to pieces of trash as shelter. Now, a scientific and community initiative is turning to an unexpected tool to address the crisis: shells made with 3D printers.
Esta guía acompaña al proyecto Ciencia al Servicio de Puerto Rico, diseñado para estudiantes de 6to a 8vo grado. El recurso promueve el aprendizaje basado en proyectos, integrando el método científico, la reflexión personal y la conexión con profesionales STEM. Incluye formularios, bitácora, guía de investigación y herramientas para desarrollar un proyecto con impacto comunitario, fomentando el pensamiento crítico y el servicio a la comunidad.
En esta actividad, los estudiantes exploran los conceptos básicos de la programación y la lógica de los algoritmos a través de una experiencia práctica y colaborativa. Utilizando un “Vocabulario Robot” simbólico y materiales sencillos como vasos descartables, los participantes deberán crear y codificar instrucciones para guiar a un compañero que actuará como “robot” y realizará diferentes apilados de vasos. La actividad enfatiza la importancia de la precisión, la depuración de errores y la utilidad de las funciones en la codificación. Adaptable para distintos niveles escolares, este ejercicio promueve el pensamiento lógico y el trabajo en equipo, facilitando una introducción lúdica a la robótica y las ciencias de computación
San Juan, May 20, 2024 - Lorena Pachiardi, a ninth-grade student, created and developed a prototype of a low-cost prosthetic hand on a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The project was carried out as part of the “Seeds of Success” program of the non-profit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), which promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education for girls in seventh through ninth grades in public, private and homeschoolers' schools around the island.
A group of chemical engineering students at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico seeks to revolutionize the emerging field of 3D printing by developing a novel sargassum-based filament, which would not only allow the manufacture of all kinds of products for consumers, but would also give a use to the tons of this seaweed that congests the coasts of the island and that, in the future, could create a new economic sector and jobs.
My name is Magdiel J. Torres Gonzalez. I’m a first year natural science student. Some of my interests as a science student are to prepare myself to enter med school after I graduate from my bachelor. One of my principal goals is to become a doctor so I can help athletes with their body health. Also I want to help children to grow up in a healthy way.
What happens when changes occur faster than the time it takes to get used to them? This is the case of science and politics in our era.
We are now living in a world much different than the one our parents and grandparents lived in; and this is all due to the contemporary technologies among us. To deeply understand the upcoming series of blogs about science and technology relating to policy and governance we need to shift our mindset a little bit.
Technology experts discuss 7 technologies that may dominate in 2016: virtual reality, 3D printing, big data, video and social media, cell phones, smart houses and e-wallet.
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