STEM TIMES
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH News for Kids
Vol. 5: Issue 9 May 2017
Career Spotlight:
VOLCANOLOGIST– Rosaly Lopes
What does a volcanologist study in outer space? Rosaly
Lopes studies the most volcanically active place in our
solar system– Jupiter’s moon Io. The small moon has more
than 150 active volcanoes. That’s fewer than Earth’s 600
volcanoes, but Rosaly’s research shows that Io’s volcanoes
spew out lava far hotter than any lava on Earth. Sizzling.
The information on Io comes from thousands of images
sent back to Earth from the Galileo spacecraft that orbited
Jupiter for 14 years. Rosaly was sad to say goodbye to
Galileo in September of 2003. The spacecraft was sent
plunging into Jupiter’s atmosphere to disintegrate.
Rosaly grew up in Brazil, but her heart was at NASA at an
early age. She says she always wanted to work for the
space agency because space exploration is “never just a
job. It’s always exciting!”
Calling all mathematicians–
can you read this t-shirt? If
so, send me a message
with what it says.
Email Mrs. Hoyseth at
[email protected]
with the answer.
A volcanologist studies the geology and composition of
volcanoes to try to predict when they’re going to erupt.
Other volcanologists
-try to predict volcanic eruptions on Earth
-study earthquakes that sometimes occurs when there’s
volcanic activity
- investigate the origin of lava
Learn more about STEM Careers at :
www.SallyRideScience.com
Science Word of the
Month
Do you ever get cavities? Just think what it might have been
like to have a cavity about 14,000 years ago!
Stone Age hunter-gatherers tackled their
cavities with a sharp tool and tar– find out
more by scanning the QR code!
Worried about how clean the ocean is?
Deep-sea dump: Trash is collecting on the Arctic seafloor
One part of the ocean floor has 20 times more litter than a
decade ago– find out more by scanning this QR code!
Did you hear? We have a new test!
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will introduce a
new admission test for Thomas Jefferson High School
for Science and Technology (TJHSST) during the
2017-18 school year. TJHSST, a regional governor’s
school, has a competitive admissions process for
each new freshman class. The new test is necessary
because the current provider of the test, Pearson Education, withdrew its support for the TJHSST admissions testing program as a business decision.
Acceleration: a
change in an object’s
speed or direction.
It can be positive or
negative.
A bicycle going the
same speed around
a circular track is accelerating because
it is changing direction.
A car that is slowing
down is negatively
accelerating because its speed is
decreasing.
Do you love Science or
Math? Do you like building
things or taking things
apart? If so check out the
Thomas Jefferson Admissions
website
tjadmissions.org
A combination of two different tests—the ACT Aspire
and Quant Q—were selected to replace the old test.
The ACT Aspire test will test reading and science
skills, and the Quant Q will test math skills.
These tests replace the previous exam and will be administered on November 18. No other changes will be
made to the TJHSST admissions process.
Everything you need to know
about applying to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is there.
Plus there are web links with
cool games and puzzles
(STEM Resources) for you to
try out.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Admissions